Member Moves
Dennis Burns Joins Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc.
Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc. is pleased to announce that L. Dennis Burns, CAPP has joined the firm in their Phoenix office as a National Parking Practice Builder and Regional Vice President. Mr. Burns brings over 28 years of national parking/transportation management and consulting experience including expertise in urban transportation planning, parking strategic planning, feasibility studies, supply/demand analysis, shared parking analysis, parking plans for transit-oriented developments, and parking management best practice reviews. He has led national research and analysis efforts in the areas of parking system organizational development, smart parking technology options for transit station area plans, parking as an economic development strategy, and parking system branding and marketing program development. His clients include airports, municipalities, healthcare facilities, private developers, universities, and parking operators.
Shelley Deats Appointed to Assistant Director
Shelley Deats will join the UTSA Business Auxiliary Services Parking Division on November 2nd as the Assistant Director. She comes to us with 10 years of service in higher education with specific attention to management, customer service, problem-solving and administrative communication.
Prior to joining UTSA, Ms. Deats served as the Manager of Parking and Transportation Services at Baylor University and as Coordinator for Communications and as an Emergency Dispatcher for The University Police Department. She was instrumental in leading a smooth transition of Baylor Parking & Transportation Services to become its own independent operation, which had previously reported to the University Police Department. This transition along with the acquisition of a consultant was a major factor in laying a footprint for a successful Parking & Transportation program.
Shelley’s experience working in a university setting and serving on Baylor’s Parking & Transportation Committee, as well as the Campus Accommodation Committee focusing on ADA needs, has prepared her for the position as UTSA Parking Division Assistant Director.
Ms. Deats earned her BA as a Communications Specialist from Baylor University. Please welcome Shelley to UTSA.
