GRTC Transit System Board of Directors
RideFinders is officially governed by the GRTC Transit System Board of Directors. The Board of Directors, which consists of nine members (three from each jurisdiction) representing the City of Richmond, Chesterfield County, and Henrico County. Members are appointed by their jurisdiction. The GRTC/RideFinders Board of Directors is as follows:
The Honorable Tyrone Nelson
Chair (Henrico County)
The Honorable Jim Ingle
Vice Chair (Chesterfield County)
Barbara K. Smith
Secretary/Treasurer (Chesterfield County)
David Anderson
(Chesterfield County)
Terrell Hughes
(Henrico County)
The Honorable Nicole Jones
(City of Richmond)
The Honorable Ellen Robertson
(City of Richmond)
Sharon Ebert
(City of Richmond)
The Honorable Daniel Schmitt
(Henrico County)
RideFinders Advisory Board
The RideFinders Advisory Board (RAB) serves in an advisory capacity and as a forum to assess stakeholder views. The RAB is currently comprised of members from various stakeholder organizations. The RAB is as follows:
Chessa Walker, Chair
Chesterfield County
Ashley Austin, Chair
Henrico County
Dironna Clarke
City of Richmond
Chris Arabia
Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation
Ken Lantz
PlanRVA
Zakari Mumuni
Tri-Cities Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO)
Kristen Stumpf
Virginia Department of Environmental Quality
Michele Weatherly
ChamberRVA
Ivan Rucker
Federal Highway Administration (non-voting member)
Walter Johnson
Community Representative (non-voting member)
Staff
Cherika Ruffin
Executive Director
Brigitte Tanner Carter
Account Executive
John O’Keeffe
Account Executive
Jekeima Wade
Client Services Coordinator