Meet The Team

Charles

President/CEO

My role is to listen and stay out of the way of people on the team, who are very good at their roles & responsibilities. The team provides great suggestions, ideas on how to grow the company so it will be profitable while focusing on people safety.

I attended college at the University of Illinois Chicago “UICC”. I have over 25 years in IT management, working for some great company like ConAgra Food, Pepsi, DHS, CPS etc. In 2017 I started a business (RideShare Advocate Group) that focuses on RideShare passenger safety, education and information. I wanted it to be a company that helped drive this unregulated industry (Uber, Lyft and others) toward safety regulations. From talking with passengers, college students and others, I saw a need for a mobile application that a person could use while riding in a RideShare vehicle. This conversation also led me to rethinking a larger need, and we started working on modifying the mobile app to be used for people day-to-day needs. This is what I am committed to now.

What do you like to do during free time? Fishing, watching politico shows spending time with my wife.

Favorite sport team? I love the Cubs, college football ( Valparaiso & Eastern Michigan because son’s played there)

Favorite food? I love ethnic foods, anything with lots of veggies. I have a weakness for potato (chips & fries)

Favorite Movie or TV show The Five Heartbeats, The Voice, and SNL (anything that will make me laugh)

Brittany

Content Marketing and Project Management

I started my business 5 years ago, and I focus on content marketing, virtual assisting, and project management. I graduated from Kent State University with my Bachelor of Arts in English, and after working an assistant job and realizing that I wanted to put my degree to work and do what I love, I stepped out and started my company, Pro-Assist, LLC. I have been with RideShare Advocate Group for 6 months, and I am so thrilled to be with a company that focuses on helping people travel more safely and have safer nights out.

What do you like to do during free time? Read, hike, volleyball, spend time with family and pets.

Favorite sport team? Cleveland Cavaliers and Denver Broncos

Favorite food? Sushi.

Favorite Movie or TV show Oceans Eleven and This Is Us

Josh

Drivers Marketing and Sales Manager

I grew up, went to school and played sports around Oak Park, Austin and Proviso Township. I went to Saint Augustine’s University in Raleigh, NC where I majored in Sports Management. I then went on to study Sports Administration at Northwestern, while also working at a school for children with autism. Sports Management and Sports Administration were pretty much sports classes relating to marketing, business, accounting, sponsorships and sales. My younger cousin was diagnosed with autism when I was a child, so I have been working with children with special needs for many years and I will always take time to engage in sports, recreation and other interest-based activities with children with special needs and typical developing youth. I am Director of Sponsor and Donor Relations at A Greater Good Foundation, a member of The Chicago Bears Monster Squad (Turns up with the fans and throws t-shirts to the crowd), an Autism Intervention Recreational Specialist and I also drive Lyft, so I stay active lol. I enjoy time freedom and I like to spend my time on things that are helping me grow in preparation for opening a recreational facility that is modified for children with special needs, but is inclusive to everyone.

What do you like to do during free time? Working out, playing sports, coaching and mentoring youth, personal development (Reading, podcasts, videos…) and spending time with my family.

Favorite sport team? I love Chicago teams. Bears, Cubs, Bulls, Sky, Northwestern, Illinois(my dad went there so I grew up an Illinois fan even though I ended up going to school at Northwestern) and I will cheer for pretty much every Chicago team over any other city.

Favorite Movie or TV show I don’t watch to much TV because I don’t spend too much time at home, but I like watching live sports (Professional and College Basketball, Baseball and Football mostly) and documentaries so I enjoy 30 for 30’s and any other documentary that interests me. I do go to the movies with my family pretty regularly so I enjoy that family time (Black Panther was the last movie we saw. I loved it!)

Cody

Community Engagement

Cody was born and raised in Maywood, IL where his last name stood prevalent over the past decades in creating change in both the community and the youth. He acquired a Bachelors of Arts in Criminology, with a minor in communications from “The Valparaiso University.” While attending “Valpo,” he played a role in the start of ME (Male Empowerment), and also a founding father Pi Kappa Alpha. His perseverance in character was fostered by 4 years of Division-1 football, as he adopted a role for leadership and also an ambitious drive to win.

Following graduation in May, 2016, Cody’s been active as the Vice President of Communications and he is also a Co-founder of A Greater Good Foundation. As V.P. of Communications, he handles community engagement and will play a big part in Ride Share Advocate community’s involvement.

What do you like to do during free time? I like to read for growth, stay active with indoor and outdoor activities, mentor youth, spend time with positive people, and travel the world.

Favorite sport team? My favorite sports team is the New England Patriots. I am not a bandwagon fan but I believe in winning systems and been with them since 2004!

Favorite food? My favorite foods derive from different ethnic cultures. Hence why I love traveling!

Favorite Movie or TV show My favorite movie to watch is Interstellar and my favorite show to watch is Spirit Science.