In addition to founding Frey & Son Homes, formerly known as Sanibel Homes, and serving as chairman of the board for Frey & Son Homes and M.W. Frey & Son Realty, Inc., William Frey has initiated several successful business ventures.

A Florida-licensed general contractor, he was founder and chairman of the board for The Driftwood Corporation in Ocala, Florida; founder and chairman of the board for North American Contracting Corporation; and co-founder and director of Bay Bankshares, Inc. in Pinellas County, Florida. He was also co-founder of 1st Home Builders of Central Florida, LLC, which has been known as America’s First Home since 2001.

An author in the fields of management and finance, he served as assistant dean and associate professor of the University of Massachusetts School of Business in Amherst as well as associate professor of the Pennsylvania State University College of Business in University Park.

In addition to his business activities, he is actively involved in the public service arena. His current leadership roles in the Southwest Florida community include:

• President emeritus, Southwest Florida Community Foundation
• Member of the board, Community Foundation of Sanibel and Captiva
• Member of the board, Bailey-Matthews Shell Museum
• Trustee, Sanibel Community Church
• Former chairman, Sanibel Community Church Facilities Committee
• Member of the board, Executive Committee LOGOS Program Associates (formerly Youth Club Program, Inc.)
• Member of the advisory board, Northern Trust of Lee County

Over the years, he has served in leadership roles in many other community organizations, some of which include: pilot, Angel Flight; chairman, The Pirate Playhouse Board of Directors, president during design and construction, J. Howard Wood Theatre; founding member of the board, J.N. “Ding” Darling National Wildlife Refuge; member, Sanibel Below Market Rate Housing Committee; member, Sanibel Code Enforcement Committee; president emeritus, Sanibel-Captiva Chamber of Commerce; chairman emeritus, Sanibel Community Church; and member of the board, Sanibel Community Church (including positions as chairman on the Pastoral Selection Committee and Articles and Bylaws Revision Committee).

Originally from Philadelphia, Penn., he has been a resident of Sanibel Island since 1973. His wife, Doris Frey, was an active executive in all of the family businesses and generously supported the Southwest Florida community through her support and leadership of many pubic service efforts. The Frey family also includes three sons: Eric C. Frey, Ph.D.; Roger Frey, M.D.; and Barry E. Frey, president of Frey & Son Homes.

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