Our Board of Directors
William Post, President – Bill joined the board in 2018 having recently retired from a 28-year career with the AmeriCares Foundation where he served as vice president of finance and treasurer. He has lived in New Canaan for 35 years. Bill serves as President of GetAbout.
David Holman, Treasurer – Dave has been a member of the board since 2015. Dave is a retired audit partner of Ernst & Young, where he worked for 40 years. Dave and his wife, Fran, have lived in New Canaan for 15 years. David is Treasurer of GetAbout.
Rick Pivirotto, Secretary – Rick joined the Board of GetAbout in 2019. He is currently a partner and head of investor relations for Solar Capital Partners, a private credit asset manager located in New York City. He and his wife, Jennifer raised two children in New Canaan and have lived in town for 15 years. Rick currently serves as Secretary for GetAbout.
Emily Alexander – A native Texan, Emily and her husband moved to New Canaan in 2017. She is a graduate of Wake Forest University and the University of Texas Nursing School. Emily went on to become a Transplant ICU nurse working in Houston, Chicago and finally New York City. Currently, she spends time raising her four young children. Emily is involved with the South School PTC as well as the New Canaan Community Foundation.
Scott Barnard – Scott joined the board in 2018. Scott and his family moved to New Canaan in the 1980s. He is a former executive vice president of sales and distribution for Champion International, and before retirement had his own consulting and paper distribution business. Scott is Co-Director of Operations for GetAbout.
Ray Boller – Ray joined the board in late 2022. He and his wife, Barbara, raised two children in New Canaan and have lived in town for more than 30 years. Ray is retired, having spent the first part of his career as a sales and marketing executive for cable programming companies (Showtime Networks, Rainbow Media) and a second career as the owner of BrightStar Care of Stamford, a home care agency. Ray is Co-Director of Operations of GetAbout.
Jill Ernst – Jill is co-president of the New Canaan Beautification League, the DAR Membership Chair, and an active parishioner of St. Mark’s Church. Jill and her husband, Chuck Loesch, have lived in New Canaan for 23 years. A graduate of the University of Wisconsin, Jill is now retired from a career in sales and marketing consulting.
David Kalal – David joined the Board in 2022. He retired from UBS where his responsibilities focused on insolvency and financial restructuring. David and his wife Nancy moved to New Canaan in 1989, and raised their son here.
Caitlin Marcel – Caitlin is a New Canaan native, graduating from New Canaan Country School and New Canaan High School. She went on to pursue a career in education after graduating from the University of New Hampshire and New York University, where she earned a dual Masters in both Childhood Education and Special Education. Caitlin taught for over ten years as an elementary school teacher for New York City Public Schools and Hindley Elementary School in Darien. Caitlin moved back to New Canaan with her family in 2020, where she is now a full-time mom of two amazing young boys, Charlie and James.
Marcella Rand – Marcy is the Interim Director of New Canaan Human Services as well as the Adult and Senior Services Coordinator. She holds a Licensed Masters of Social Work from Columbia University. Marcy is also a Certified Grief Counselor. She has been with the Town of New Canaan for four years and prior to that she was Program supervisor for the Darien Senior Programs for ten years. Marcy resides in Darien with her husband and is the proud mom of adult children.
Cynthia Saffi – Cynthia has been a member of the GetAbout board since 2020. Cynthia is a New Canaan native, graduating from New Canaan High School and Vanderbilt University. After living in New York City and Boston, Cynthia moved back to New Canaan with her family in 2020. Prior to her current role as a full-time mom of two young children, Cynthia spent ten years as a marketing executive in beauty and retail. While in New York, Cynthia worked on the global marketing team within the Aramis and Designer Fragrances division at Estee Lauder. Most recently she was the head of marketing for NIC+ZOE, a women’s fashion and accessories brand based in Boston.