S.O.R.T.A. Board names 2007 leadership

CINCINNATI – Lamont Taylor has been re-elected Chairman of the board of trustees of the Southwest Ohio Regional Transit Authority (SORTA). SORTA operates the Metro and Access public transportation services in Greater Cincinnati.

Taylor is Employee Relations Representative for Frisch’s Inc./Golden Corral Franchise, handling employee relations and non-exempt recruitment for Ohio, Indiana and Kentucky. He has been actively involved in many community issues and organizations, and his honors include the Business Courier’s 40 Under Forty class of 2004 and Hamilton County Community Action Agency's 2004 Bridge Builder Award.

Stephan Louis was re-elected as Vice Chairman of the SORTA board. Louis has been involved in selling and marketing innovative medical devices throughout the United States for over 25 years. A Cincinnatian for several years, he has been actively involved with his community council, OKI Regional Council of Governments, church and other community groups.

SORTA employs approximately 900 people and operates 390 Metro fixed-route buses and 53 Access paratransit buses, providing approximately 22 million rides per year in the greater Cincinnati area.