Bill is the founder and President of William B. Schreitz Cabinetmaker Inc. He began professional woodworking in the summer of 1968 during the first of many summer vacations while teaching math & science in private schools. In 1977 he left full-time teaching and began an apprenticeship with the John Greenwalt Lee Company. For the next three years he worked a co-op shop with established cabinetmakers John G Lee and Robert M Choissier and for another three years with the Johnson Marine Company as the lead cabinetmaker & boat carpenter. In 1983 he opened the current business in its present location which is now in the Annapolis Design District.

Jeremy Welsh, an accomplished sculptor, joined the company in 1986. He brought with him a vast background in art & design as well as his highly skilled hands.  For 15 years prior to coming to Annapolis, he supported his passion for art & sculpture as the buyer for Trover Books on Connecticut Avenue in Washington DC. Jeremy is the other master cabinetmaker working with  the company.

NOTE:  Over the years the shop has fluctuated between a two & four person shop, often taking on apprentices from a pool of enterprising students primarily from the nearby St. John's College.  Four former WBS employees, while both developing and honing their skills as cabinetmakers, contributed greatly to the overall high reputation of the shop. They each now have their own cabinetry businesses in Maryland or nearby Virginia. All five of us enjoy the free exchange of ideas, specialty tools, and support which has always been characteristic philosophy of William B Schreitz Cabinetmaker Inc.