Commerce as Treasurer. He has sat on the Alumni Association Board of Directors at Georgetown Preparatory School and Fairfield University and was a member of the St. Elizabeth Parish Finance Committee, chaired the Catholic Charities Golf Tournament for several years and served as chairman of the Father’s Committee at Georgetown Visitation Preparatory School. Mike Fitzgerald is considered a very successful man. Both, in business and humanitarian circles. Aside from hard work and dedication, success also requires constant inspiration. And, inspiration is quite a personal experience. Where does Fitzgerald draw his inspiration from? “As a graduate of Georgetown Prep, Fairfield University and Loyola University (Maryland), my education was rooted in the Jesuit values - service, collaboration and personal growth. These values play a large role in who I became as a businessman. My parents are also a daily source of inspiration for me. My dad was a sole-practitioner physician. He believed in rational behavior-take a breath, look at the alternatives and options, don’t rush to judgment. He was a very practical, thoughtful person and made sure I understood what my opportunities and options were. My mom was a nurse by training, and then retired to be at home with us. I was the fifth of six children. She was tough but loving and deeply dedicated to family. She was the one there keeping us in line with homework and discipline (until my Dad got home!). I see myself as a hybrid of their
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