Ed Zepeda began as the NCHA Supervisor of Officals during the 2005-06 season. Duties of the supervisor of officials include scheduling, evaluating and mentoring league officials.

Zepeda officiated at the collegiate level for more than 16 years, predominately in the NCHA and the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC). Zepeda has officiated in seven NCAA Division III tournament and three NCAA Division III national championship games. He has also served as an official in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) and three years in the West Professional Hockey League (now the Central Hockey League).

Zepeda has been the Director of Business Development for Thomson Prometric in St. Paul, Minn., since 2000. He resides in Woodbury with his wife, Robin, and children, Tyler, Tayler, and Teona.