Like many people, Stephen Ferris has his own bucket list though he admitted to having no control over it. “My daughter [Heather] is in charge of it,” he laughed, showing a cell phone picture of him skydiving, one of the more recent items he has been able to cross off that list.
Ferris’ latest adventure is less daring, but just as meaningful. This fall, he joins HAC as its new Chief Financial Officer. He succeeds Robert MacCready, who started at HAC in February 2008 and who will step down at the end of the year.
A graduate of Northeastern University, Ferris comes to HAC with over two decades of financial experience at American Express. He most recently served as its vice president of corporate planning and analysis, working out of the company’s Lower Manhattan office.
During the time he was living in New Jersey and working in New York City, Stephen and his wife Joanne regularly visited the Cape. Roughly eight years ago, the couple purchased a home in Brewster. A little less than a year ago, the pair moved here full-time.
In May, he and Heather opened The Break Room, a retail surf and swim shop in Chatham.
Shortly thereafter he started volunteering for Habitat for Humanity of Cape Cod, helping with the six homes the nonprofit is building in Brewster.
While his position at HAC does not entail jumping out of planes or diving with sharks – the next item on his bucket list – Ferris sees his work at HAC as just as rewarding. “My grandmother always said, ‘home is where the heart is,’ no matter where you live,” he said. “Having a home is a very important thing. And bringing that safety and stability to it is incredibly important.”
