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SAN FRANCISCO LEADERSHIP
Anthony D. Williams Mr. Williams began his career with DEA in 1988 at the Philadelphia Field Division. Upon graduating from the DEA Training Academy, he was assigned to the New Orleans Field Division, where he participated in several high profile investigations involving violent drug trafficking organizations. In December 1993, he was transferred to the Bombay, India Resident Office where he served as the Resident Agent in Charge. During this time, he was responsible for supervising several international illicit drug trafficking investigations involving Asian and African organizations. In December 1995, he was transferred to the Norfolk, Virginia Resident Office, where he served as a senior agent in joint task force targeting violent cocaine and heroin trafficking organizations. In March 1998, he was transferred to Kingston, Jamaica as the Assistant Country Attaché, where he served as liaison to the Jamaica Constabulary Force providing expertise and assistance concerning narcotics and dangerous drug enforcement and control programs. During this time, he also participated in several international investigations, developing and reporting on tactical, as well as strategic intelligence related to investigations with a direct nexus to the United States, which lead to the dismantling and prosecution of Jamaica based narcotics trafficking organizations. In April 2000, Mr. Williams was promoted and transferred to the Houston Field Division where he served as Group Supervisor for a High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) Task Force, as well as a DEA Enforcement Group targeting MDMA traffickers. In April 2003, Mr. Williams was transferred to DEA Headquarters in Washington, D.C. During his tenure, Mr. Williams served as Unit Chief of the Special Agent Assignments Unit. In March 2005, Mr. Williams was assigned as Assistant Special Agent in Charge of the Honolulu District Office, Los Angeles Field Division for the United States Department of Justice, Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). Mr. Williams was responsible for DEA operations in the Hawaii, American Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas (CNMI), the Federated States of Micronesia, Republic of Belau, and the Republic of the Marshall Islands. In March 2009, Mr. Williams was appointed Special Agent in Charge for the San Francisco Field Division. As SAC of the San Francisco Field Division, Mr. Williams currently manages DEA Operations in 49 of California's 58 counties. He has oversight of the DEA Bakersfield Resident Office, Fresno Office, Oakland Resident Office, Redding Post of Duty, Sacramento District Office, San Jose Resident Office, Santa Rosa Resident Office, and Modesto Post of Duty. In May 1985, while serving in the U.S. Air Force, Mr. Williams received a B.S. in Criminal Justice from Wilmington College in Wilmington, Delaware.
Greg Sullivan began his career in law enforcement as a Merced County Deputy Sheriff in 1979. In 1984, Mr. Sullivan became a police officer for the Merced Police Department. In 1985, Mr. Sullivan was hired as a Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Special Agent and was assigned to the Spokane, Washington Resident Office. Mr. Sullivan was transferred to the Barranquilla, Colombia Resident Office. During his time in Colombia, Mr. Sullivan worked closely with the Colombia National Police in developing Maritime Smuggling and Intelligence programs targeting the North Coast of Colombia. Furthermore, Mr. Sullivan completed temporary duty assignments in Ecuador and Bolivia in support of Operation Snowcap. In 1991, Mr. Sullivan was assigned to the San Francisco Division Office as the Special Agent Recruiter and in 1992 was transferred to the San Francisco LSD Task Force. Mr. Sullivan was re-assigned to the Fresno Resident Office in 1994 and worked methamphetamine laboratory investigations throughout California’s Central Valley. In 1996, Mr. Sullivan was promoted to Group Supervisor at the San Jose Resident Office. While in San Jose, Mr. Sullivan commanded the Heroin High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) Task Force. Mr. Sullivan was transferred to DEA Headquarters in 1999, and was assigned as an Inspector in the Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR). In 2001, Mr. Sullivan transferred to the Fresno Resident Office as Resident Agent in Charge (RAC). In June 2002, Mr. Sullivan was promoted to Assistant Special Agent in Charge (ASAC) in the San Francisco Field Division. His current ASAC responsibilities include oversight of the Special Support Unit, Technical Operations Group, Mobile Enforcement Team, Marijuana Group, Asset Removal Group, Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF) Program, and Administrative Support Unit. ASAC Sullivan holds a Bachelors Degree in Business Administration from California State University Fresno and a Masters Degree in Business Administration from Golden Gate University, San Francisco. Throughout his career with DEA he has received four exceptional performance awards and two DEA Administrator’s Awards. Gordon D. Taylor
