Board Information
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Michael Penny, CAPP - President My first experience in the world of parking occurred during my Junior and Senior years of High School, when I served on the school’s first parking lot committee. I returned to the industry of parking in 1982 with the Charlotte/Douglas International Airport. I received my BA from the University of North Carolina-Charlotte in Urban Geography and History in 1978. I had brief stints with First Union National Bank in their Market Research Department and with Western Waterproofing Co., Inc. as a Project Manager. I began my second career in parking at C/DIA as a cashier, soon working up to Supervisor and eventually Manager. During that time, I have been responsible for the development of virtually all departmental policies as well as rules and regulations. In the beginning, I was responsible for just the parking operation. Since that time my duties have been expanded to include the public shuttles, Taxis, Ground Transportation providers and Employee shuttles. My staff has grown from four people to thirteen and positions for support have increased from approximately sixty to almost three hundred people. My lots have increase from 3,300 spaces to over 12,000, generating approximately $18,000,000.00 annually. I have been active with the IPI since joining in 1984. I have made several presentations at the annual trade shows, as well as, some of the smaller seminars. I was the founding President of the Carolinas Parking Association in 1987 and have been an active board member throughout its existence. I have previously spent three years on the Board of Directors and several years on the Board of Advisors. I have been on the Board of Directors for the past four years. I was a member of the initial graduating CAPP class in 1984. This year I have been asked to serve on the committees to review presentations for the IPI Award of Excellence.
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+ View Bio Geary Robinson, Vice President representing South Carolina Geary Robinson came to Clemson University July 2, 2004 as the director for Parking Services and has actively participated in the Carolina’s Parking Association and the International Parking Institute. He brings with him over 18 years of practical experience in the area of university parking, transit and operations. In spring 2006 he was assigned to the design team for the CU-ICAR parking structure (1159 space pre-cast facility) which was completed March 2007. In 2003 he retired from a law enforcement career spanning both Oklahoma and Arkansas. He joined Walker Parking Consultants in 2003 as a Parking and Transportation specialist, with a focus on University parking and transportation studies. While at Oklahoma State University, he worked as the Manager of Parking and Transit Services within the department of Public Safety. In this capacity he monitored revenue and maintenance expenses levels for campus-wide parking facilities, developed short and long range goals for improving parking and transit systems, wrote state and federal grants, completed analyses of parking and transit systems to facilitate improvement, and was involved in all construction projects as they related to pedestrian and vehicular circulation throughout the campus. Geary was also active in developing an inter-active law enforcement program with students, faculty and staff involvement. He was often invited to speak to the public on behalf of the university regarding parking and transit operations. At the University of Arkansas he was the associate director for the University Police overseeing the Support Services Division of the department and worked closely with Gary Smith, director for transportation and parking services at the University of Arkansas.
Education:Certified Administrator of Public Parking, March, 2007 FBI National Academy 209th Session, 2002 PhD Candidate, Clemson University (December 2008) University of Central Oklahoma University of Central Oklahoma
Professional Affiliations:OMH Hospice of the Foothills, Board Member, Seneca, SC
+ View Bio Robin M. Davenport, Vice President representing North Carolina I’ve been the Parking Manager for the City of Greensboro for ten years. Our operations include parking decks, surface lots, and on-street parking meters, which cover 4300+ spaces. I received a BA in Communications from UNC-Greensboro in 1985. I’ve served as a customer service representative and loan processor for CCB. My career with the City of Greensboro began as a 911 dispatcher for the Police/Fire Department. I began in 1995 with the Transportation Department as a benefits coordinator and then budget analyst. I’ve been the Parking Manager since 1997 and supervise 13 staff. I’ve been a member of IPI and CPA since 1997. I’d like to get more involved with serving on the CPA board. I believe the more you’re involved, the more you get to know other people, you connect with networking in the parking industry, and you help make a difference in the organization’s growth for the future.
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Catherine Reeve has had more than thirty years of transportation systems planning and management experience in academic, healthcare and municipal environments. She recently retired from her position as director of Parking and Transportation Services for Duke University and Health System. Prior to Duke, she was the director of Transportation Department at North Carolina State University. She graduated from East Carolina University with a B. S. in Urban and Regional Planning. Her other past work experiences include transportation planning and management with the cities of Greensboro, Wilmington, and Durham, NC. She has served on various other committees and boards in the parking and transportation industry, and was the Secretary-Treasurer for the Carolinas Parking Association from 1996 to 2003, and has been the Treasurer since 2003.
+ View Bio Clement Gibson, CAPP - Secretary Clement Gibson is the special programs manager of two of the city’s highly visible programs – the Park It! and SafeLight Programs. She has been employed by The City of Charlotte almost ten years. She is the administrator of the contracts with the two contractors whom the city has engaged to handle the operations of these two programs. In her role, she not only is responsible for overseeing that the financial concerns of the programs are properly monitored and controlled, but must also be constantly sensitive and responsive to citizens requests. She received the City’s Customer Service Champion Award for the Department of Transportation in 2005. Ms. Gibson organized SafeLight conferences held in Charlotte and in other cities in NC. She is in her third year of her service on the Board of Advisors of the International Parking Institute, including participation on a committee for the implementation of the Long Range Strategic Plan. She received her Certified Administrator of Public Parking designation in 2003. Helping prepare her for her current responsibilities were stints in financial review and control positions, first with a Charlotte based multiple location restaurant operator and, after that, a major national insurance provider. Ms. Gibson is a Charlotte native who received her degree in sociology from Stratford College and, subsequently, her North Carolina Teacher’s Certificate from Western Carolina University. She is married to a manufacturer’s representative, has a Golden Retriever and enjoys tennis and sailing. Geary Robinson - Vice-President South Carolina
+ View Bio Steve St.John, National Marketing Director – Carolina Time Equipment Co. »25 Years Parking Industry Experience»Past Director of Marketing for a major parking equipment manufacturer »Past Vice-President of a large private parking operator »Involved in ALL aspects of the parking industry »Served on the Board of Directors of IMPC (currently IPI) »Served on the Board of Directors of NPA »Currently (for past 14 years) serving on the Board of Directors of the Carolinas Parking Association
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Karl Sutter, Consultant Representative Karl Sutter serves the Carolinas Parking Association as the Consultant Representative on the Board. He also serves as the Chairman of the CPA Web Site Committee. When he is not serving CPA directly in these roles, Karl is a Project Manager and an Associate with Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc. located in Raleigh, North Carolina. He has 18 years of experience in structural engineering, structural and civil design, inspection, and construction observation. Karl has a strong background in the area of parking facility design, repair planning, feasibility studies and construction phase services. For more than ten years, Karl has assumed a prominent role in Kimley-Horn's parking facility practice. Karl Sutter is married to Lori Sutter and has two girls; Abbey and Riley. They make their home in Cary, North Carolina. He enjoys cycling and singing in his church choir. |
