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.
Since 2011, TRA’s dedicated volunteers have provided 36,736 rides, 38,907 hours, and 566,342 miles driving to medical appointments for individuals who might otherwise have 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 50+ 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 20 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 co-founded The Boxwood Alliance (now known as Friends of TRA), 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, co-founded WestFair Rides (now known as TRA Group), a collaborative, nonprofit organization providing medical transportation and information services for older adults and adults with low vision in Westchester County and the region.
Arleen Zuckerman, Chair
Co-founder and Board chair of New Rochelle Cares and Board chair, vice chair, secretary, and treasurer of TRA Group. Multi-faceted careers in education, management, and executive recruitment. She served as Chair of the NRC Board of Directors for 10 years and as TRA Board Officer and Member for 9 years.
Renee Long, Vice-Chair
Financial investment advisor, retirement solutions.
Marc Callinan, Treasurer
A Director at PKF O’Connor Davies. Experienced in corporate governance, policy development, and stakeholder engagement within the energy and infrastructure sectors. Finding sustainable solutions within highly regulated environments fits well with TRA Group’s commitment to providing equitable and reliable transportation options.
Rose Cappa Rotunno, Secretary
Ms. 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.
Catherine Wynkoop, President
Ed Kovac
Investment Advisory Representative with Fortis Lux Financial, focusing on retirement income strategies, estate planning, and wealth accumulation.
Ruben Desai
Supply Chain Director at Kraft Foods, Unilever and Reckitt. A leader in ecommerce, strategic planning, and logistics. Active volunteer for organizations dealing in food insecurity, environmental and agriculture sustainability, and community outreach.
Colette Phipps
Presently serving as a Field Practicum Consultant for Fordham University Graduate School of Social Service, she is currently the president of the State Society on Aging of New York and is a New York Academy of Medicine Fellow. Previously she held the role of the Director, Program Development and Research for the Westchester County Department of Senior Programs and Services (DSPS). In that position, she conducted research and analyses on trends relating to the senior citizen population and developed new programs to address the needs of residents as well as their caregivers.
Nitin Sharma
A senior managing director at Webster Bank responsible for credit/lending decisions, Mr. Sharma has also helped form and grow numerous not for profit food pantry and food delivery organizations in NYS and CT, as well as mentoring startup entrepreneurs in the NYC area
Jack Joseph Adler, MD, FACP, FCCP, Past Co-Chair
Formerly chair, vice-chair, and treasurer, now retired. Specialist in pulmonary medicine. 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, former chair and vice-chair. Co-founder, Board Member, and Officer of At Home on the Sound, an aging in place organization serving Larchmont & Mamaroneck, NY.
Hope Miller, Vice-Chair
Retired NYC long-term care nurse executive. Volunteer driver and Board of Directors officer at New Rochelle Cares and TRA Group 2016-2026.
TRA Group
Regional Business Recognition Certificate – Advancing Access and Equity, Westchester Council of the Blind, 2023.
Ibrahim Abdallah
NonProfit Westchester Emerging Leaders Program 2020.
Rose Cappa Rotunno
Points of Light, Daily Points of Light Award 2025.
Catherine Wynkoop
Golden Harvest Jim Curran Leadership Award, Westchester County Public/Private Partnership 2014.
NYS Women of Distinction, NYS 93rd Assembly District, 2021.
C-Suite Award, Westchester & Fairfield Business Journal 2022.
Transportation Trailblazers, City & State New York, 2025.
Top CEO’s & Business Leaders, 914 Inc., 2025.
Arleen Zuckerman
Notable Nonprofit Boards Leaders Award, Crain’s New York, 2023.
Management
Volunteer Program
Call Center
Staff Drivers
“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 TRA.”
Alan Dindas
