Rachel Yoka

Biographie: Ms. Rachel Yoka, CAPP, LEED AP Rachel serves as Vice President of Program Development for IPMI, leading the organization in the areas of technology, research, data analytics, and industry accreditation and certification. Rachel serves as the lead at IPMI for the Accredited Parking Organization (APO) program, which recognizes excellence in parking organizations according to comprehensive standards. Rachel served as editor and an author in the publication on sustainability and parking design entitled “Sustainable Parking Design and Management: A Practitioner’s Handbook”. She co-edited two earlier technical volumes for IPMI, “Volumes 2 and 3 in the Parking 101 Series.” Prior to joining IPMI staff in 2014, she was selected as the “Parking Professional of the Year”. She has spearheaded the sustainability movement in the parking industry – leading the development of the first industry-specific rating system for sustainability in parking structures. A graduate of the Georgetown University School of Foreign Service, she has held positions in consulting, engineering, architecture, and construction firms.