George has served as Director of University Development and Alumni Relations for Adelphi University in Garden City, New York, where he oversaw development for the university and seven colleges.  He also served as Campaign Director for New York Medical College, a medical university located in Valhalla, New York, and as a senior advisor to Rev. Msgr. James P. Cassidy, Ph.D., Chancellor, and his successor, Rev. Harry C. Barrett, D. Min., President.

During 30 years of campaigning and 16 years of consulting, George has served many different types of not-for-profit organizations and has completed numerous planning and feasibility studies, development audits, major gifts programs, leadership development efforts, and campaign implementations.  He has provided service in many settings, including higher education, healthcare, arts and culture, museums, social welfare, environment, youth organizations, and Olympic sports.

George has held the Certified Fund Raising Executive credential since 1996. He has been involved locally and nationally for many years as a board member, presenter, and on committees of the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) and the Giving Institute, formerly the American Association of Fund Raising Counsel (AAFRC).

George served as Chairman of Philanthropy Day on Long Island, a large, regional educational conference on fund raising, leadership, and development.  He was also Vice Chairman, Awards Chairman, and Professional Education Chairman.

He has served as an adjunct professor at C.W. Post College teaching "Endowment and Capital Campaigns." In addition, George has lectured at the New York University School of Professional Studies Program in fund raising. He speaks frequently at conferences for fund raising professionals, volunteers, and community groups. 

George has an M.B.A. with concentrations in Finance and Strategic Planning from Adelphi University, and a B.S. degree in Finance from Fordham University.  George’s initial fund raising and fund raising management training was through two certificate courses completed with the National Academy of Voluntarism, Alexandria, Virginia.

Previously, George held executive positions with the United Way of Tri-State and Boys and Girls Clubs of America, where his work involved the creation of a new national identity, the implementation of a 75th Anniversary Campaign, and the initiation of one of the earliest marketing and awareness campaigns conducted by a not-for-profit organization. He was an early proponent of cause-related marketing and licensing for not-for-profit organizations.

Mr. Ferguson presently serves as Secretary of the Newtown Conservation Commission and is a former member of Newtown (Connecticut) Inland Wetlands Agency. He has coached in-house and travel youth soccer since 1993. George completed the New York City Marathon in 1990 and 1991. He resides in Newtown, Connecticut, with his wife, Kathleen, and their three children.