About Ysela Llort

Ysela Llort was the past director of Miami-Dade Transit (MDT). She was appointed to this position by Mayor Carlos A. Gimenez in Feb. 2012. From Aug. 2011 to Feb. 2012, she served as MDT's Interim Director. Prior to being at the helm of MDT, Llort served as an assistant County manager, responsible for the County's major transportation departments, which included MDT, Public Works, Miami-Dade Aviation, and Seaport (Port of Miami), as well as the County's Consumer Services Department. Llort also was responsible for overseeing the Citizens' Independent Transportation Trust and the Metropolitan Planning Organization.

Before working for Miami-Dade County, Llort was the Florida Department of Transportation's assistant secretary for Intermodal Systems Development; she was responsible for the executive management and operation of the department's planning, environmental management and public transportation programs. Llort directed the long range and strategic planning and formulation of policy for developing capital improvement and investment plans for the state's intermodal transportation facilities.