Staff News January 2022 – Employee News – UVA Facilities Management

New Hires

Jed Ayala, custodial services worker, Housing Custodial

Maya Betts, student worker, Office for Sustainability

Brenda Bonilla, custodial services worker, Housing Custodial

Alexis Brown, facilities services representative, Programs & Informatics

Bryce Davis, senior HVAC assistant, HSPP Zone 1

Daniel Doyle, Jr., senior HVAC assistant, HSPP Zone 1

Austin Graham, landscape and grounds worker, Landscape Services

Philip Guzman, custodial services worker, North Grounds Custodial

Matthew Hobbs, temp, Heat Plants

Hunter Hodges, finance associate, Finance

Courtney Killam, custodial services supervisor, Housing Custodial

Richard Mixon, custodial services supervisor, Housing Custodial

Jonathan Mooney, senior HVAC assistant, HSPP Zone 1

William Tomalonis, plumber, HSPP Zone 1 North

Jia Williams, student worker, Office for Sustainability

Transfers & Promotions

Eric Cline, senior plumber, HSPP Zone 3

Dennis Edwards, facilities inspector, Programs & Informatics

Damon Gettig, landscape supervisor, Landscape Services

Erika Herz, sustainability strategic planning specialist, Office for Sustainability

Samantha Kelly, sustainability special projects coordinator, Office for Sustainability

Marcus Mallory, operations supervisor, Heat Plants

John Michie, logistics coordinator, Programs & Informatics

Tracy Saul, operations supervisor, Heat Plants

Nathan Skelton, landscape supervisor, Landscape Services

David Underwood, facilities inspector, Programs & Informatics

Nathan Wells, IT Help Desk specialist, Technology & Innovation

Welcome to FM

Highlighting new employees and welcoming them to the FM team

Alexis Brown, facilities services representative, Programs & Informatics
Alexis "Lexi" Brown was born in Naples, Italy into a military family. Prior to joining UVA, she graduated from Norfolk State University where she played volleyball as a collegiate athlete. She is still very involved with volleyball as the head coach for Buford Middle School in Charlottesville. She enjoys volunteering and assisting aid amongst the marginalized community while pouring into the next generation

Best Wishes to FM Retirees

Suada Herceg of Housing Custodial retired Jan. 3 after six years at UVA. Suada served as a housekeeping supervisor working in the Alderman Road Residence Area. She was recognized for her hard work, dedication and housekeeping knowledge — rarely showing up late or absent from work. Suada will be remembered as a perfectionist who liked to walk her buildings.

Educational & Professional Accomplishments

Bonnie Hockins, Lester Jackson, John Jordan, Marcus Klaton and Chuck Thomas completed the inaugural UVA Edge program in December 2021, earning 20 credits toward an associate's degree or bachelor's degree.

Compliments from Customers

Don Sundgren and Facilities Management snow removal staff: Thank you for going above and beyond to respond to the challenges of the snowstorm and its repercussions. You did a remarkable job responding to the power outages, piled-up snow on sidewalks, and so much more. Thank you for helping to keep the University up and running and caring for our community. Please also share my thanks with everyone on your team and at Facilities Management—you all are true heroes. —Jim Ryan, UVA President

Derek Wilson and HSPP teams I want to express my appreciation for Derek Wilson. Over the years, I've found Derek to be exceptionally responsive to facility issues; especially those that negatively impact our ability to image patients. On one occasion I contacted Derek very early in the morning regarding a lack of chilled water supplying one of our MRI scanners. Derek responded to my page right away, diagnosed the problem, and identified that the service engineer failed to follow protocol. This allowed us to get things back up and running and correct the issue with the vendor. Recently, we had another chilled water issue in the hospital for which I texted Derek late in the evening due to a lack of resources. Again, he quickly responded to my call and secured the proper resources to fix the problem. Just today, there was an unanticipated water outage that could have been detrimental to CT operations. Derek identified an issue related to a general contractor straying a bit off course as it relates to the defined work. I appreciated his transparency and his quick action to get the situation under control. On each and every occasion, Derek was prompt in his response, courteous, thoughtful, and positive. In my view, his work ethic and commitment to the organization never waivers and I am thankful to have him serving the needs of our department and our organization. Thank you, Derek! —Richard Hooper, Department of Radiology and Medical Imaging

Members of the Heat Plants team sitting in front of an array of monitors

Marcus Mallory, Bert Seymour, Gary Moon and teams: UVA is a 24/7 operation, 365 days a year, including holidays. I had a chance to visit with staff working during the holidays in several departments and thank them for their great work year-round. Pictured here are members of the Heat Plants team who were working on Christmas Eve: supervisors Marcus Mallory and Bert Seymour and senior operator Gary Moon. Thanks for all that you do! —J.J. Davis, UVA Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer

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