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    UF/IFAS FACILITIES PLANNING & OPERATIONS

    UF/IFAS FACILITIES PLANNING & OPERATIONS

    IFAS Facilities Planning and Operations Staff

    The FPO team supports UF/IFAS statewide through coordinated maintenance, project management, and administrative services. We care for more than 1,400 buildings, completing nearly 15,000 work orders each year; manage over 200 active projects valued at more than $40 million; and oversee all financial and HR operations, processing more than 1,300 monthly transactions while supporting 90+ employees across Florida.

     

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    • ADMIN STAFF
    • PROJECTS TEAM
    • MAINTENANCE SUPERINTENDENTS
    • MAINTENANCE SUPERVISORS
    • WAREHOUSE TEAM
    Ronnie Cooper

    Ronnie Cooper

    Director
    Building 0124 / Room 103
    (352) 294-3821

     
     
     
     
     
    Chad Doering

    Chad Doering

    Associate Director of Operations
    Building 0124 / Room 101
    (352) 294-3802

     
     
     
     
     
    Amanda Burkett

    Amanda Burkett

    Associate Director
    Building 0124
    (352) 294-3827

     
     
     
     
     
    Chaise Lucas

    Chaise Lucas

    Human Resources
    Building 0124 / Room 104
    (352) 294-3829

     
     
     
     
     
    Wiyarut Wheeler

    Wiyarut Wheeler

    Accounting Manager
    Building 0124 / Room 0123
    (352) 294-3810

     
     
     
     
     
    Magdalena Poleska

    Magdalena Poleska

    Administrative Specialist
    Building 0124 / Room 124
    (352) 294-3816

     
     
     
     
     
    Diane Harris

    Diane Harris

    Administrative Specialist
    Building 0124 / Room 122
    (352) 294-3818

     
     
     
     
     
     Shelby Wilkerson

    Shelby Wilkerson

    Administrative Specialist
    Building 0124 / Room 121
    (352) 294-3815

     
     
     
     
     
    Larry Jones

    Larry Jones

    Asset Management
    Building 0199 / Room 101A
    (352) 294-3817

     
     
     
     
     
    Wilford Griego

    Wilford Griego

    Project Manager
    Building 0124 / Room 111
    (352) 294-3808

     
     
     
     
     
    Shawn Cody

    Shawn Cody

    Project Manager
    Building 0124 / Room 110
    (352) 294-3804

     
     
     
     
     
    Steve Perry

    Steve Perry

    Maintenance Superintendent
    (North Region)

    Building 0852 / Room 102
    (352) 294-3809

     
     
     
     
     
    Jon Lanhart

    Jon Lanhart

    Maintenance Superintendent
    (South Region)

    Building 0124 / Room 118
    (352) 294-3813

     
     
     
     
     
    Bob O'Neill

    Bob O'Neill

    Maintenance Supervisor
    Building 7192 / Room 115
    (352) 294-3807

     
     
     
     
     
    Chad Stephens

    Chad Stephens

    Maintenance Supervisor
    Building 0852 / Room 103
    (352) 294-3807

     
     
     
     
     
    Tom Otto

    Tom Otto

    Maintenance Supervisor
    Building 0852 / Room 104
    (352) 294-3805

     
     
     
     
     
    George Darby

    George Darby

    Maintenance Supervisor
    Building 7967 / Room 2
    (850) 545-1762

     
     
     
     
     
    Mike Loch

    Mike Loch

    Maintenance Supervisor
    Building 0124 / Room 120
    (352) 362-5438

     
     
     
     
     
    Eric Dickerson

    Eric Dickerson

    Warehouse Supervisor
    Building 0199 / Room 101C
    (352) 294-3828

     
     
     
     
     
    Dawn Delaney

    Dawn Delaney

    Warehouse Staff
    Building 0199 / Room 101C
    (352) 294-0414

     
     
     
     
     
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    1390 Date Palm Drive, P.O. Box 110850, Gainesville, FL 32611-0850
    (352) 392-1984

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