"I didn’t know I had the right to make my own choices about how to get through my days on this planet. "
About Ruth
Ruth Beaman started WOMEN IN PARKING in 2011 to champion women in the parking industry and provide them with a path to realize their dreams as professionals and leaders. Ruth, an entrepreneur, is the principal of the Beaman Group. She was the principal and founder in IntegraPark, a software solutions provider. Previously, she held a management role in accounting at a parking management company.
She is dedicated to honesty, integrity and paying it forward — to help women realize their potential in the parking industry and in their lives.
WIP HISTORY
Founded in 2011, WOMEN IN PARKING (WIP) is a group of professionals who foster the advancement and achievement of women in our industry. WIP members represent every discipline of the parking industry. We share a common goal to provide opportunities in the areas of career advancement and networking.
How It Started: A group of parking professionals recognized that while women continue to emerge from all disciplines within the parking industry, opportunities to narrow the gap between men and women in terms of promotion, advancement and C-level presence in the board room still exist. To ensure the talents of women in the parking industry are fully utilized, the group established WOMEN IN PARKING. In 2019, National Parking Association (NPA) and WOMEN IN PARKING (WIP), long-time collaborators and peer organizations, united.
"I was handling a very steep learning curve. It was like being strapped to a rocket and I didn’t have the time or personal space needed to really digest everything I was dealing with. I was living intuitively and coping with each gift or challenge as it came to me, as I’m sure you have. Everybody behaves that way, it’s the rare philosopher who can analyze their life as they’re living it."
Ruth Beaman
