Colonial Parking is Going Back to School In 1953, Colonial Parking was founded by two George Washington University students and now we are going back to our roots. Colonial is proud to announce that, as of December 1st, 2017, we have commenced management of parking operations at George Washington University’s 25 locations across […]
Tag: Colonial Employees
Well Deserved: November
Congratulations Paulos and Fikru! Paulos Tadesse is Colonial’s Newest General Manager! Paulos has been with Colonial for the past 8 years. He began his career as a parking attendant and climbed his way to General Manager. His extensive experience from Project Manager to Senior Operations Manager made him known as a”fixer” at Colonial […]
Nationals MVP Winner
At the conclusion of the 2017 National’s Baseball season they announced the 2017 TEAM Service All-Star MVP Winners. The selection of the MVP is completed by the fans during the last week of the regular season. We are excited to announce that this year, fans selected Colonial Parking’s Robert Guest (pictured below) as our […]
Utilizing Digital Tools to Foster Productivity
Colonial Parking recently hosted it’s latest Training Forum on August 24th. The training focused on organization and efficiency, highlighting tips and strategies our employees can use to be more productive by utilizing digital tools, like Microsoft Outlook’s calendar, reminders and tasks. The trainers emphasized finding the best method that works for each individual employee […]
Well Deserved: February 2017
Congratulations! Sirak Zeleke is Colonial’s Newest Assistant Project Manager Sirak has been with Colonial Parking® for 25 years starting as an attendant at Children’s Hospital. He then gained more responsibilities when he was promoted to Shift Manager. Most recently, he has moved to Holy Cross Hospital as their new Assistant Project Manager. Steven Kopelman says of Zeleke: […]
Impactful Gatherings
Colonial® is focused on and dedicated to the empowerment and training of our employees, and in the past couple of weeks we’ve had a couple of great sessions with the aim to do both of those things. COLONIAL TOWN HALL: A Place for Discussion This past week, Colonial Parking® hosted our third Town Hall meeting […]
Well Deserved: January 2017
Congratulations! Dickson Gateri is Colonial’s Newest Project Manager Dickson joined the Colonial Parking® team as an Assistant Project Manager at Children’s National in February of 2016 having previously worked at the Four Seasons in a supervisory role. He moved from Children’s National to Holy Cross Hospital, maintaining his role as Assistant Project Manager and has now become […]
Change Management: A Good Team Makes the Difference
Acquiring or changing parking providers may seem like a daunting task, an abundance of paperwork and meetings and maybe even confused or disgruntled tenants. Colonial Parking® ensures that with us, that is not the case. With over 60 years of experience and 240 plus locations in the DC Metro area, we know how to make […]
Well Deserved: December 2016
Congratulations! Beniam Hussien is Colonial’s Newest Assistant Project Manager! Beniam Hussien started with Colonial® in June of 2016, having six years of experience working for a private parking company. He began as a part time employee at Lot 868, 3001 Washington Blvd, and only a few weeks later was also assigned to cover the […]
Turning Experience, Instinct and Data into Dollars
How Yield Management is Informing and Transforming the Parking Industry Experience Pricing in the parking industry has historically been an art not a science. The combination of nearby rates, experience based predictions and gut instinct came together to set pricing. Put simply, a seasoned facility manager looks at neighbors’ rates and makes an assessment […]