Colonial Parking was founded in 1953 in Washington, DC by two George Washington University graduates, Thaddeus Lindner and Sergius Gambal, who had the foresight to envision the development of Downtown Washington into a world class real estate market. Seizing upon opportunities to convert vacant buildings and raw land into income producing properties for their owners, Gambal and Lindner gradually grew a one-lot company (30¢ a day!) into what is today a company recognized as an industry leader.

Along the way, the Founders focused on ensuring that Colonial developed revolutionary products (the monthly account, a proprietary charge card) and services (segregated internal revenue controls) to protect the service and financial value of their landlord’s properties.

Today, Tad Lindner serves as the company’s Chairman of the Board and Serge Gambal serves as a Founding Director on the corporation’s Board. Lindner’s son, Russell, joins them in the governance of the company as Vice Chairman. Andrew Blair, a twenty year veteran who serves as President and Chief Executive Officer and Julia Horman, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, join together in managing the day-to-day operations and strategic direction of Colonial.

They, in turn, lead a senior management team whose combined local parking experience exceeds 130 years. While each senior staff member is responsible for a specific departmental or divisional function, their work together ensures that Colonial’s products and services continue to not only lead the industry, but also address the ever changing requirements of the firm’s clients.