SORTA Board Chair and Vice Chair Approved

May 16, 2012
J. Thomas Hodges and Suzanne Burke have been appointed chair and vice chair, respectively, of SORTA for teh unexpired officer terms for this year until the next election in early 2013.

The Southwest Ohio Regional Transit Authority (SORTA) Board has appointed J. Thomas Hodges as chair and Suzanne Burke as vice chair for the unexpired officer terms for this year until the next election in early 2013.

They have been serving as interim chair and vice chair since May 1.

J. Thomas Hodges: Hodges is an attorney licensed in Ohio and Kentucky. His legal practice focuses on serving individuals on civil litigation and criminal defense matters. He has been on the SORTA Board since 2010.

Suzanne Burke: Burke is chief executive officer of Council on Aging of Southwestern Ohio. She also serves on the boards of Every Child Succeeds; the Leadership Council of Human Services Executives; and ITN Greater Cincinnati. Burke joined the SORTA Board in 2011.

Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District (AC Transit), Baltimore City Department of Transportation (BCDOT), Capital District Transportation Authority (CDTA) and the Detroit Department of Transportation (DDOT)
AC Transit Board of Directors has appointed Kathleen Kelly as its new transit district's interim general manager, Veronica P. McBeth has been named its new director of BCDOT, CDTA Vice President of Finance and Administration Michael Collins will be taking on the position of interim CEO and Detroit People Mover General Manager (GM) Robert Cramer has been named Detroit, Mich,’sthe new executive director of transit for Detroit.