Gary Ferrari ‘73 is serving Hudson Catholic in his sixth year as Chief Advancement Officer, having joined the Administration after a career in financial crime risk management and investigations, principally with American Express for 27 years and as a consultant to major financial institutions for 10 years. In 2009, he led the fundraising efforts among an alumni effort to save and sustain Hudson Catholic’s operations and is most proud of the 16 graduating classes pursuant to that initiative. For his three decades of service to Alma Mater to that point, he was the first alumnus to receive the Signum Fidei Award, and was elected to the Hudson Catholic Hall of Fame in 2009.