BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Angel Diaz is the Director of Operations for the Miami Parking Authority since May 2016. He is responsible for the oversight of over 100 employees, including the Miami Marlins and Jackson Memorial Hospital. Mr. Diaz also oversees the Authority’s on-street and off-street parking portfolio, which includes five garages, 59 lots, and over 38,000 parking spaces. He brings to the agency an extensive knowledge of both the public and private parking sector.
Mr. Diaz started his career in parking as a frontline employee in 1993 as a meter collector. Throughout the years, he has managed the parking contract for the cities of Richmond, Virginia and Santa Monica, California. In Richmond, he oversaw a staff of over 80 employees and was responsible for 8,000 parking spaces with an $18 million budget. During his tenure in Santa Monica, Mr. Diaz was responsible for 15,000 parking spaces, a staff of 75 employee and an operating budget of $60 million. In 1996, he completed the Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce Leadership Program. He is currently a member of the International Parking and Mobility Institute and the Miami Downtown Development Authority. Mr. Diaz, was also a member of the California Public Parking Association, Santa Monica Chamber, Santa Monica PAL, Santa Monica Kiwanis Club, Parking Association of the Virginias and City of Richmond’s Chamber.
Mr. Diaz has 25 years of parking experience managing municipal parking and earned his Certified Administrator of Public Parking (CAPP) through the International Parking Institute and The University of Virginia.
President
Bill Geraghty is Executive Vice President of Sales at Scheidt & Bachmann where he oversees sales, marketing and product management for their US Parking Division. Bill began his career in the Parking Industry over 20 years ago and has been actively involved with FPTA conferences and events throughout that time. Previously he has served on boards and committees with both the New York State Parking & Transportation Association (NYSPTA) and the International Parking & Mobility Institute (IPMI). Bill also received his CAPP certification from IPMI back in 2012.
Throughout his career Bill has served as both a presenter at industry events and as an author in industry publications as a subject matter expert on a variety of parking technologies – including PARCS systems, multi-space meters, LPR, vehicle counting systems, and parking citation processing solutions. He has also personally been involved with hundreds of client deployments of license plate enabled (LEP) parking technologies for municipalities, universities, and private operators.
President Elect
Tracie Saunders is the Assistant Director at the University of North Florida where she manages the financial, customer service and enforcement operations for Parking Services. She began her parking career in 2007 with the University of Central Florida Parking and Transportation Services as a front-line supervisor for the customer service division. She worked her way up to overseeing the customer service and administration division that serves over sixty thousand students . In 2008, her previous mentor “voluntold” her to sign up for a committee and attend an annual FPTA conference; ever since then, she has been an active and loyal member serving on various committees and the executive board. She truly enjoys being a part of FPTA as she has gained a vast network of parking and mobility professionals. When she is off work as “mom”, she enjoys exploring North Florida and creating new recipes and a good glass of wine.
Secretary
Brenda Dome is the Director of Administrative Services for Parking, Sustainability & Transportation at Florida International University. Brenda began her career in FIU in 2011 with the Department and currently oversees the areas of IT, Transportation & Fleet, Customer Service, Custodial, Website Services and Communications. Brenda also assists with grant initiatives and partnership development. Brenda was awarded the 2017 Communicator’s Award received for excellent, continuous communication with FIU’s internal community. Brenda has been a member of FPTA for 10 years.
Treasurer
Joseph Fazio serves as the Regional Director of Account Management at ParkMobile, responsible for overseeing client relationships with municipal and university parking operators. Joseph leads a team dedicated to advising clients in optimizing innovative technology solutions to advance their mobility ecosystems. Joseph started his career in the parking industry as the Technology Manager for the University of South Florida's Parking and Transportation Services division. With over a decade of experience in technology and client management across various industries, he brings valuable expertise to his role. Joseph has been an engaged member of the Florida Parking and Transportation Association since entering the industry in 2017, contributing to multiple committees as a volunteer. He holds a B.A. in Political Science and recently earned his M.B.A.
