Staff news March 2025
March 12, 2025
New Hires
- Shea Barnes, maintenance inventory specialist, Heat Plants
- Joseph J. Burgos, custodian, Newcomb Zone Custodial
- Kyle Carley, HVAC assistant, HSPP Zone 3
- Hunter A. Castle, senior trades utility technician, HSPP Zone 2
- Luke Donegan, senior electrician, Housing Zone Maintenance
- Alex Elberson, project manager temp, CC&R Project & Construction Management Services – UVA Health
- William E Grimes, senior trades utility technician, HSPP Zone 1 North
- Christine Han, computer help desk tech student worker, Technology & Innovation
- Josh Hunt, systems control operator, Systems Control
- Keila M. Jordan, custodian, Housing Zone Custodial
- Shino Kurian, facilities program manager, HSPP
- Zoe Povilaika, horticultural specialist, Landscape Services
- Dylan Raines, mason assistant, CC&R Construction & Renovation Services
- Musayab Razaq, communications assistant student worker, Technology & Innovation
- Carmen Vasquez De Torres, custodian, Housing Zone Custodial
- James D. Viar, senior trades utility technician, HSPP Zone 2
- Ishika Vij, communications assistant student worker, Technology & Innovation
Transfers and Promotions
- Jed L. Ayala, senior custodian, Housing Zone Custodial
- Martin E. Best, Jr., assistant director for contract administration, CC&R Contract Administration
- Lorenzo S. Brown, landscape supervisor, Landscape Services
- Andrew Joel Hattaway, construction project manager/construction superintendent, CC&R Construction & Renovation Services
- Logan C. Hoelscher, IT systems engineer, Technology & Innovation
- Alex Jackson, sign shop worker assistant, CC&R Creative Services
- Vladimir Matic, plumber, HSPP Zone 2
- Hunter Monroe, electrician, HSPP Zone 4
- Ben McSweeney, senior mechanical engineer, Energy & Utilities
- Sebastien Rodriguez, plumber, HSPP Zone 2
- Trevon S. Stevens, landscaper, Landscape Services
- Michael T. Swanson, senior trades assistant, McCormick Road Zone Maintenance
- Wayne A. Turner, HVAC zone maintenance supervisor, HSPP Zone 2
- James H. Watkins II, occupational safety specialist, Occupational Programs
- Boaker Vay, senior custodian, Housing Custodial
Compliments from Customers
Hunter Byram: I would like to say how appreciative I am over Hunter Byram's quick response to the Interventional Radiology at UVA Health. In order to get to our room, he had to dress in a “bunny suit,” then when he arrived at our room, we had three active procedures going on, we had to walk through one procedure to get to the closet with the electrical box he needed to evaluate. He was quiet and respectful while moving through the room. He evaluated the situation with the power supply for our CT scanner. His expertise and knowledge were extremely helpful in figuring out our issue. I was able to talk with our CT repairman with the information that Hunter provided and lead us to the solution. I verbally thanked Hunter and he was very humble about just doing his job. I wanted you to know how much his quick response meant to our patient care, his expertise and professionalism was beyond our aspire values and because of the way he did do his job, my staff could do theirs. Together outstanding patient care was able to get done today without rescheduling any patients with a great team approach. – Robert Growden, UVA Health Interventional Radiology
Noted with regret
Pete Fearnley, ReUSE Store technician, died March 5. Fearnley joined FM in May 2019. “Many people from UVA and the surrounding community will remember him as the welcoming face at the ReUse Store,” said Assistant Director for Trades Wayne Mays. “Pete's friendly smile, and service will be missed across the University.
Dick Minturn, a former employee of Facilities Management, died Feb. 10. Minturn first joined FM in 2000 as a project manager and then later as academic capital projects division manager. In 2005 he transferred to the Provost's Office where he served as the senior academic facility planner until his retirement in October 2024.