Chris Smith, Chief Executive Officer
Chris is the founder and CEO of Moves for Seniors, a division of Transit Systems Inc. (TSI). In 2007, he launched Moves for Seniors to provide a better way for seniors to transition from their homes and into a new stage of their life while reducing the burden for the senior, the family and the support network.
Today, Moves for Seniors is a nationwide team of professionals dedicated to the needs of the senior housing industry and the residents moving into independent living and assisted living communities.
Moves for Seniors parent company, Transit Systems Inc., is a nationally licensed logistics provider for consumers and commercial businesses. TSI specializes in shipping and moving items or loads that are too big for a parcel carrier (UPS, FEDEX) and too small for traditional movers. In Chris’s tenure, TSI has been recognized eight times by Inc. Magazine as one of the Fastest-Growing Private Companies in the US.
Prior to TSI, Chris held senior positions at LivePerson, a SAAS live chat provider where he was VP of Client Services and at Comcast where he was Manager of New Business Development. He began his career in the banking world with Chase Manhattan Bank. Chris has a BA in Economics from Duke University and an MBA from Columbia University.
Stephanie Rosenlund, Executive VP, Marketing & Strategy
Stephanie is the head of marketing and strategy for Transit Systems, Inc., which includes Moves for Seniors (MFS) and TSI. She has been with the company since 2017, working closely with the Sales and Operations teams to design impactful solutions and grow the business.
Passionate about customer and partner experience, Stephanie is always looking for new and/or better ways to ease stress for the steadily growing audience of seniors in the US. She has been intimately involved with several personal situations that emphasized the importance of expert guidance and project management during senior relocations.
Stephanie has her MBA in Marketing & Finance from NYU’s Stern School of Business, and 30 years of experience in marketing and strategy for companies that include American Express, Edelman PR, and StarCite.
Ernest Forsyth, Director of Information Technology
Ernest serves as the Director of Information Technology and oversees all technical operations for Moves for Seniors and TSI. In this role, he is responsible for the management, strategy, and execution of the IT infrastructure, development and enforcement of security policies, and strategic vendor partnerships
Ernest provides leadership and executes strategic technology initiatives that align with our goal to be the premier senior moving services provider in the industry. He is a seasoned professional who manages and helps develop a team of industry-certified support professionals.
With over 20 years of experience managing IT teams in the telecommunications, service, and transportation industries, Ernest leads our technology group in continuously developing an efficient, robust and secure IT environment. Throughout his career, Ernest has continued to stay in the forefront of technology earning a multitude of industry certifications from companies such as Microsoft, Cisco, Citrix, Juniper and Oracle.