Volunteers are encouraged to share their ideas, brainstorms, and challenges—all members have an opportunity to collaborate in a positive and cooperative atmosphere. Past volunteers share that their participation had a significant and welcome effect on both their career and day-to-day work responsibilities; it is rewarding and fun! These are your peers: get to know them, build your network, and make some new (parking and mobility) friends.

Here’s a short summary of the contributions and projects developed by our volunteers over the last committee season! Many thanks to each one of them for contributing their time and expertise to advance the parking, transportation, and mobility profession.

Awards & Recognition: Awards of Excellence Judges

2019-2022 Co-Chairs: Mark Lyons, CAPP Carmen Donnell, CAPP

The Awards of Excellence Judges select winners in each category according to criteria that showcase the most innovative programs and projects. Awards of Excellence judges dedicated their contributions to updating the awards criteria to keep pace with our changing industry. In addition to the new categories released for the 2022 Call for Awards, they focused on expanding the program and criteria to raise the bar and recognize projects and programs that drive excellence in operations across the board. 

IPMI will open the 2023 Call for Awards this September. Click here to find out more about the submission process. Get all the details on the 2022 Awards of Excellence winners here in the Parking & Mobility feature. 

Awards & Recognition: Professional Recognition Award Judges

2019-2022 Co-Chairs: Kathryn Hebert Josh Cantor, CAPP

Professional Recognition Award Judges select winners for annual awards recognizing excellence across organizations, including emerging leader, organization, and professional of the year, as well as professional excellence awards for specific areas of expertise. The Professional Recognition Awards judges applied their expertise to select another complement of award winners; read the full feature from Parking & Mobility here. They collaborated through a formal review to grow the program to accommodate industry trends and the critical skills and qualities that drive success for both individuals and organizations. 

Watch for the 2023 Call for Awards this September. Click here to find out more. 

Conference Program Task Force

2019-2022 Chair: Jennifer Tougas, CAPP

The Conference Program Task Force reviews speaker submissions through the Call for Presentations for the annual IPMI Conference & Expo. They play a pivotal role in shaping Conference education and selecting the best content for all attendees. The task force ranks submissions according to established criteria, and members are selected from experienced parking, transportation, and mobility professionals through the Call for Volunteers this month. Please click here to check out the 2022 Conference education session agenda.

Education Development Committee

2019-2022 Co-Chairs: Pamela Corbin, CAPP, David Hill, CAPP 

The Education Development Committee develops, delivers, and evaluates professional development products, trainings, and educational opportunities to advance the profession in alignment with the CAPP Role Delineation Study. As an official Education Partner, IPMI offers an entire library of courses on sustainable mobility offering both LEED continuing education and CAPP credits, in addition to our comprehensive library of courses on parking, mobility, and transportation. 

Be sure to check out one of our newest courses on Capital Asset Management Plans.

Mobility Task Force

2019-2022 Chairs: Anne Muenster-Nuiry, Isaiah Mouw, CAPP, Roamy Valera, CAPP

The Mobility Task Force was formed to develop a strategic and comprehensive Mobility Framework for our industry. Members offered expertise on research and trends, contributed to collaborative articles, and shared content for Parking & Mobility magazine, including a feature in Parking & Mobility on how to apply the framework with case studies and illustrative examples. 

Be sure to catch the recording of the June webinar diving into the framework with best practices and strategies.

Planning, Design & Construction Committee (PDC)

2019-2022 Chair: Jim Anderson

The Planning, Design and Construction Committee develops projects, programs and thought leadership in real estate, planning, architecture, engineering, and construction. The past volunteer season they developed articles and resources on the design and adaptation of new and future facilities with a focus on technology and mobility. 

The committee is developing a feature to be published in the October 2022 issue of Parking & Mobility addressing how to plan, design, and construct parking facilities for durability and longevity. Panelists from the committee presented to a packed house at #IPMI2022 on “Structured Parking Asset Management: Planning, Designing & Maintaining During Evolving Times”. Dive into blogs contributed by this committee on the power of connection, defining compact cars, and understanding the parking lifecycle. 

Research & Innovation Task Force

2019-2022 Chairs: Robert Ferrin, CAPP, Brett Wood, CAPP, PE

The Research & Innovation Task Force identified critical issues in the industry, focusing on new research and the evolution of mobility as it relates to parking and transportation. Activities included researching and generating new resources and thought leadership for Parking & Mobility magazine. Most recently the task force collaborated on the Curb Management Glossary, and contributed to the 2022 IPMI Shoptalk series. Catch the recording on adapting parking for hybrid and remote work and more. 

Don’t miss the free September 7 Shoptalk presented by the task force on Innovation at the Curb. 

Sustainability Committee

2019-2022 Chairs: Brian Shaw, CAPP, Josh Naramore

The Sustainability Committee creates and investigates projects and programs that educate, inform, and benefit the parking, transportation, and mobility industry regarding sustainability, guided by the IPMI Sustainability Framework. The committee works collaboratively and represents IPMI with other organizations, including the United States Green Building Council, to promote and advance environmental initiatives, including Parksmart Certification. 

This season, members contributed a wealth of experience in Parking & Mobility, including the Green Standard in Parking & Mobility magazine. Topics included micro-mobility, affordability, and equity, EVs, and more. Members shared their insights to the IPMI blog on the topics of renewable energy, electrification, and LEED, SITES, and Parksmart certifications. 

Explore just one of the many courses members developed on parking and sustainability here. 

Technology Committee

2019-2022 Chairs: Michael Drow, CAPP, Peter Lange, CAPP

The Technology Committee provides education and information on cutting-edge technology and services and how they are applied in the parking, transportation, and mobility industry. The committee develops and promotes educational offerings, including an annual presentation offered at the annual Conference & Expo, State and Regional Associations, and in a live webinar each year.

The committee’s most recent offering, “No Parking without a Plan: Planning for a Successful Technology Implementation” provides the steps and methods to successfully implement new technologies. Committee members share their time and expertise presenting at State and Regional Association events.

If you didn’t catch it at the Conference or during the live webinar, access the on-demand webinar here.