- Hours
- Mon - Fri
8:00 am – 4:00 pm
- Key Contact
- Donna Papineau
- Phone
- 401 454-6485 or 401 454-6484
- facilities@risd.edu
- Location
- What-Cheer Garage & Studios
- 160 Benefit Street
Facilities Operations is responsible for the maintenance and repair to all RISD campus buildings and outdoor spaces. Services include electrical, plumbing, heating and cooling repair; carpentry, painting and locksmithing services. Custodial and Grounds services include housekeeping, landscaping, recycling, trash and snow removal.
Work Order requests:
Work requests are submitted online at workorders.risd.edu.
Staff
Adriano BarbosaStructural Trades Supervisor
401 454-6490
abarbosa@risd.edu
Raymond Blanchet
Manager, Custodial
401 427-6929
rblanche@risd.edu
MaryJane George
Facilities and Work Order Request Assistant
401 277-4887
mgeorge@risd.edu
Eric Hanson
MEP–Project Manager, Contracts and Fire Safety
401 454-6481
ehanson@risd.edu
Steven Johnson
Manager, Structural Trades and Grounds
401 427-6976
sjohnson@risd.edu
general maintenance/vehicle repairs/locksmithing
Donna Papineau
Senior Facilities Service and Systems Administrator
401 454-6485
dpapinea@risd.edu
Helen Santana
Custodial Supervisor
401 427-3112
hsantana@risd.edu
Victor Vazquez
Grounds and Moving Supervisor
401 272-4883
vvazquez@risd.edu
Dominique Wright
Custodial Supervisor
401 427-3105
dwrigh03@risd.edu
Booking campus spaces with 25Live
To book common-use spaces on campus, please go to 25Live, RISD's centralized scheduling system and then search for available locations and times via the platform's dashboard. You can also access 25Live to create an event using your mobile device. To use the platform you will need to log in using your RISD username and password. For questions about 25Live or room reservations on campus, please email scheduler@risd.edu.
For new 25Live users, please review the guides below for event creation and dashboard navigation instructions: