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• Andrew Halcro - Executive Director

  Andrew Halcro has spent 50 years living in Anchorage, attending local public schools and the University of Alaska. For the last thirty years he has managed extensively in the private sector, including roles as the Chief Executive Officer of Avis Rent a Car of Alaska, and most recently as the President of the Anchorage Chamber of Commerce.

   

  Andrew is a former two term Republican state legislator representing Sand Lake, and is currently chair of the 90% by 2020 education initiative and is a past board member of AEDC, Visit Anchorage, Anchorage Downtown Partnership and School Business Partnership.

  He is married to Vicki Halcro, and they have two grown daughters, Lauren and Alyssa.

• Brian Borguno - Parking Director

  Brian Borguno serves Anchorage Community Development Authority (ACDA) as the Parking Director for EasyPark.

  Mr. Borguno is responsible for the parking services departments of EasyPark which includes Customer Service,   Parking Services Representatives, Parking Enforcement, and Maintenance.

  Before joining ACDA, Mr. Borguno worked as the Operations Manager for Park Cedar Rapids in Iowa. During this time, downtown Cedar Rapids was experiencing economic redevelopment due to flood recovery efforts stemming from a 2008 flood which included the rebuilding of the parking system. While at Park Cedar Rapids, he oversaw the day to day operations of enforcement, meter collections, facility maintenance, security, administrative, special events, and implemented new parking technologies to help reconstruct the parking operation.

  Prior to Park Cedar Rapids, Mr. Borguno worked as the Operations Assistant Manager in Ann Arbor, Michigan. While at Ann Arbor, he was exposed to large scale events that heavily impacted parking operations, including the University of Michigan football games.

  Mr. Borguno is a Graduate with Distinction from University of Michigan-Dearborn obtaining a Bachelor in Arts degree with an emphasis of Economics, Communications and Film.

  
  

  
  

• Healia Palmer - Finance Director

  Healia Palmer serves Anchorage Community Development Authority (ACDA) as the Finance Director and is responsible for all revenue reporting requirements of the agency.

  Ms. Palmer has 15 years of experience in all aspects of accounting in government and not-for-profit agencies. She has managed accounting departments, IT services and has been responsible for annual audits, budget development and monthly financial reporting.

  Ms. Palmer holds a Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting from the University of Portland, Portland, Oregon and a Masters in Technology Management from the University of Phoenix, Hillsboro, Oregon.

  Ms. Palmer is currently a member of the Northwest Parking Association.

• Melinda Gant - Public Relations

  Melinda Gant serves Anchorage Community Development Authority (ACDA) and EasyPark as Public Relations and has worked with the agency since 1996.

  Before joining ACDA, Ms. Gant worked for an international accounting firm for 10 years and was a sales manager for for an international book company and local computer agency.

  Ms. Gant has received extensive training in customer service, sales, marketing and is a member of the Public Relations Society of America, American Marketing Association, and the International Parking Institute.

   Ms. Gant serves as a board member for the American Marketing Association, Government Hill Commons, and is President of the Government Hill Community Council.

• Demetric Tuggle - Parking Services Manager

  Demetric Tuggle serves Anchorage Community Development Authority (ACDA) as the EasyPark Manager for events, daily garage and lot parking, enforcement, and security.  Ms. Tuggle joined ACDA in 1997 and is responsible for supervising the EasyPark Parking Service Representatives, Parking Enforcement Officers and Security.

  Ms. Tuggle attended Bartlett High School and received the Governor’s WorkStar Employee of the Year Award in 2000 from the Mayor of Anchorage.

  Ms. Tuggle has received numerous training in parking management and is a member of the Northwest Parking Association.

• Mike Kennard - Facilities Manager

  Mike Kennard serves Anchorage Community Development Authority (ACDA) as the EasyPark Manager responsible for facilities maintenance, custodial, parking equipment install & repair. Mr. Kennard joined ACDA in 2006 and brings over 20 years of experience in the facility maintenance field.

  Before joining ACDA, Mr. Kennard began his career in the US Navy where he attended Machinist Mate “A” school.  After being released from active duty, he then worked for various organizations as facility manager for the County of San Diego, Nevada Rural Housing Authority and Western Nevada College.

  Mr. Kennard has an Associate Degree in “Supervision” from Palomar College in Southern California and in “General Studies” from Western Nevada Community College and is also a member of the Northwest Parking Association. 

• Brett Smith - Parking Operations Manager

  

  Brett Smith serves Anchorage Community Development Authority as the Parking Operations Manager.

  Mr. Smith is responsible for Customer Service and Dispatch of EasyPark.

  Before joining ACDA, Mr. Smith was a Senior Non-Commissioned Officer in the United States Air Force.  He culminated his career, after almost 22 years of service, as a Production Superintendent where he oversaw 554 employees, in 18 diverse work centers, providing maintenance support for 58 aircraft.  Previously, he held various management positions, including Department Head and Shift Supervisor. Brett has a wide breadth of experience that includes project management, quality assurance, resource management, safety, life-cycle analysis, and strategic forecasting and scheduling.

  Mr. Smith graduated Magna Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Science in Technical Management Degree with a Logistic Minor from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University.  He is actively pursuing a Master of Arts in Management Degree from Wayland Baptist University where he is currently the President of the Student Chapter’s Society for Human Resource Management.