Staff news January 2025
January 17, 2025
New Hires
- Moamin Al Samaraee, senior trades utility technician, Housing Maintenance
- Carlos Belloso, landscaper, Landscape Services
- Christopher Brooks, landscaper, Landscape Services
- Jedediah Caldwell, construction administration manager, CC&R Project & Construction Management Services
- Belkys Cobaria, custodian, Housing Custodial
- Sterling Cuffee, systems control operator - evening shift, Systems Control Center
- Alex Dalton, construction administration manager, CC&R Project & Construction Management Services
- Mariana De Souza, custodian, Housing Custodial
- Adriana Diaz-Cacho, custodian, McCormick Zone Custodial
- Chris DiVita, assistant director, solutions development, Technology & Innovation
- Julia Elliott, environmental compliance specialist, Heat Plant
- Stacy Fowler, custodian, Housing Custodial
- Alex Holmann II, custodian, Housing Custodial
- Adonis Molina V, drywall/plasterer, HSPP Renovations
- Comfort Nyemah, custodian, Housing Custodial
- George Pennington III, general services technician, CC&R Creative Services
- Justin Pye, horticultural specialist, Landscape Services
- Frans Scherman, senior trades utility technician, Housing Maintenance
- Scarlet Seymour, mechanical engineering associate, Utilities
- Benjamin Templeton, electrician, McCormick Road Zone Maintenance
- Edward Turner, drywall/plasterer, HSPP Renovations
- Cody Wright, electrician, HSPP Zone 1 North
- Alex Yang, graduate student worker, Office for Sustainability
Transfers and Promotions
Positions listed are the employee's new position.
- Christine Alencar, preconstruction and project development manager, Construction & Renovation Services
- Shawn Allen, senior landscaper, Landscape Services
- Anthony Bell, senior electronic technician, Automation Services
- Joshua Bradley, senior HVAC mechanic, Housing Maintenance
- Robert Bronaugh, IT help desk analyst 2, Technology & Innovation
- Dante Crawford, IT help desk analyst 2, Technology & Innovation
- Edwin Davis III, boiler operator, Heat Plants
- Clay Jackson, assistant director for design services, CC&R Design Services
- James Keller, senior construction project manager, CC&R Project & Construction Management Services
- Sandra Martinez Noyola, custodian, Newcomb Custodial
- Richard Payne, senior landscaper, Landscape Services
- Luis Ramirez, custodial manager, Housing Custodial
- Lance Rothgeb, mason plasterer, Construction & Renovation Services
- Jonathon Taylor, HVAC mechanic, HSPP Zone 3
- Justin Williams, trades utility technician, HSPP Zone 1 South
- Ayse Yetim, senior custodian, Central Grounds Custodial
- William Shaun Zeller Sr., drywall finisher/plasterer, HSPP Zone 4
Spreading Smiles
Facilities Management in conjunction with the Office of the UVA President supported the 2024 Toy Lift this year with the following donations: 98 toys and books, five bikes, $145 in cash and several Amazon orders shipped directly to the Toy Lift. Thank you to all who donated!
Best Wishes to FM Retirees
Dave Blair, IT applications & systems development assistant director with Technology & Innovation, retired Jan. 12 after 16 years of service. Blair first started at UVA in 2008, working in what was then called Facilities Planning & Construction before transferring to the Technology & Innovation department a few years later. Blair worked with all of FM's teams to develop customized tools to enhance and streamline operations. Prior to joining the University, the assistant director worked at an e-commerce consulting company in Charlottesville and spent a total of 40 years working in the IT industry. Check out photos from Dave Blair's retirement gathering.
Noted with regret
Dickie Williams, plumber supervisor for Health System Physical Plant Zone 1 South, died Dec. 6, 2024. Williams – who worked at UVA for 16 years – was known for his hard work and dedication to the mission of patient care at UVA. “I personally stood shoulder to shoulder with him when the water was literally rising on us and I counted on his skill and willingness to do whatever was necessary more times than I can recall,” Director of HSPP Derek Wilson wrote in an email to staff.