- 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 Barbosa Structural Trades Supervisor 401 454-6490 abarbosa@risd.eduRaymond 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
Peter Rossi MEP–Project Manager, Electrical, Plumbing and HVAC 401 454-6357 prossi@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: