Meet Eric Gray

Eric is the oldest of five siblings and a seventh generation Floridian. He is a graduate of the University of Florida where he was Head Drum Major for the Gator Marching Band. Eric lives with his family in East Orange County, where all four of his children have graduated or are attending Orange County Public Schools.

Eric sits on the Orange County Planning & Zoning Commission and previously served as Chairman of the Board for the 77 year old East Orlando Chamber of Commerce. And he brings nearly three decades of nonprofit leadership experience, including roles at public television and as Executive Director of the Christian Service Center for the Homeless. Eric has been recognized by The Orlando Business Journal as CEO of the Year in 2019, by columnist Scott Maxwell as one of “Ten people Who Make Orlando a Better Place”, and in 2024 as the Orlando Sentinel’s Central Floridian of the Year.