Organization

Led by Senior Vice President for Operations Lois Stanley, our organization encompasses the Office of the Architect for the University, Business Services, Facilities Management, and the University Building Official.

Lois Stanley's bio

SVPO Direct Reports and Office Staff

Joey Carls

Assistant Vice President for Operations & Chief of Staff

434-243-2051

Gheretta Harris

Associate Vice President for Business Services

434-982-5166

Ben Hays

University Building Official

434-982-5919

Bethany Hurley

Senior Project Associate

434-982-2674

Alice Raucher

Associate Vice President and Architect for the University

434-924-6015

Don Sundgren

Vice President and Chief Facilities Officer

434-982-5834

Melanie Tyree

Executive Assistant to the Senior Vice President for Operations

434-924-7721

SVPO Committees

Arboretum and Landscape Committee    
The Arboretum and Landscape Committee is charged by the Office of the Senior Vice President for Operations with exercising broad general oversight of the University’s landscape and site planning. The Committee shall advise the Senior Vice President for Operations, through the Architect for the University, concerning all matters related to landscape and site planning. The Committee will review all significant landscape and site concept designs, including those associated with capital projects, as well as any proposed alterations to areas within the University Grounds. The Committee will also review precinct and corridor plans proposed for Grounds and any elective removals of healthy trees.

The Committee shall support Blandy Farm and consult with its resident Director regarding matters related to the State Arboretum as may be appropriate. The Committee will administer the Lewis and Seward Funds to decide on the judicious application of their resources. The Committee will also forward a nomination to the Office of the President each spring for the recipient of the Founders Day tree planted annually.

Members: Bryan Lewis (Chair), Rachel Dudzik, Kevin Fox, Sue Gallegos, Chloe Hawkins, Elisa Langille, Eric Nagy, Cole Rozwadowski (student), Ethan Skuches (student), Randy Speight, Anna Towns, David Vander Meulen    
Ex Officio: Chris Faught, Brian Hogg, Rich Hopkins, Rachel Lloyd, Erica Perkins, Helen Wilson    
Fiscal Administrator: Mark Webb

Cemetery Committee    
The University of Virginia Cemetery Committee shall assist and advise the University administration (Senior Vice President for Operations and State Government Relations, or designee) on matters concerning the University Cemetery and Columbarium. It shall recommend a master plan for the Cemetery and Columbarium including future development and expansion of the current site. The Committee will make recommendations concerning the general appearance and maintenance of the Cemetery and Columbarium. The Committee will also determine criteria for eligibility for purchase and burial in the Cemetery and assist in developing guidelines for the administration of the Cemetery plots and Columbarium vaults.

Members: Pat Lampkin (Chair), Susan Harris, Carrie Janney, Dearing Johns, MD, Rachel Lloyd, Micah Schwartzman, William Shenkir, Helen Snyder, Michael Suarez, Robert Trent    
Ex Officio: Hunter Howell, Rich Hopkins, Blake Watson, Lily West    
 

Parking Citation Appeals Committee     
The Parking Citation Appeals Committee shall provide representation from outside the Department of Parking and Transportation for unbiased adjudication of individual appeals relative to parking citations issued by authorized University enforcement personnel. The Committee shall provide to the Department of Parking and Transportation items relative to general parking policies or functions that may require screening or study as a result of appeals impact.

Members: Walter Oliveira (Chair), Chrissie Holt-Hull, Patrick Wood    
Ex Officio: Andy Mansfield, Josiah Mayberry, Scott Silsdorf    
 

Transportation and Parking Committee    
The Committee on Transportation and Parking shall be charged with the following responsibilities: to review, develop, and recommend policies and practices relative to parking and transportation support to the University community; to advise on long-range planning issues involving parking and transportation at the University. The Committee shall provide assistance and relevant input to the Department of Parking and Transportation for the following:

  • Provision of a viable fee-based parking management system on the academic campus.
  • Provision and operation of a safe, efficient bus service that supports the academic, cultural, operational, and social activities of a comprehensive University, and provides timely service to and from the Grounds and areas of the surrounding community.
  • Facilitation of the orderly flow of vehicular, bicycle, micro-mobility, and pedestrian traffic at the University, while minimizing conditions which unnecessarily impede traffic both within the University and in areas contiguous to the University.
  • Provision of regional transportation initiatives and partnerships.
  • Review of budgets and appropriate fees for parking and transportation services and enforcement.    
     

Members:    
Faculty Senate: Ben Bennett, Bill Brady, Jessica Sewell (Alternates: Nabil Elkassabany, Kenan Yount)    
Medical Center Employee Council: Crystal Richard, Sam Sharkey    
Staff Senate: Leigh Ann Carver, Ryan McKinnon, John Notis    
Student Council: Jackson Sleadd, Ian Travis    
Athletics: Ana D’Ambrogi, John Welch    
Department of Safety & Security: Carey Drayton    
Facilities Management: Megan Buschi, Ryan Gumlock    
Housing & Residence Life: Chris Faught    
Office of the Architect for the University: Bill Palmer (Committee Chair)    
Parking & Transportation (ex officio): Kendall Howell, Dana Miller, Scott Silsdorf