Meet Alexxa Berumen, a first-year Communication major from Fullerton who is already making an impact at UC Davis as a Communication Intern with Facilities Management, joining the team midway through Winter Quarter 2026.
Emerson David’s career at UC Davis is one that has come full circle, starting as a student assistant and growing into a leadership role that helps shape the university’s technology systems today.
Although Steven “Lance” Hamilton wasn’t in a leadership role when he first joined UC Davis Facilities Management nearly 13 years ago, he has since grown into one that keeps him constantly engaged with both people and complex systems as the supervisor for fire systems and security alarms.
When student-athletes step onto a perfectly groomed baseball, softball, soccer, or football field, most never see the countless hours of specialized work that happen behind the scenes. For the Grounds & Landscape Services Sports Turf Team, creating and maintaining high-performance athletic fields is both a science and an art.
The Business Intelligence Group (BIG) is helping transform how Facilities Management (FM) uses data to support decision-making, improve operations, and solve complex organizational challenges. The team consists of Mallory Gatchalian, Eddy Johnson, Daniel Colvin, Kiernan Salmon, Nate Rodriguez, and Kim Arthur.
Long before a technician arrives on site or a repair is completed, many campus issues begin with a single point of contact: the Customer Experience Center (CEC). Led by Customer Experience Supervisor Mallory Gatchalian, the team works behind the scenes to coordinate responses and guide requests from initial report to final resolution.
The project didn’t begin with a dramatic emergency or a single defining moment; it started with a gap. Across campus, life-saving tools like AED cabinets and bleeding control kits were being purchased with good intentions, but without a clear path for what came next. Departments would acquire the equipment, only to face unexpected questions: where should it go, and who would install it correctly?
Every day at UC Davis, thousands of pounds of food scraps, expired produce, and organic waste are collected from dining facilities across campus. Most people never think about where that material goes after it leaves their plate. At the READ Facility, however, that waste becomes something entirely different: renewable energy.
Summer 2026 marks the beginning of the Physical Sciences District Improvements, a long-planned effort to transform aging pathways, landscapes and former construction staging areas into welcoming, well-defined spaces that improve safety, circulation and the overall campus experience.
Behind the scenes of campus comfort and sustainability is the Energy Engineering team, a group blending engineering expertise, data science, and hands-on problem-solving to ensure buildings operate efficiently and reliably. With nearly 100 years of combined experience, the team balances long-term strategy with daily operational excellence.
