David Venturella, Executive Director

David Venturella is the executive director for ICE’s Secure Communities program, which was announced in March 2008. The program is designed to change immigration enforcement by using technology to share information between law enforcement agencies and by applying risk-based methodologies to focus resources on assisting all local communities remove high-risk criminal aliens.

Prior to this assignment, David served U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement as both acting director and assistant director of the Office of Detention and Removal Operations. Mr. Venturella began his federal law enforcement career in Chicago in 1986 with the former Immigration and Naturalization Service, having served as a deportation officer, assistant district director and deputy district director.

During his career, Mr. Venturella has successfully negotiated bi-lateral repatriation agreements on behalf of the United States government, served as a U.S. representative to the semi-annual U.S./Cuba Migration Talks, was selected to co-chair a White House working group on a proposed guest worker program and participated in the development of the Secure Border Initiative.

From 2004 to 2008, Mr. Venturella served as vice president and as director of business development for two private sector companies focusing on homeland security issues.

Mr. Venturella holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Bradley University and successfully completed the Senior Executive Leadership Program administered through Harvard University and MIT.

Marc Rapp, Deputy Director

Marc Rapp is the Deputy Director for ICE’s Secure Communities program, which was announced in March 2008. Mr. Rapp oversees all day-to-day Program operations. The program is designed to change immigration enforcement by using technology to share information between law enforcement agencies and by applying risk-based methodologies to focus resources on assisting all local communities remove high-risk criminal aliens.

Prior to this assignment, Marc served U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement as Unit Chief, Staff Deportation Officer, Assistant Officer in Charge, and Supervisory Detention and Deportation Officer. Mr. Rapp began his federal law enforcement career in New York in 1994 with the former Immigration and Naturalization Service, having served as a immigration inspector, and deportation officer.

During his long career in ICE he was responsible for the transition of the Criminal Alien Program (CAP) federal component from the Office of Investigations to Detention and Removal Operations. Including setting short-term and long-term goals for the Criminal Alien Program, developing policies and plans to articulate the goals to field entities, developed and implemented training to ensure goals are not only met but exceeded. His entire career Mr. Rapp has been at the cutting edge of the development and deployment of new and improved systems and processes that have enhanced the immigration enforcement process.

Mr. Rapp holds a Masters Degree from Saint John's University and a Bachelor of Arts degree from Queens College. Mr. Rapp speaks several languages, including English, Mandarin Chinese, Turkish, and Spanish.