Bill Hesford

Bill has lived in the San Juans for 25 years now.  He is an avid fly fisherman, big game hunter, and skier/snowboarder.  He lives at 8000ft. of elevation, in Aspen Trails subdivision, between Trew Creek and Shearer Creek.  His connection to the San Juan Mountains is something he feels deeply on a daily basis.  Bill and his family enjoy camping, hunting, fishing, skiing and snowboarding in their free time.

He was born and raised in Clinton, Ct., a small town where his parents were both educators.  He went to Stonehill College in North Easton, Ma., where he earned a bachelor’s in Business Administration and played basketball.   For a few years he lived in Bend, Or., and worked as a wilderness therapy instructor with at-risk teenagers.   Following that, in 2001, he moved to the Durango area and worked as a residential construction worker building straw bale and adobe homes in La Plata and Montezuma counties, while doing coursework at Fort Lewis College to obtain his teaching credentials.  For a brief time, he lived on the Durango Nature Center property, in their yurt, in a caretaker capacity.

In 2004, he began working for Bayfield School District.  He is currently serving as the Assistant Superintendent for Bayfield.  He has been a teacher, coach, and school administrator in Bayfield for twenty years and has become a respected education leader in the region.  He helps form a connection between MSI and the K-12 education community.