After graduating from the DEA Academy, Mr. Taylor was assigned to the DEA San Diego Field Division where he served from 1987 to 1996. During his time in San Diego, he worked in the Clandestine Laboratory Enforcement Team, an international money laundering squad and a street gang task force. Mr. Taylor served as an undercover agent in several major investigations, including an investigation that targeted a German citizen responsible for smuggling European anabolic steroids into the United States. Mr. Taylor’s infiltration of the German steroid organization resulted in the largest undercover seizure of anabolic steroids in the history of the DEA at that time. In 1996, Mr. Taylor was reassigned to the DEA Academy, where he served as an instructor in the fields of interview and interrogation techniques as well as confidential informant management. Mr. Taylor has provided advanced interrogation training to other federal agencies and local law enforcement throughout the nation. He has also taught interrogation techniques to law enforcement agencies overseas, including the U.S. Army Criminal Investigative Division in Seoul, Korea, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police in Alberta, Canada, and the International Law Enforcement Academy in San Jose, Costa Rica. In 1997, he was promoted to a Supervisory Special Agent and was transferred to DEA Headquarters in Washington, D.C. While assigned to DEA Headquarters, Mr. Taylor oversaw the Mobile Enforcement Team Program and the Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force Program. In 2000, Mr. Taylor was transferred to the DEA Sacramento District Office where he took over as Resident Agent in Charge. In January 2002, he was promoted to Assistant Special Agent in Charge (ASAC) in the San Francisco Field Division, and was assigned responsibility of managing the DEA Sacramento District. As ASAC of the Sacramento District Office, Mr. Taylor currently manages DEA operations in 34 of California’s 58 counties. He has oversight of the DEA Sacramento District Office, Redding Post of Duty, Modesto Post of Duty, Fresno Resident Office and Bakersfield Resident Office. Mr. Taylor holds a Bachelors Degree in Criminal Justice from California State University Sacramento (1985). Throughout his career with DEA he has been the recipient of numerous awards and commendations. Gabriella Zacco From April 2005 to March 2009, Gabriella Zacco was the Resident Agent in Charge (RAC) of the Oakland Resident Office. RAC Zacco managed one of the most active offices in the San Francisco FD, consisting of one DEA enforcement group, one DEA Task Force, one diversion group and two state and local task forces under Northern California , HIDTA. In November 2002 to April 2005, ASAC Zacco was assigned as a Staff Coordinator (SC) in DEA Headquarters; (Domestic Operations, Europe , Asia , Africa and Canada section, DOE). SC Zacco was responsible for reviewing, coordinating, and monitoring all domestic priority target investigations involving DEA’s Western Field Divisions relating to Canada , Asia , Africa and Europe , ensuring that domestic Field Divisions were in compliance with DEA’s national/international priority target strategy. SC Zacco evaluated and recommended adjustments to field division’s investigative needs and resource requirements for approval by the Chief of Operations, conducted extensive research, responded to congressional inquiries, and prepared and delivered papers and briefings for executive management on numerous projects (including DEA’s involvement in Afghanistan , beginning in late 2004). As a Group Supervisor for Group II at the SFFD from August 1999 to November 2002, GS Zacco managed an investigative staff and conducted management oversight reviews of Group II activities, and other groups in the division, including the administrative group. From February 1997 to August 1999, SA Zacco was assigned to the Rome Italy Country Office as the Acting Country Attaché and worked directly with the Deputy Consulate General and Ambassador. SA Zacco coordinated investigative efforts with various U.S. law enforcement agencies, as well as other foreign countries. From March 1994 to February 1997, SA Zacco was assigned to the Bridgeport Resident Office, (BRO) and the DEA representative to the Latin King Gang Task Force. SA Zacco, as a co-case agent with the FBI, succeeded in arresting (successful prosecutions as well) for over 60 gang members, a few receiving life sentences for drug related murders. In 1987, SA Zacco was assigned to the Milan Italy Resident Office as Acting RAC. SA Zacco interfaced with the Consulate General and other U.S. Consulate and State Department entities. In 1985, SA Zacco transferred to the New York Drug Enforcement Task Force, (NYDETF). SA Zacco was one of two 1811’s in her TF group, comprised of 15 city and state police officers. In September 1983, SA Zacco reported for duty at the New York Field Division and was assigned to the NY/FBI OCDETF group. |
Gordon Taylor began his law
enforcement career as a police officer with the Sacramento Police Department
in 1986. He served in the patrol division
until 1987, at which time he was hired as a Special Agent with the Drug
Enforcement Administration. At the conclusion of his DEA Academy training
in Quantico, VA, Mr. Taylor ranked as the top student in his class and
was presented with the “Outstanding Student Award.”
In March, 2009, Gabriella Zacco was promoted to Assistant Special Agent in Charge (ASAC) in the San Francisco Field Division.