Commissioner William Ferree

Seat #5

Current Term: January 2009 - December 2012

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Commissioner Ferree moved to Central Florida prior to retiring from a 30 year career as a pilot with Delta Air Lines. He settled in Eustis in 1999.  Bill Ferree is a former downtown business owner, a member of the board of directors of the Lake Eustis Institute and is a founding director of RubeLab, Inc. the environmental technology business incubator located in Eustis.

Commissioner Ferree was born in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, attended public schools and received a Bachelor of Science degree in mechanical engineering from Penn State University. He served as a pilot in the United States Navy prior to his airline career.

Commissioner Ferree’s family includes grandchildren, son Andy, a medical school student, daughter Karen, a professor, wife Cyd Ward, a singer-songwriter and graphic designer, and stepdaughter Erin, a graduate student and opera singer.

“I’m a firm believer in the idea of thinking globally and acting locally. The world is starting the process of an extraordinary technology transition because of the real limits in the supply of energy we depend on and the environmental impact of our current habits of energy use. Wise and forward looking decisions on our part will prove this transition to be a wonderful opportunity to make our home truly ‘The City of Bright Tomorrows’.”