RGRTA Board of Commissioners

The Rochester Genesee Regional Transportation Authority is governed by a thirteen member Board of Commissioners.  The Board is made up of officials representing the various municipalities of the Authority including the City of Rochester, County of Monroe and the surrounding counties in which RGRTA provides services. All Commissioners are appointed by the Governor of New York State.

	Thomas R. Argust City of Rochester Term: Appointed 6/15/07 Expires 7/31/11 City of Rochester Commissioner of Community Development, Retired Graduate of Bucknell University and Colgate Rochester Divinity School Community Service: Rochester Area Community Foundation Distributions Committee and former Board Chairman, Susan B. Anthony House Trustee Emeritus, ACT Rochester Steering Committee chair, Yates County Community Endowment Fund co-chair
	James H. Redmond Chairman Monroe County Term: Appointed 6/22/04 Expires 7/31/12 Regional Vice-President of Communications and Community Investments for Excellus BlueCross BlueShield Graduate of St. John Fisher College Community Service: member on the Board of Catholic-Courier for the Diocese of Rochester, and a Member of the North Greece Fire Department Exempts Association
	Stephen J. Carl Monroe County Term: Appointed in 6/20/12 Expires 7/31/12 Chief Executive Officer of Federated Investors, Inc. and Manager of Carl Group Enterprises, LLC. Graduate of University of Rochester Community Service: Member of the Young Presidents' Organization, YPO Northeast US Regional Executive Board
	Mike Jankowski Treasurer Wayne County Term: Appointed 7/20/04 Expires 7/31/09 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
	Barbara Jones City of Rochester Term: Appointed in 2007 Expires 7/31/13 Retired Vice President for the JP Morgan Chase Bank Community Development Group Graduate of Hunter College, New York University, and Carroll School of Management at Boston College Community Service: Sector 4 Community Development Corporation, Rochester Area Community Foundation, Rochester Economic Development Corporation and Gateways Music Festival
	Karen Pryor City of Rochester Term: Appointed 6/20/07 Expires 7/31/12 Retired as the University of Rochester Medical Center Director of Government Relations in 2002, previously having served as Director of Financial Aid and Assistant Dean for Student Services at the medical school Graduate of Purdue University and Mary Baldwin College Community Service: 19th Ward Community Association, the Boards of the Rochester Presbyterian Home and the Women's Health Partnership, Ruling Elder at Third Presbyterian Church, Treasurer of the Presbytery of Genesee Valley, and Volunteer at the Isaiah House Hospice
	Henry Smith, Jr. Orleans County Term: Appointed 12/15/08 Expires 7/31/09 Orleans County Legislature, Retired from Eastman Kodak and serves as President of Community Coalition Initiatives and Actions ("CCIA"), the HLSJ Driving Academy Ltd., and Commissioner of OTS of Orleans County Graduate of Cornell University, Roberts Wesleyan College and Monroe Community College Community Service: Orleans County Farm Bureau Member, Community Action Board of Directors, and member of Lions Club of Albion, New York
	Milo I. Turner Livingston County Term: Appointed in 2001 Expires 7/31/10 Sales Manager and Auctioneer for Roy Teitsworth, Inc. United States Navy Veteran Community Service: Chairman of the Nunda Planning Board, Volunteer for the Nunda Fire Department and member of the Nunda Kiwanis Club
	Frank Vitagliano, Jr. Vice Chairman Wyoming County Term: Appointed in 2002 Expires 7/31/09 Senior Vice President of Tompkins Insurance Agencies Graduate of Alfred University Community Service: director of the Wyoming County Local Development Corporation and the Wyoming Chamber of Commerce; member of the Tompkins Board of Directors, Wyoming County Hospital Campaign Fund Drive, and former Town Councilman in Orangeville (1986-1989) and Warsaw (1992-1996)
	Edward White Secretary Seneca County Term: Appointed 3/29/06 Expires 7/31/09 Court Attorney for the New York State Supreme Court Seventh Judicial District Community Service: former Junius Town Justice and a former member of the Court Facilities Capital Review Board
	Paul J. Battaglia Genesee County Term: Appointed 1/29/08 Expires 7/31/10 Managing Director of the Batavia Office of Freed Maxick & Battaglia, P.C. Graduate of St. Bonaventure University Community Service: Chairman of the Board of Directors of United Memorial Medical Center, Catholic Health System Board of Directors, Treasurer of Batavia Rotary Club, Chairman of United Way Board of Directors, Private Industry Council, President of Business Education Alliance, Board Chairman of Genesee Chamber of Commerce, Genesee Wyoming BOCES Board of Education, Chairman of the Board of YMCA and Catholic Charities of WNY Board of Trustees and Audit Committee Chair
	Robert J. Fischer Monroe County Term: Appointed 2012 Expires 7/31/13 Primary Business Manager of Fischer Investment Group. Community Service: Board of the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra; the Greater Rochester Visitor's Association; the Boy Scouts of America, Otetiana Council.  Former member of the New York State Superfund Management Board, former Co-Chair of the Monroe County Budget Advisory Team and also a member of the NYS Environmental Facilities Corporation Board of Directors

Board Committees

Governance Committee
Commissioner Argust
Commissioner White
Commissioner Pryor
Commissioner Smith

Audit Committee
Commissioner Jones
Commissioner Battaglia
Commissioner Jankowski
Commissioner Vitagliano

Compensation Committee
Commissioner Vitagliano
Commissioner Argust
Chairman Redmond

Finance/Investment Committee
Chairman Redmond
Commissioner Jones
Commissioner Smith

For Board of Commissioner meetings and minutes, please visit our Public Information page.