Our Board
With experienced leaders from local, state and regional government organizations, the transportation sector and various business and financial organizations The Rideshare Company board of directors enjoys a broad range of expertise and insight. We are proud to have them help us guide our enterprise well into the 21st century.
Stephen Cassano ›
Board Member
Mr. Cassano currently serves as the Connecticut State Senator representing the 4th Senate District.
Kevin M. Cassidy ›
Vice Chairman
Mr. Cassidy was the Director of Plant Protection for General Dynamics, Electric Boat Corporation in Groton, Connecticut for 24 years until his retirement.
Jon Colman ›
Board President
Mr. Colman is president and chief executive officer of The Rideshare Company, serving in that capacity since the company’s founding in 1980.
Robert J. Croce ›
Chairman of the Board
Mr. Croce is a Senior Associate with DRVN Enterprises, Inc. involved in governmental and legal affairs.
Ruth Fitzgerald ›
Board Member
Ms. Fitzgerald is President and founding principal of Fitzgerald & Halliday, Inc., a transportation planning, environmental documentation and public outreach consulting firm.
David K. Kilbon ›
Secretary
Mr. Kilbon served six terms as the Town of East Granby’s First Selectman from 1996 to 2008.
Cathy Landau-Painter ›
Board Member
Ms. Landau-Painter is the former National Partner-in-Charge of State Government Affairs at KPMG, LLP.
David A. Lee ›
Board Member
Mr. Lee has served as the general manager of Connecticut Transit since 1995.
Michael Lenkiewicz ›
Treasurer
Mr. Lenkiewicz has served as Vice President, Finance and Treasurer for The Rideshare Company since 2008.
Jerry W. Long ›
Board Member
Mr. Long has been in the computer consulting business since January 1988, founding PCC Technology Group, LLC.
William P. Meyerjack ›
Board Member
Mr. Meyerjack is a Certified Public Accountant and semi-retired from the firm of Budwitz and Meyerjack, PC that he co-founded in 1971.
Robin Messier Pearson ›
Board Member
Robin Messier Pearson practices land use law, including permitting with regard to zoning and environmental matters.
Stewart Murchie ›
Board Member
Mr. Murchie is currently Vice President, Business Insurance Finance at Travelers.
William R. Scoville ›
Board Member
Mr. Scoville is the owner of William R. Scoville, CPA, LLC in Simsbury, CT, a public accounting firm he helped found in 1978.
Vicki L. Shotland ›
Board Member
Ms. Shotland currently serves as the Executive Director of the Greater Hartford Transit District.
Gerald Tavernier ›
Board Member
Mr. Tavernier has been in the banking industry for almost 30 years and is currently the Vice President, Commercial Banking Officer at United Bank.
Matthew D. Udal ›
Board Member
Mr. Udal is a financial advisor and owner of a Farmington-based financial planning practice.