Physical Plant
Facilities Planning & Construction
Mission & Responsibilities
The primary mission of the New College of Florida Facilities Management Department is to planning , design, construct and maintain a safe, clean, attractive environment for our students to learn and live in. Our responsibility is immense and varied, consisting of 54 different buildings and four historic buildings dating back to 1926, 662,478 square feet of buildings and 110 acres of grounds. The department consists of four basic areas with different responsibilities:
- Planning & Construction: campus master planning, project planning, prioritization, design and construction, space data management and the management of construction architects, engineers and construction managers.
- Custodial: daily routine cleaning, trash removal, floor care.
- Grounds: keeping the grounds picked up from debris, mowing, trimming, landscaping projects.
- Maintenance: repair to utility systems, light bulb replacement, carpentry, HVAC, building envelope, roof systems, fire alarm, security and emergency evacuation systems.
In order to maintain this size of campus takes 45 full-time employees of dedicated staff providing services 24/7 responding to the many needs of the campus.
As a department of this size, we utilize data-driven processes of continuous process improvement. The department is continuously exploring new opportunities to improve its service with lower cost by improving efficiency.
Contact Information
For high profile items, or if you are not sure who in Facilities needs to be contacted, contact:
- Chris Kinsley: Vice President, Finance & Administration
Specific Points of Contact
Contact the following people for specific projects or requests related to their job.
- Itza Frisco: Associate Vice President of Physical Plant
- Point of contact for space data information, master planning, project planning, prioritization, design and construction, renovations, and management of continuing services contracts.
- Curtis Davis: Interim Assistant Vice President, Physical Plant
- Point of contact for physical plant.
- Kate Delmore: Facilities Coordinator
- Point of contact for all campus moves, furniture orders and signage.
- Seni Ok: Maintenance Coordinator
- Point of contact for maintenance related requests and emergencies. You can also make a work request through our work request system in School Dude to make maintenance requests.
- Jeffery Siet: Landscape & Grounds Coordinator
- Point of contact for all landscape & grounds related requests and emergencies. Work requests can be made through the School Dude work request system.
- Sheila Foley: Custodial Coordinator
- Point of contact for cleaning and trash services and immediate related needs. You can also make a work request through our work request system to make cleaning and trash related requests.