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Professional Profile: Mark Ferguson, 2014

Name: Mark Ferguson Title: Senior Vice President Company: Longley Jones Management Corp. Location: 5000 Campuswood Dr., Suite 100 E. Syracuse, N.Y. Birthplace: Tupper Lake, N.Y. Education: BSBA - Real Estate and Construction Management - University of Denver First job outside of real estate: House painting First job in real estate or allied field: Sandford Homes - Denver, CO What do you do now and what are you planning for the future? Property and Asset Management. Same for the future. How do you unwind from a busy day in real estate? Dinner with my wife. Favorite book or author: "The Boys in the Boat" - By Daniel James Brown Favorite movie: "Rudy" Last song you downloaded? My son is a singer/songwriter - All of his music. One word to describe your work environment: Challenging. Rules to live by in business: You are only as good as the people you surround yourself with. If you could invite one person to dinner (living or dead) who would it be and where would you go? Chuck Yeager at the Smithsonian Air Space Museum. What is your dream job? Real Estate will always have its appeal to me.
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