Director
Matthew Valera is Director of Municipal Sales & FL Market at Parking Guidance Systems, LLC where he oversees sales and business development for the North & Southeastern US. As a lifelong Floridian and 6+ year veteran of the Parking Industry, Matthew proudly represents the second generation of his family that has called this place home.
Starting out as a Parking Enforcement Officer for the Miami Parking Authority, Matthew quickly blazed a trail for himself through an appreciation of technology and how it can make our industry better. Having served on the IPMI Technology Committee since 2019, Matthew is no stranger to volunteerism and always seeks to find ways to contribute. Given the opportunity to serve on the FPTA board will allow Matthew to further immerse himself with the Industry that he is so very passionate about especially in his home state.
Florida International University – Miami, FL 2019-2021 Major: Bachelor’s in arts - Communication
Broward College – Weston, FL 2016-2019 Major: Associate in Arts - Communication
Director
Laura Caillot is the General Manager for SURVISION, one of the world leaders in license plate recognition, overseeing North and South America sales and operations. Laura joined the company in 2017 and has been instrumental in growing Survision presence in the United States. Quadrilingual with managerial and organizational skills developed through 14 years of experience in management and marketing for B2B technology companies, Laura graduated in Italy and lives in Miami, FL with her husband and two kids.
Director
Julianne Wilhelm joined Flowbird as Marketing Manager in 2017 with a Bachelor of Science in Public Relations from the University of South Florida. With 11 years of experience in Marketing and Public Relations, she manages corporate branding for the company’s North American operations. This includes assisting clients with public awareness campaigns, most often when they introduce changes to their parking system.
Julianne began her career in parking when she became the Marketing Coordinator for Cale America, a Swedish-based parking solutions company, where she was responsible for the company’s public relations, mass communications & marketing, tradeshows and events. She enjoys testing her creative limits and, in doing so, won Flowbird the IPMI Best Booth award back-to-back years in 2018 and 2019
Before coming onto the Flowbird team, Julianne spent 4 years as Marketing Director for the Tampa Bay Chamber of Commerce where she helped local businesses thrive. It was there that she learned the importance of mobility and convenience for drivers, and their impact on a community as a whole.
Julianne is a frequent contributor to the industry’s top publications and uses her experience in PR to drive public opinion and awareness.
Director
Director
I became the Director of Parking and Transportation Services for The University of West Florida on December 13, 2004 and I am not sure I’ve smiled once since. That is not true, that's just a little levity. The truth is I smile almost every other day despite the spirit crushing challenges Parking often creates. Parking is a hard job but it can also be fun if you go into it with the right attitude. I try my best to have that attitude. Universities face special challenges when it comes to parking given the different needs of faculty, students and visitors. FPTA is a great information resource and I am proud to be a member. If elected to serve on the Board I’ll do my best to do a good job. And odds are I’ll smile once in a while, maybe. If I'm in a good mood and the wind is at my back.
Director
Eli Stephan currently holds the Director of Facilities and Operations, Parking & Transportation role at the University of Miami. In this capacity Mr. Stephan leads the maintenance and operations of the academic and marine research campuses, encompassing over seven million square feet of maintainable spaces across classrooms, laboratories, offices, and residential buildings. Additionally, he leads the management of over 8,000 parking spaces, mobility programs, and five parking garages. Mr. Stephan is a highly motivated, result oriented professional with nearly two decades of proven experience in contributing unparalleled talent development, sales, operations, and brand management. Specializing in the areas of leadership and project management, he strives in implementing innovative strategies to enhance performance, streamline operations, and drive profitable growth.
Director
FPTA Management Team
Dawn (Newman) Marti founded her company DCM Management, previously Newman Concepts, a conference planning and association management firm in 1998. In her 25+ year career, Dawn has worked in risk management, the hotel industry as a wedding planner, catering and sales manager, in the parking, transportation and mobility industry and in the world of associations. She is an expert in association and event management and provides these services to associations nationally, managing large and small conferences, trade shows, golf tournaments, educational forums, webinars and training events. At DCM Management, Dawn and her team provide association management, communications, conference and event planning services to over ten associations and private industry companies. Email: Dawn@DCM-Management.com
Association and Events Manager
Marketing and Communications
Website Management
