The Davidson College Physical Plant Department utilizes 101 full-time and part-time staff members. This highly skilled group is responsible for maintenance of the campus facilities, grounds and infrastructure. The department manages facility construction, renovation, building and utility maintenance, grounds, custodial, motor pool, and employee housing programs.  View the department organizational chart (pdf) to see a full listing of Physical Plant employees.

David Holthouser, Director of Facilities and Engineering

Rhonda Moore, Assistant to the Director

Construction and Renovation

Ronnie Shirley, Project Manager

John Christian, Project Coordinator

Facilities Planning and Management

Leslie Urban, Facilities Business Director

Kathy Eaton, Accounting Manager

Chris Healey, Environmental Health and Safety Officer

Theresa Allen, Farm Manager

Rick Leichman, CAD Systems Operator

Operations and Maintenance

Jerry Archer, Director of Operations & Maintenance

Kevin Anderson, Supervisor of Mechanical Shop

Mack Puckett,  Supervisor of Electrical Shop

Sam Westmoreland, Supervisor of Carpentry Shop

Brian Wright,  Paint Shop Foreman

Property Management and Grounds

Mike Kessler, Director of Property Management/College Housing

James King, Director of Grounds Maintenance

Charles Jolly, Assistant Director of Grounds

Building Services

Barbara Benson, Director of Building Services

Sharon Shipp,  Superintendent of Building Services, Residence Halls

Marvin Sutton, Superintendent of Building Services, Administrative Offices

Beth Sherrill, Supervisor of Building Services, Knobloch Campus Center

Henry Withers, Supervisor of Building Services, Project Crew