Departmental Staff

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

Kealy Devoy, Sustainability Fellow

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

Irvin Brawley, Director of Property Management & Grounds

Mike Kessler, Director of Property Mangement/College Housing

Charles Jolly, Assistant Director of Grounds

Building Services

Barbara Zaionz, Director of Building Services

Gloria Cole, Superintendent of Building Services, Residence Halls

Dana Chapman, Superintendent of Building Services, Administrative Offices

Beth Sherrill, Supervisor of Building Services, Knobloch Campus Center

Henry Withers, Supervisor of Building Services, Project Crew