Facilities Services Staff

Learn more about the staff who work with Hamline University's Facilities Services Department. These staff profiles provide background on the staff, what they do for their department, contact information, and other relevant information.

Administrative office staff

The administrative office processes maintenance service requests, coordinates pest control, shredding needs and signage orders with outside vendors. Staff provide assistance with furniture purchases and ergonomic assessments, (contact Human Resources to request an assessment), and coordination of campus projects both small and large. The department’s accounts payable, administrative support, and student employment coordination also comes from this office.

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Ken Dehkes
Associate
Vice President
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Dan Eisenrich, Project Coordinator, Facilities
Dan Eisenrich
Project Coordinator
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Rob-Johnston
Rob Johnston
Director of Facilities
Operations &
Construction
Management
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Katie Mann, Office Coordinator, Facilities Services
Katie Mann
Office Coordinator

Building maintenance

This office is responsible for various building carpentry projects, including roofs, building exteriors, and building envelopes such as window and screen repairs, carpet repairs, clock replacements, hanging of pictures and plaques, installation of book shelves, furniture repairs, light bulb replacements over 10’ (and in residence hall rooms). Staff complete maintenance of all doors and locks on campus, painting, wall repairs, and graffiti removal. They provide limited assistance in moving items on campus; larger move projects require outside contractors hired and paid for by the requester. They are also responsible for building electrical systems and concerns which include tripped breakers, ballast replacements, power outages, and exterior lighting.

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Jason Bryant, Utility / General Maintenance Tech I, Facilities
Jason Bryant
Utility /
General Maintenance
Tech I
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Corey Farrell, Utility / General Maintenance Tech I
Corey Farrell
Utility /
General Maintenance
Tech I
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Mike Janski
Master Electrician



 
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Alexandra Nava, facilities, building maintenance
Alexandra Nava
Utility /
General Maintenance
Tech II  
 
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Rayshaun Parker
Rayshaun Parker
Utility /
General Maintenance


 
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Keefe Swedeen
Master Plumber



 
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Steve Zenisek
Utility /
General Maintenance
Tech III

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Central Plant

The Central Plant is responsible for all ventilation and heating/cooling concerns, which include window air conditioners; building mechanical and electrical concerns, which include tripped breakers; ballast replacements; power outages and exterior lighting; and repairs to ovens, ice machines, and refrigerators; plumbing repairs, including toilet repairs, garbage disposals, faucets, and water leaks; the checking of natural gas leaks and smells; and the maintenance of all building mechanical systems.

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Gary Burchfield
Operating Engineer
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Joe O'Brien
Operating Engineer
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Sean Zimmer, Facilities Management
Shawn Zimmer
Maintenance
Engineer II
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Adam Ripley, facilities
Adam Ripley
Director of
Energy Management /
Chief Engineer
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Kris Steimann, maintenance engineer I, facilities, central plant
Kris Steimann
Maintenance
Engineer I
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Kino Stolberg, facilities
Kino Stolberg
Maintenance
Engineer I

 

 

 

 

Land Care

Land Care is responsible for all campus grounds work, including landscape design implementation and ongoing grounds maintenance and management. This includes include mowing, shrub and flowers and outdoor cleanups, snow and ice management, and athletic field care.

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Craig Wagner
Lead Landscape
Technician
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Josh Adkins, Landscape Technician II
Josh Adkins
Landscape
Technician II

 

 

 


Custodial Services

Marsden Services performs general cleaning, floor and carpet cleaning, restoration cleaning, filling of soap and paper towel dispensers, light bulb replacements under 10', and event setup.

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Doug Howe
Operations Manager
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Blake Skaja, Operations Manager, Custodial Services
Blake Skaja
Operations Manager