Staff news July 2025
July 15, 2025
New Hires
- Jacob Adams, BAS controls assistant, Automation Services
- Kate J. Balwinski, Decarbonization Academy fellow student worker, Office for Sustainability
- Jackson A. Barnard, Decarbonization Academy fellow student worker, Office for Sustainability
- Jada S. Bolden, custodian, Housing Custodial
- Laura M. Botkin, Decarbonization Academy fellow student worker, Office for Sustainability
- Shawn A. Brown, trades utility technician, HSPP Renovations
- Austin N. Chinn, Decarbonization Academy fellow student worker, Office for Sustainability
- Ashlei Cleaves, Decarbonization Academy fellow student worker, Office for Sustainability
- Max Clements, Decarbonization Academy fellow student worker, Office for Sustainability
- Alana R. Cohen, Decarbonization Academy fellow student worker, Office for Sustainability
- Luke C. Cutelis, Decarbonization Academy fellow student worker, Office for Sustainability
- Rachel E. Earl, Decarbonization Academy fellow student worker, Office for Sustainability
- Benjamin Hugh Link Elmore, Decarbonization Academy fellow student worker, Office for Sustainability
- Isabel G. Hamilton, Decarbonization Academy fellow student worker, Office for Sustainability
- Sofia A. Hardesty, Decarbonization Academy fellow student worker, Office for Sustainability
- Jack S. Hauger, Decarbonization Academy fellow student worker, Office for Sustainability
- Marley G. Hays, Decarbonization Academy fellow student worker, Office for Sustainability
- David R. Hodge, landscaper, Landscape Services
- Jennifer L. Hunsinger, Decarbonization Academy fellow student worker, Office for Sustainability
- Angelia-Anne K. Irvine, Decarbonization Academy fellow student worker, Office for Sustainability
- Alia Karim, Decarbonization Academy fellow student worker, Office for Sustainability
- Anaya P. Nath, Decarbonization Academy fellow student worker, Office for Sustainability
- Anika Rekulapelli, Decarbonization Academy fellow student worker, Office for Sustainability
- Matthew T. Rusten, Decarbonization Academy fellow student worker, Office for Sustainability
- Olivia M. Smith, Decarbonization Academy fellow student worker, Office for Sustainability
- Adam J. Stievater, Decarbonization Academy fellow student worker, Office for Sustainability
- Annia Zhao, Decarbonization Academy fellow student worker, Office for Sustainability
- Tasha Shifflett, custodian, Housing Custodial
Transfers and Promotions
- Alexandra Elberson, senior project coordinator, CC&R Project & Construction Management Services
- Jacob M. Morris, senior HVAC assistant, Housing Maintenance
Organizational Announcements
Lois Stanley has been appointed UVA's senior vice president for operations, replacing Colette Sheehy, who retired July 1 after nearly 43 years of dedicated service to the University. Stanley, who will start in the position Aug. 18, is an accomplished leader in capital planning and business services and brings a wealth of experience from several prominent universities in New England. Most recently, she served as vice president for campus planning and operations at Brandeis University in Massachusetts. In her capacity as senior vice president for operations, Stanley will oversee the Architect for the University, the University Building Official, and Facilities Management, in addition to Business Services, which oversees UVA Dine, Parking & Transportation and others. Read more about Lois Stanley.
Educational & Professional Accomplishments
Lela Garner, sustainability manager — student outreach & engagement, was honored with the 2025 Hoos Building Bridges award. Garner was honored for her work in sustainability, student engagement, and community-building through her work in the Office for Sustainability and founding the UVA Young Professionals Network, a grassroots initiative that has brought together hundreds of staff and graduate students across departments.
Lori Mohr Pedersen, executive assistant for the Office of the Vice President and Chief Facilities Officer, recently passed the International Association for Administrative Professional (IAAP) certification exam and now proudly holds the designation as a Certified Administrative Professional (CAP).
UVA Facilities Management won Ride Share's 2025 Bike Month Business Challenge with both the top number of bike trips per employee (41) and the top bike miles traveled per employee (70).
Best Wishes to FM Retirees
Connie Walters, finance associate in Finance, retired June 27 after 35 years of service. She first came to UVA in 1990, working as a lab aide and technician in the Department of Environmental Sciences and later as a temp at UVA Bookstore. She then joined Facilities Management as a fiscal technician in what was then known as Cost Accounting. Walters supported invoice processing, including utility invoices, and later transitioned to support construction projects. During her time processing invoices, her office phone number was on all of FM's packing slips/shipping invoices so often truck drivers would call Walters asking for directions for FM deliveries. Over the years, the finance associate has worked in three different systems - CAPPS, Oracle, and Workday - and adjusted her processes away from paper-based to fully automated electronic systems. Check out photos from Connie Walter's retirement gathering.