SORTA Welcomes Bailey as New Director of Transit Operations

The Southwest Ohio Regional Transit Authority (SORTA) announced the addition of Rick Bailey to its leadership team as director of transit operations for Metro.

In the role, Bailey manages the delivery of fixed-route services to the community and oversees all operators; service delivery and quality, supervision, dispatching, and support and operations at Metro’s transit facilities and passenger hubs.

Bailey brings 13 years of transit-related experience with him to SORTA, including most recently oversight of fixed-route and paratransit operations, planning, scheduling, training, safety, security, dispatch, and project management for the Greater Dayton Regional Transit Authority.

He earned his B.S. from Wright State University and holds his Certificate of Public and Social Service Transportation from the Ohio Department of Transportation.