William Van Tassel, 53, is a native to California. He was raised on a large scale commercial livestock operation in Linden, California. As a graduate of the University of Nevada, Reno, William holds a M.S. degree in Agricultural Economics. Vocationally he is self-employed as an agricultural real estate loan broker and has originated farm loans throughout the San Joaquin Valley for the past 25 years.
William dedicated his life to Christ in the spring of 1986. Over the last 30 years he has taught discipleship classes, mentored younger men one on one, served in Church leadership and served as a Chaplin to the motocross community.
William has been married to the love of his life Victoria for 30 year and together they have two amazing adult children, Jillian 25 and Luke 23. His passions and hobbies include motocross, skiing, martial arts, hunting and long range shooting.