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.
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 formerly was the Vice-President, Government/Legal Affairs for Valassis Communications for over two decades.
Ruth Fitzgerald ›
Board Member
Ms. Fitzgerald retired from Fitzgerald & Halliday, Inc. (now FHI Studio), a planning consulting firm specializing in transportation, urban, and environmental issues and community engagement.
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, a global financial services firm.
David A. Lee ›
Board Member
Mr. Lee retired in 2017 after serving 22 years as General Manager of CTtransit.
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 is a retired Information Technology professional, Business Owner, and Banker.
William P. Meyerjack ›
Board Member
Mr. Meyerjack is rretired from the firm of Budwitz and Meyerjack, PC that he co-founded in 1971.
Robin Messier Pearson ›
Board Member
Ms. Pearson practices land use law, including permitting with regard to zoning and environmental matters.
Stewart Murchie ›
Board Member
Mr. Murchie is currently Vice President Global Operations and Strategy at Arthur J Gallagher.
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 more than 30 years and is currently a Vice President, Senior Commercial Lender for Dime Bank in Glastonbury, CT.
Matthew D. Udal ›
Board Member
Mr. Udal is a financial advisor and owner of a Farmington-based financial planning practice.