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Addressing the challenges facing older adults and adults with disabilities requires a dedicated team! We’re grateful to have these talented, thoughtful and energetic people leading the way.
TRA celebrated its 10th anniversary in 2021. Its dedicated network of volunteer drivers has provided 19,000+ rides to healthcare appointments for individuals who might have otherwise foregone critical medical care.
Catherine is a trailblazer in Aging in Place initiatives. She has tackled the challenges older adults face when remaining independent in their homes as they age, an issue that is increasingly important as the region’s demographics skew older. With expertise gained from a successful 35+ year career in public health planning and social policy, community/home health administration, and healthcare, she galvanized partners and resources to create Aging in Place programs and services which have collectively served thousands of older adults in the region during the past 15 years.
In 2006, after co-founding the Westchester-Fairfield Aging in Place Coalition, Catherine was tapped by the Westchester Commissioner of Senior Programs & Services (DSPS) to help lead the County’s Livable Communities initiative, and took on the role of coordinator, Northeast region. In 2007, she founded and served as president of the membership organization Active Living Over Fifty (ALOFT). Then, invited to work with the Aging Advisory Council to the County’s transportation commissioner, she led a number of research projects to address transportation challenges and create solutions for older adults, caregivers, and homecare workers. In 2011, she founded The Boxwood Alliance, a free, online resource for Aging in Place in Westchester and Putnam counties.
Understanding that older adults are at the greatest risk of premature disability and decline if they choose to skip medical appointments, Catherine sought to address this critical and unmet need. She set out to secure foundation, corporate, and federal funding, and in 2011, founded WestFair Rides, a collaborative, nonprofit organization providing medical transportation services for older adults and adults with vision impairment in Westchester County and the region.
Arleen Zuckerman, Chair
Chairman of New Rochelle Cares’ Board of Directors, Zuckerman is a member of the WFR Sound Shore Advisory Council. She has a background in education and management.
Hope Miller, Vice-Chairman
Miller is a retired NYC long-term care nurse executive. She is also an active volunteer and Board Member for New Rochelle Cares.
Edward Kovac, Secretary
Edward has been working in the financial services industry since 1996, and is currently an Investment Advisor Representative with Fortis Lux Financial. He’s committed to helping his clients through the many stages of life by determining the most appropriate strategy for every unique situation. He always strives to deliver the highest quality of service, while also making sure the end goals are being met. His areas of expertise include: retirement income strategies, wealth accumulation and estate planning.
Jeffrey Shaver, Treasurer
Shaver is a CPA and partner at PKF O’Connor Davies, LLP. Christopher Collins-McNeil Founder & Principal Consultant, The Collins-McNeil Group (CMG).
Christopher Collins-McNeil
Founder & Principal Consultant, The Collins-McNeil Group (CMG), where his focus is working with corporations, nonprofits, and community leaders to design social responsibility initiatives and advocacy campaigns. Prior to founding CMG, he worked in media relations, communications, and digital marketing, leading campaigns for social, racial, and economic justice organizations
Angela Picardo
Bilingual in Spanish and English, Picardo advocates for people with disabilities. She volunteers with NYS Parent to Parent as a Hispanic Families Coordinator; with the Westchester County Local Early Intervention Coordinating Council Committee on Special Education; and with Group Residences of Westchester (GROW).
Rose Cappa Rotunno
Currently Vice President of Institutional Advancement at Wartburg, Cappa-Rotunno brings over 30 years of professional fundraising and event planning experience. She also served as president and founder of The Event Department, where she produced more than 30 events and fundraising campaigns annually.
Judy Schmeidler
A volunteer with The Jewish Museum, New York, NY since 1976, Schmeidler chairs the Committee for Visitors with Special Needs which makes the museum accessible to everyone, including people with vision, hearing, physical and developmental disabilities.
Jack Joseph Adler, MD, FACP, FCCP
Past Co-Chairman
Formerly chairman, vice-chairman and treasurer, Adler is a retired physician specializing in pulmonary medicine, Adler was also a health administrator, consultant, educator, and co-President of Mt Sinai IPA. Drs. Jack and Judith Adler now reside in Durham, North Carolina
Friedhilde Milburn, LMSW, Co-Founder and Past Chair
Co-founder of WestFair Rides, Milburn is a former WestFair Rides chairman and vice-chairman. Milburn was also a founder of At Home on the Sound (AHOS), an aging in place organization serving Larchmont & Mamaroneck, NY, where she served as board member and officer.
Catherine Wynkoop, President, PhD, CRS-AD, CRS-DC
Ibrahim Abdallah, Director, Call Center, CRS-AD, CRS-DC
Amy Archer, Training Coordinator
Melanie McKenna Brown, Call Center Supervisor, CRS-AD, CRS-DC
Diana Eisenman, LCSW, CRS-AD, Program Coordinator
Kerry Nertney, MS, CRS-AD, Program Coordinator
Colleen Skelly, LCSW, CRS-AD, Outreach Manager
Melissa Acampora, Administrative Assistant for Volunteer Engagement
TRA Drivers: Don Eubanks, Mitch Fleiss, Jason Arias
“There are some people for whom going from one town to another for a doctor’s appointment would cost $40 or $50 for a cab. Public transportation is hard for others. This really helps them. They would have few options without WestFair Rides.”
Alan Dindas
487 East Main Street, #218
Mount Kisco, NY 10549
Office: 914-764-3533
Fax: 888/278-9205
Email: info@my-tra.org
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