Board of Commissioners
The Rochester Genesee Regional Transportation Authority is governed by a 14 member Board of Commissioners. Commissioners are individuals who have been recommended by their applicable local governing bodies, nominated by the Governor of New York State, and confirmed by the New York State Senate. Monroe County recommends four Commissioners; each of the other member counties recommends one voting Commissioner.
Learn about Board Member Duties (.pdf)
Read the Enabling Statute
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Donald E. Jeffries
Board Chair
Monroe County
Term:
Appointed June 7, 2016
- President and CEO of Visit Rochester
- Graduate of St. John Fisher College
- Community Service: Trustee, St. John Fisher College; Director, Monroe Community College Foundation; Director, Rochester Area Crime Stoppers; Director, Seneca Waterways Council Boy Scouts of America; Commissioner, Brighton Fire District; Member, Brighton Fire Department; Director, Rochester Riverside Convention Center; Director, New York State Hospitality and Tourism Board; President, New York State Destination Management Association; President, ROC2025 Leadership Group; Rochester Rotary.
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Geoffrey Astles
Vice Chair
Ontario County
Term:
Appointed July 1, 2015
- Former Farmington Town Supervisor
- Former Ontario County Administrator
- Graduate of Otterbein University with degrees in History and Government and Rush-Henrietta High School.
- Community Service: Finger Lakes Community College Board of Trustees, Ontario Historical Society Board of Directors, and the ARC Advisory Board.
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Edward White
Secretary
Seneca County
Term:
Appointed March 29, 2006
- Court Attorney for the New York State Supreme Court Seventh Judicial District
- Graduate of University of Toledo
- Community Service: Former Junius Town Justice and a former member of the Court Facilities Capital Review Board.
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Michael P. Jankowski
Treasurer
Wayne County
Term:
Appointed July 20, 2004
- Wayne County Clerk
- Graduate of St. John Fisher College and the National Academy for Paralegal Studies, Inc.
- Community Service: Member of the New York State County Clerks Association, 2008 Chairman for the Wayne County United Way Campaign, Board of Directors of Newark Wayne Community Hospital and Wayne County Action Program.
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William J. Ansbrow
City of Rochester
Term:
Appointed June 22, 2017
- Mary Cariola Children's Center, Inc., CFO
- Rochester City School District, CFO (retired)
- Former City of Rochester Budget Director
- Graduate of Indiana University, Masters of Public Finance
- Graduate of Canisius College, B.S.
- Community Service: Rochester Children’s Scholarship Fund.
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Jacques Chapman
ATU Local 282
Term:
Appointed August 1, 2018
- RTS Bus Operator
- Executive Board, ATU Local 282
- Community Service: President, ATU Local 282; Recording Secretary, ATU New York State Legislative Conference Board; Our Streets Transit Coalition; Executive Board, WIT Federal Credit Union.
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Jerdine Johnson
City of Rochester
Term:
Appointed June 22, 2017
- Manager of Energy Conservation and Deputy Commissioner for the Department of Environmental Services at the City of Rochester, Retired
- Former Executive Director, Eastside Community Center
- Former Executive Director, North East Block Club
- Graduate of the Pratt Institute, Masters of Urban and Regional Planning
- Graduate of Florida A&M University, B.S.
- Community Service: Negro Business National Association & Professional Women’s Club, Past President; Rochester Downtown Rotary, Sergeant at Arms; Statewide Neighborhood Preservation Coalition, Treasurer; Goodwill of the Finger Lakes Board of Directors, Past Member.
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Richard D. Kosmerl
Wyoming County
Term:
Appointed June 7, 2016
- Prestolite Electric Inc. - North American Director of Quality, Plant Manager, Division President and General Manager, Executive Vice President
- Continental AG – New Product Launch Manager, Sensor Wafer Manufacturing Plant Manager
- Motorola Inc. – Engineering, Manufacturing and Quality Management, Retired
- Graduate of SUNY Buffalo and Canisius College
- Community Service: President, Wyoming County Community Health System Board of Managers; Past Board of Directors and Board VP, Community Action for Wyoming County; Member, Village and Town of Arcade Planning Board; Past Trustee and Mayor, Village of Arcade; Former member of curriculum advisory boards for Business Management and Microelectronic Engineering at Genesee Community College and Rochester Institute of Technology, respectively.
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William P. McDonald
City of Rochester
Term:
Appointed June 22, 2017
- Program Officer: Community Investment, United Way of Greater Rochester
- Executive Director, Medical Motor Service of Rochester and Monroe County, Inc., Retired
- Monroe County office for the Aging
- Program Administrator, Action For a Better Community
- Graduate of SUNY Brockport, Masters of Public Administration
- Graduate of University of Detroit, BA
- Community Service: Volunteer Driver for the Association for the Blind, Board President Community Transportation of America, Community Fellow: Center for Community Engagement at St. John Fisher College, Former member and Chairperson of the Rochester Civil Service and Planning Commissions, Former Board member and Chairperson of the Crestwood Children’s Center, Former Board member and Chairperson of the Council of Agency Executives.
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James Bensley
Orleans County
Term:
Appointed 2019
- Orleans County Department of Planning and Development Director; Orleans County Marine Park Manager
- Lecturer (Adjunct), Buffalo State College
- Graduate of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Masters of Urban and Regional Planning
- Graduate of Buffalo State College, B.S.
- Community Service: American Institute of Certified Planners Member; Genesee/Finger Lakes Regional Planning Council Member; County Agricultural and Farmland Protection Board Member; Leadership Orleans Participant.
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Board Committees
Governance Committee
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Audit Committee
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Compensation Committee
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Finance/Investment Committee
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Commissioner McDonald (Chair)
Commissioner Kosmerl
Commissioner White
Commissioner Bensley
Commissioner Astles
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Commissioner Kosmerl (Chair)
Commissioner Ansbrow
Commissioner Jankowski
Commissioner Astles
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Chairman Jeffries (Chair)
Commissioner Ansbrow
Commissioner McDonald
Commissioner Kosmerl
Commissioner Astles
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Commissioner Johnson (Chair)
Commissioner Bensly
Commissioner Kosmerl
Commissioner Jankowski
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