CEO of woman-owned business to join MACNY’s Wall of Fame

About Ferrari

Ferrari leads AFN, an 18-year, certified woman-owned business that seeks to “reshape global sourcing by strengthening” apparel manufacturing in the U.S. and northern triangle of Central America, per the MACNY announcement. 

AFN is serving American military members through the development and manufacturing of uniforms and apparel for the U.S. Department of Defense and Defense Logistics Agency. 

Since 2005, Ferrari has “honed” her product development and manufacturing skills in Central New York, California, and Wisconsin.

Ferrari is “deeply engaged in the bi-partisan movement to balance global manufacturing and reduce our dependency on China. Collectively, in their supply chain, Ferrari and her team fuel more than 650 jobs in the U.S. and Central America,” per the MACNY announcement.

About Wetzel

Wetzel leads Air Innovations, a firm specializing in the design and manufacturing of environmental-control systems. He is a graduate of Clarkson University in Potsdam, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering. 

Wetzel is a licensed professional engineer and the holder of 15 U.S. patents.

Prior to Air Innovations, Wetzel was based in Strasbourg, France for four years, where he worked for a multinational company building cleanrooms in Europe and the Mideast. He also worked stateside as an engineering manager in the heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) construction industry. 

Since joining the company as president and CEO in 1996, Wetzel has grown Air Innovations from a business focused solely on floral coolers to one that addresses a variety of refrigeration, air conditioning, and filtration needs in industries that focus on wine cellars, semiconductors, aerospace, and defense, MACNY said.