“Royal Valet seeks to serve our community by providing safe and efficient valet parking, operating always in excellence and integrity.”
About Us
Royal Valet is the foremost valet parking service for Tulsa, Wichita, and Northeast Oklahoma. Our focus is to serve our communities through the distinguished act of valet parking. Royal Valet recognizes that we are both the first and last experience your guests will have at your event and we take that as a high honor. Through well planned arrival experiences, genuine hospitable interactions, and walking in a sincere appreciation for you and your guests, we are certain that the experience with Royal Valet will be memorable for all involved.
Royal Valet operates in two resolute principles – excellence and integrity. For us – excellence means doing everything we do to the very best of our ability – be it the safety with which we operate the vehicles, the courtesy with which we engage with your guests, or the way we present ourselves. Integrity means we do exactly what we say we are going to do – provide you with the best possible valet experience! We also recognize that vehicles are an extension of one’s home. You can know your vehicle will be treated with respect and care during its time with us.
We are pleased to serve any type of event including but not limited to charity galas, weddings, corporate events, and holiday parties. We also value our partnerships with venues such as hotels, restaurants, casinos, and event venues.
Our History
Royal Valet began in 2012. At the time there was a need for a valet service in the Tulsa area that operated in true excellence. With a background in hospitality and customer service, Royal Valet’s owner and founder, Mandy McElroy, created the humble beginnings of Royal Valet. Supported by her husband and fellow entrepreneur, Scott, Mandy quickly realized that this was not meant to be just a small side hustle.
As Royal Valet began to serve more and more guests in Tulsa, our reputation as a valet company of excellence and integrity quickly grew. By simply engaging with our guests in genuine hospitality and appreciation, we found our company exploding! We are pleased to now serve many communities including: Tulsa metro and Green Country; Wichita, Kansas; Stillwater, OK; Joplin, MO; and NW Arkansas.
Although we enjoy every event we partner with, perhaps our greatest honor is the many non-profit causes that we get to support on their greatest fundraising nights of each year! We have partnered with Mental Health Association, The Demand Project, Salvation Army, Alzheimer’s Association, art museums, universities, community colleges, and so many more!
Our Team
Scott and Mandy McElroy
Owners
Scott and Mandy met while studying at Oral Roberts University in Tulsa, Oklahoma, where they both graduated in 2009 with their Bachelor’s degrees. They were married during their senior year in 2008. Scott began his first business while in college at ORU, detailing vehicles. Mandy worked as a hotel manager during her college career. In 2011, Scott and Mandy welcomed their first child, Samuel. Around the same time, Mandy began to ponder the idea of starting a valet parking service in Tulsa. In 2012, Royal Valet was officially born. Scott and Mandy continued to grow both their business family and their own family, welcoming three more children: Lydia, Alana, and Judah.
Today they manage together an ever-growing portfolio of businesses. The McElroys, along with their children, enjoy the opportunity to serve their community, serve their local church, and spend time with friends and family.
Janelle Nelson
Office Administrator
Janelle went to Mounds Public Schools where she met her middle school sweetheart Luke Nelson, whom she married in 2021. She graduated from Mounds High School in 2019 and furthered her education at Tulsa Community College with her Associate’s Degree.
Janelle enjoys quality time with her family, woodworking, and her plants. Janelle’s career with Royal Valet began in 2019 as a valet, and in 2021 she took on the great opportunity to continue her career with Royal Valet as the Office Administrator.
Becca Heister
Bookings
Becca is one of Royal Valet’s original team members! Having grown up in Bixby, Becca started working with Royal Valet on the gala team when she attended OSU for her Bachelor’s Degree, and was vital in building our casino team in 2018. Becca now serves Royal Valet as our Bookings Manager, ensuring all of our clients are well taken care of during the pre-event process. She is currently working on her Masters in Industrial Engineering through OSU. When not working or studying, you can find Becca playing with her dog, Indy, or immersed in a captivating book, all fueled by a warm cup of good coffee!
Chris Dart
RSC Team Manager
A native of Southern California, Chris found his way to Tulsa when he attended the Graduate Theology school at Oral Roberts University. Chris began his career with Royal Valet in 2019. Currently, he manages a team of valet drivers at River Spirit Casino Resort and is our social media manager.
When not serving guests through valet, Chris enjoys hiking in the great outdoors, trying new restaurants, BJJ, obscure music, and going on microadventures.
Michael Hempel
Events Team Manager
Michael is from Lake Jackson, Texas. Currently a student at Oral Roberts University, Michael is studying Ministry and Leadership in hopes to one day to lead a church. In 2021, Michael began as a valet driver and to further his leadership passions and experience took on this position in 2022. Michael enjoys this opportunity to serve the Tulsa community in leading Royal team members.
Tulsa has quickly become a second home to Michael because of his love for beautiful scenery and the amazing people he has met.
Derek Sanderson
Event Supervisor
Derek is adopted from Ukraine and has lived in Tulsa since then. He is currently attending Tulsa Community College studying aviation to become a pilot! He began as a valet driver and worked his way up to become our Event Team Supervisor. Derek has loved this opportunity and the people he is working around. Royal is his second family.
When Derek is not working at Royal he is flying around the Midwest building up his flying hours and looking at the beautiful scenery.
Nolan Valz
Hotel Supervisor
Nolan hails from Fort Thomas, Kentucky. He graduated from Cedarville University in December, 2022, with a degree in Worship Ministry. Nolan and his wife Grace moved to Tulsa the following year. He is currently working at Audacity.Church as the Worship Pastor. Nolan started out as a valet driver with Royal as a “side gig” to make some extra money, but it wasn’t long before he applied to become our Hotel Team Supervisor to grow as a leader, love on the city of Tulsa, and meet new people.
When Nolan isn’t working at the church or valeting, he enjoys watching movies with his wife, playing guitar, and exploring Tulsa.
We would love to valet your next event.
More goes into valet parking than simply parking cars! We evaluate the nature of your event, area your event is being held, the needs of your guests, and so many other factors, to ensure an exceptional and unique plan Is executed for your event.