Raimondo nominates two to RIPTA board

GOV. GINA M. Raimondo has nominated two people to the R.I. Public Transportation Authority board - Stephanie Ogidan Preston and Princess Bomba.  / PBN FILE PHOTO/MARK S. MURPHY
GOV. GINA M. Raimondo has nominated two people to the R.I. Public Transportation Authority board - Stephanie Ogidan Preston and Princess Bomba. / PBN FILE PHOTO/MARK S. MURPHY

PROVIDENCE – Gov. Gina M. Raimondo said she plans to nominate Stephanie Ogidan Preston and Princess Bomba to serve on the R.I. Public Transportation Authority board.

The names will be submitted to the state Senate for confirmation.

“A robust public transport system is key to growing our economy,” Raimondo said in a statement. “As someone who knows the benefits of public transportation, I appreciate the importance of RIPTA. I look forward to seeing all that Stephanie and Princess will accomplish as part of this board.”

“I also want to thank Peter Ginaitt and Jerry Williams for their dedicated commitment to RIPTA and great work on behalf of our state,” added Raimondo.

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Preston and Bomba said they are honored to have been appointed to the board.

“I am aware of the impact of access to reliable, energy efficient and safe public transportation for all Rhode Islanders. I am delighted to serve my state in this capacity,” Preston said.

Said Bomba, “RIPTA is an asset to the entire state, and thousands of people rely on it each day. … I look forward to this tremendous opportunity.”

RIPTA is charged with providing mass transit service to nearly all of the cities and towns within Rhode Island. An eight-member board of directors governs RIPTA.

Preston is a vice president in commercial operations at Citizens Bank.

Bomba is director of unity and diversity at The Wheeler School, an independent day school for girls and boys in Providence.

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