The annual All Hands meeting is a time for our staff to get together and learn about projects and accomplishments by the various crews within the department, and learn about other initiatives around campus. After a hearty breakfast, the program features presentations by front-line staff who inform others about their work. Each year, we invite a handful of stakeholders and campus partners so they also can learn more about our department. The meeting ends with an annual departmental group photo.
Between 2001-2019, the Physical Plant Department hosted an annual “All Hands” meeting for its staff.
Please Note: There will not be a 2020 All Hands meeting due to concerns about large group assemblies during Covid-19.
2019 Presentations
- PPD Year in Review (PDF) - Sal Chiarelli, Director
- My Summer Internship with PPD Engineering Team (PDF) - Samantha Kopeck, B.S. Engineering, Class of 2020
- PPD Technology News (PDF) - Steve Peary, Assistant Director for Technology & Innovation
- "Telling UVM's Story" (PDF) - Amanda Waite, UVM Director of Creative Communications
- "When We Work Together- PPD and Risk Management (PDF) - Jeff Rogers, Environmental Compliance Manager
- Confined Space Rescue Team Updates (PDF) - Joe Beaudry, Life Safety Systems Mechanic
2018 Presentations
- Facility Condition Index (PDF)- Dave Blatchly, Capital Renewal Engineer
- PPD Technology Updates (PDF) - Steve Peary, Assistant Director for Administration & Technology
- Life Safety Crew: Who We Are & What We Do (PDF) - David Brady, Ed Waite, Erin Paquin and Joe Beaudry, Life Safety Technicians
- Torrey Hall: Picking up the Pieces (PDF) - Scott O'Brien, Contract Coordinator and Scott Goodwin, Deferred Maintenance Project Coordinator
2017 Presentations
- Extreme Makeover: Fort Ethan Allen Carpentry Shop (PDF) - Scott Goodwin, Deferred Maintenance Project Coordinator and Steve Znamierowski, Safety Programs Officer
- UVM Grounds: The Changing Campus Landscape (PDF) - Colin Barch, Grounds Maintenance Specialist and Sam Conant, Grounds Maintenance Specialist
- Entering Safety Data Sheets into FAMIS (PDF) - Olivia Arms, Student Intern, Training & Compliance Office
- Re-Engineering Votey Hall (PDF) - Lynn Wood, Retrocommissioning Engineer
- OSI Pi Dashboard Buildout (PDF) - Zachary Hurwitz, Student Intern, PPD Projects & Engineering
2016 Presentations
- Annual Departmental 2016 Overview (PDF) - Sal Chiarelli, PPD Director
- A Day in the Life of the Trinity Zone Facilities Repairpersons (PDF) - Ron Carey and Michael Thompson
- Armstrong University Steam Utilities Online Training Program (PDF) - Erica Spiegel, Assistant to the Director
- Emergency Management at UVM (PDF) - Zachary Borst, UVM Emergency Operations Group
2015 Presentations
- Annual Department Overview: What Lies Beneath (PDF) - Sal Chiarelli, PPD Director
- OSI Pi- A Slice of Pi (PDF) - Mike Pelletier, University Engineer
- Building Automation Controls Team Summer Projects (PDF) - Chuck Norton, Robert Boal, Derek Fersing, Steve Fox, Christian Jenkins and Lynn Wood
- Compliance Suite Implementation (PDF) - Vince Brennan, PPD Training & Compliance Manager
- Community Service Survey of PPD Staff (PDF) - PPD Admin Support Team Members