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.

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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; Co-Chair of the Tourism and Arts Sub Committee of the New York State Regional Economic Development Council; Rochester Rotary.
	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.
	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.
	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.
	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.
	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.
	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; ABVI Board of Directors, Past Member.
	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; 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.
	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.
	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.

Board Committees