METRO Board of Directors

The board of directors has nine members. Five are nominated by the Mayor of Houston and confirmed by the Houston City Council. Two are appointed by the mayors of METRO's 14 other member cities. Two are nominated by the Harris County judge and confirmed by the county commissioners.

Monthly board meetings are typically held at 1 p.m. on the fourth Thursday of each month in the Lee P. Brown METRO Administration Building, 1900 Main St., 2nd Floor.

• Mr. David S. Wolff, Chairman (C)
• Mr. Gerald B. Smith, Vice Chairman (C)
• Mr. George A. DeMontrond, III, Vice Chairman (C)
• Mr. Jackie L. Freeman, Secretary (H)
• Mr. Burt Ballanfant (M)
• Mr. Terence H. Fontaine (C)
• Ms. Carmen Orta (C)
• Ms. Trinidad (“Trini”) Mendenhall Sosa (H)
• Mr. C. Jim Stewart, III (M)
  

(C) Appointed by City of Houston mayor, Confirmed by city council
(H) Appointed by Harris County Judge, Confirmed by commissioners court
(M) Appointed by mayors of other cities in METRO's service area

All mail for board members may be sent to:

Hilda Montemayor
Metropolitan Transit Authority
P.O. Box 61429
Houston, TX 77208-1429
Tel 713-739-4834
Fax 713-739-6963