Bill Foster, CAPP
President

Bill is currently the Director of Parking and Transportation at Florida International University. With over 12 years in the parking industry, he started at Hartsfield International Airport (now Hartsfield-Jackson) in Atlanta, GA. He then became General Manager of the Jacksonville International Airport where he spent 5 years. After that contract ended, he went to work at the University of North Florida for three years before coming to his present position at FIU in February, 2002. He completed the CAPP program and received his certification in 2003.

Florida International University / 11200 SW 8th Street, Gold Parking Garage / Miami, FL 33199
Phone: 305.348.1655 / Fax: 305.348.6489
bfoster@flparking.org

Pamela Corbin
Vice President

Pamela is the Parking Administration Manager for the City of Orlando Parking Division responsible for the budget development process, garage access card management, accounting operations, financial reporting and analysis for a parking system with 8 garages, 6 surface lots and over 1000-metered spaces. She has twenty years of combined experience in finance, budgeting, and management analysis. She has been a member of FPA and IPI since 2000, and previously served on the FPA membership committee.

She has been a member of FPA and IPI since 2000. Prior to being elected to the Board, she served on the FPA membership committee.

City of Orlando Parking Bureau / 53 W. Central Blvd. / Orlando, FL 32801
Phone: 407.246.3766 / Fax: 407.246.2887
pcorbin@flparking.org

Diana Alarcon
Secretary

Diana is the Assistant Parking Service Manager for the City of Fort Lauderdale. Prior to joining the City, she was with Central Parking System in Florida, Missouri and Illinois. With over 11 years experience in the parking industry, she has been exposed to different markets and practices in our industry. She has knowledge of on-street, off-street, special event venues and garage operations. This has given her familiarity with single space meters, multi-space meters, revenue control equipment and automated revenue control equipment.

City of Fort Lauderdale / 290 NE 3rd Avenue / Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
Phone: 954.828.3793 / Fax: 954.828.3734
dalarcon@flparking.org

Brian Scoggins, CAPP
Treasurer

Brian has over 28 years of experience within the parking and traffic industry. Brian is the Director of Municipal Operations for the Standard Parking Corporation nationwide. Brian retired from the City of Orlando as Parking Operations Manager in 2002 with over 25 years of experience. He has held management positions responsible for garage and event operations, parking enforcement,
on-street operations, fines collections and analytical studies. Brian has been an active member of FPA since 1983 and has served a board member, treasurer, vice president and as president on 3 separate occasions. Brian has completed the CAPP program, is an active member of IPI and serves on the board of Advisors for IPI.

Standard Parking Corporation / 201 S. Orange Ave Suite 104C / Orlando, Fl 32801
Phone: 407.947.2109
bscoggins@flparking.org

Debbie Hess
Director at Large

Debbie Hess is a native of Miami, Florida, and graduated Magna Cum Laude from FIU in 1997.  She has worked for the Miami-Dade County Clerk of Courts for over 31 years.  During this time she managed the Circuit Court Appeals, Mortgage Foreclosures, Tax Deed auctions, the Court Registry, and South District Court before her assignment to the Parking Violations Bureau. She has been a member of the Florida Parking Association since 1999 and is currently a Director-at-Large on the FPA Board for the remainder of this Board year.  Debbie is seeking election to the Board where she plans to revitalize the FPA’s efforts to bring about legislative changes that will address concerns presented to and by the Legislative Committee such as getting owner info on replacement tags, raising the statutory cap on fines, the effects of bankruptcy on parking fines.  

Manwhile, managing the Parking Violations Bureau in Miami-Dade means providing resources to all of the cities and the county agencies for the issuance of about 800,000 citations each year and the related collection of fines, court hearings, administrative reviews, registration stops, tow orders, circuit appeals, and referral to collection agencies.  Debbie expects to serve the FPA as an informed and experienced Manager in the Parking field, as well as a former and current FPA Board Member. 

Parking Violations Bureau / Miami-Dade County, Florida
Phone: 305.679.1066
dhess@flparking.org

E. James Ebert, P.E.
Director at Large

Mr. Ebert has over 35 years of experience in the parking industry, participating in the planning, design, engineering, and construction of over 500 parking structure projects.  Mr. Ebert specializes in developing functional design layouts for complex and mixed-use parking facilities. He participated as a peer reviewer and quality control specialist on over 100 parking structure projects. Mr. Ebert recently served as an editor for The International Parking Institute’s newest publication, “Parking Management – The Next Level.” 

Mr. Ebert is currently a Board Member of Timothy Haahs & Associates, Inc.  Mr. Ebert is a registered professional engineer; he holds a BS in Engineering from the University of Michigan.  Mr. Ebert was responsible for the successful completion of a number of parking projects in Florida, including projects for the City of Naples, the University of South Florida, and MBNA Southern Regional Headquarters in Boca Raton.  He is currently engaged in projects in St. Petersburg, Sarasota, and Miami. 

jebert@flparking.org

Luis Choter, Jr.
Director at Large

Mr. Choter, who has more than 16 years’ experience in the parking industry, is responsible for the Parking Enforcement and Meter Maintenance/Collections divisions of the Authority. MPA’s on-street operations comprise approximately 8,200 single space meters and 144 multi-space meters. He oversees MPA’s Pay and Display program and has directed other initiatives including the Smart Card program, various residential parking programs, and the Valet Parking and Rate Ordinances. He also implemented an online credit card processing program and a Pay and Display hotline to enhance customer service for the City’s parking patrons.

Mr. Choter is a graduate of Barry University and earned the CAPP (Certified Administrator of Public Parking) designation through the University of Virginia and the International Parking Institute. He is a member of IPI, the Florida Parking Association, the National Parking Association and the New Jersey.

Miami Parking Authority / 190 N.E. 3rd Street / Miami, FL 33132
Phone: 305.373.6789 x231 / Fax 305.371.9451
lchoter@flparking.org

Tracey Bruch, CAPP
Director at Large

Tracey is the Parking Manager for the City of Clearwater with over 21 years of experience in that capacity. She is responsible for the planning and administration of the on and off street program, parking enforcement division and oversees the fines collection program. The Clearwater Parking System has an annual budget of over $5 Million with over 3,500 parking spaces.

Tracey holds a BA degree in Business Management from Eckerd College and earned her CAPP designation in 2004. Tracey has been an active member of FPA sine 1986 where she has served as a Board Member, Treasurer, Vice President and President. She has also been an active member of IPI since 1986 and has also served on both the Board of Advisors and Board of Directors. Tracey is actively involved in the mentoring / tutoring program with the Pinellas County School System as a tutor in elementary math and reading since 1998 where she volunteers on a weekly basis.

City of Clearwater Parking System
100 South Myrtle Avenue, Suite #220 / Clearwater, FL 33756
Phone: 727.562.4771 / Fax: 727.562.4755
tbruch@flparking.org

R. Susan Olley
Immediate Past President

Sue Olley is the Parking Administrator for the City of West Palm Beach. She began her parking career with Syracuse University in central New York, in 1981. Sue received her CAPP in 1998.

City of West Palm Beach / 195 N. Narcissus / West Palm Beach, FL 33401
Phone: 561.822.1500
solley@flparking.org