Adam Jones

Vice President of Operations and Parking, Downtown Tempe Authority (Tempe, AZ)

Adam Jones, CAPP, CPP is the Vice President of Operations and Parking for the Downtown Tempe Authority overseeing more than 18,000 spaces. Adam has more than 25 years’ experience in the parking and operations management business having spent the last 10 years in Tempe. Adam has extensive knowledge of parking management for large mixed-use Class A office buildings, large sports arenas/stadiums parking needs, mixed use projects, hotels, and on-street metered parking operations and enforcement. Adam established the clean and safe program in Tempe. Prior to Tempe Adam spent 15 years with Central Parking Corporation managing multiple markets including; Cincinnati, Indianapolis, Minneapolis and Knoxville, TN. Adam has served as the President of the Southwest Parking and Transportation Associations and has set on various boards and committees in multiple cities.  

Brandy Stanley

Parking Services Manager, City of Las Vegas

Brandy Stanley serves as the parking services manager for the city of Las Vegas.  In this role, she oversees all aspects of the city’s parking system including the operation of parking meters, enforcement, collections, off-street facility management and contract negotiations. She is also responsible for technology evaluation and implementation, supporting new development with parking expertise, facilitating parking for special events, recommending policy and setting the direction and mission for how the parking system can best support the city’s economic development goals.

Stanley has been with the city of Las Vegas since June 2011, and has gained extensive experience in the parking industry across the country during her 28-year career. She previously held positions as parking manager for the city of Manchester, New Hampshire; regional manager for Standard Parking Corporation in Richmond, Virginia; Miami, Florida and Austin, Texas; and has held parking management positions in New Orleans, Louisiana and Seattle, Washington.

Stanley earned a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from the University of Washington and an MBA from The University of Texas. She is a member of the International Parking Institute, is a founding board member of Women In Parking, and serves on the board of directors for the Southwest Parking & Transportation Association. She develops and makes frequent educational presentations to industry peers at various conferences throughout the country.

Tom Yardley

Principal, Stantec, (Boston, MA)

Tom has over 20 years of experience in a broad range of transportation and urban planning projects. He specializes in parking, Transportation Demand Management (TDM) and mobility plans for college, corporate and healthcare campuses and downtowns.  Tom is currently helping the City of Boston, MA develop a new TDM points system and is finishing a Comprehensive Transportation and Parking Plan for the Ohio State University and a Mobility Innovation Strategy for the City of Tulsa, OK.  He was formerly the Senior Transportation Planner in Boston’s Longwood Medical and Academic Area, home to twenty-four medical, educational and cultural institution including Harvard Medical School. He understands the importance of linking transportation systems to surrounding land uses, having previously worked as a land use planner and consultant in New York City for ten years.