James B. Kennedy
Jim Kennedy has worked at the Richmond Metropolitan Authority since 1980 as Director of Operations. His areas of responsibility include operation of the Authority's toll road facilities, parking (four garages, several surface lots and stadium event parking), and The Diamond baseball stadium; and supervision of the public relations office, RMA police officers, engineering department and construction projects. Additionally, he served as project manager for the RMA’s electronic toll collection installation.
Kennedy is a founding member and former president of the Parking Association of the Virginias. He has been active in the International Parking Institute (IPI) for many years and has served on the Board of Directors and has served as secretary/treasurer. He was one of the graduates of IPI’s inaugural Certified Administrator of Public Parking (CAPP) class.
In addition, he has been a member of the International Bridge, Tunnel and Turnpike Association (IBTTA) for nearly 20 years and served as chairman and vice chair of its Operations Committee for four years each. He has previously served as vice chair of the Technical Advisory Committee of the Richmond Area Metropolitan Planning Organization.
Kennedy received a bachelor of science degree in journalism from the University of Tennessee. In addition, he earned a master’s degree in public administration from Virginia Commonwealth University.
