Will Morey is President and CEO of Morey’s Piers, a family owned business started in 1969 and recognized as a premier regional entertainment destination located in Wildwood, NJ. Morey’s Piers encompasses commercial recreational attractions: rides, waterparks, midways games, miniature golf, etc.; hotels and properties, including a realty office and property management; and food and beverage establishments, from full service dining experiences to quick casual counter service.
Will and his brother, Jack, were recipients of the 2009 NJ Family Business of the Year award selected by The Rothman Institute of Entrepreneurship at Farleigh Dickinson University. Also, in 2009, they received the prestigious New Jersey BIZ Hall of Fame Family of the Year award which honors individuals who have devoted their time and energy to improving and revitalizing business in New Jersey.
He participates in the leadership of the amusement industry through the International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions (IAAPA). He has served as the Government Relations Committee Chairman, the Audit Committee Chairman, Chairman of the IAAPA Governance Committee, and as a member of the Board of Directors of the Executive Committee. In 2013, he served as Chairman of the Board for the global association.
Elected to the Cape May County Board of Chosen Freeholders (County Commissioner) in 2011, Will oversees the Department of Planning, Economic Development, Engineering and Public Infrastructure and is liaison to the County’s Open Space, Farmland Preservation and Planning Boards. Will was reelected to the New Jersey State Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors in January 2018.
Will supports many charitable and community initiatives and has served on the Board of Education for both Wildwood and Wildwood Crest, the Boardwalk Special Improvement District and the Atlantic Cape Community College (ACCC) Foundation Board where he completed a role as County Chair for the Capital and Scholarship Campaign. He is also a past Founding Board Member and Trustee of Cape Volunteers in Medicine. Beginning in 2015, Will is the Chair of the Cape May County Coast Guard Community Foundation.
Will is a graduate of Auburn University where he received his B.S. in Business Administration with emphasis in Finance. He is a licensed, commercial rated pilot and Certified Flight Instructor. He resides in Wildwood Crest with his wife of 35 years, Janice. They have two sons, Will B. and Kyle.
