Board of Trustees

GCRTA Office, 1240 West 6th St, Main Office Board Room (or watch on YouTube), Cleveland, OH 44113 (Directions)

The Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority (GCRTA), or RTA, is a political subdivision of the state. Its Board of Trustees is charged with managing and conducting RTA’s affairs. The board also establishes overall RTA administrative policies, which are implemented by the General Manager. It is the decision-making body of GCRTA.

Key duties of the board include approving business activities, setting long-term goals, and finalizing budgets. The board also reviews and votes on purchases and contracts worth more than $100,000.

The Mayor of Cleveland appoints four of the ten board members, whom City Council must approve. The Cuyahoga County Executive appoints three others, and a collection of mayors of other cities in Cuyahoga County appoint the remaining three.

Current board members:

• Board President: Rev. Charles P. Lucas, Pastor Emeritus, St. James AME Church
• Board Vice President: Paul A. Koomar, Mayor, City of Bay Village
• Anthony D. Biasiotta, Mayor, City of Seven Hills
• Stephen M. Love, Program Director, Cleveland Foundation
• Deidre McPherson, Chief Community Officer, Assembly for the Arts
• Calley Mersmann, Senior Strategist, Transit & Mobility, City of Cleveland
• Jeffrey W. Sleasman, Senior Director, The Fund for Our Economic Future
• David E. Weiss, Mayor, City of Shaker Heights
• Lauren R. Welch, Assistant Director of Communications, Say Yes Cleveland

Find a livestream of the meeting on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@gcrtalive7734/streams

Find Documenters coverage of past GCRTA meetings here: https://cleveland.documenters.org/reporting/?agency=211

Check the source website for additional information