South West Transit Association

Dinero' Washington is a native of Shreveport and serves as the president/chief executive officer for Shreveport Transit Management (SporTran), and Metro Management Inc. SporTran serves as the public transit system for the Shreveport and Bossier urbanized area. Washington was educated in Caddo Parish schools and graduated from Captain Shreve High School. After high school, he earned two degrees from Northwestern State University and later earned his MBA from Strayer University.

He currently serves as president of the Louisiana Public Transportation Association and chair for the South West Transit Association. Washington has received numerous awards during his tenure at SporTran. A few of the awards he holds closely are FTA Region VI Transit System of the Year 2020, CTAA Manager of the Year 2021, South West Transit Association President's Award for his outstanding service to the public transit industry, the Urban Transit System of the year award from Route Match, 2018 Shreveport Chamber of Commerce Top Business Professional, and Shreveport-Bossier Top 40 under 40, Mass Transit 2019 Top 40 under 40.