Cimilluca

Maria Cimilluca, associate vice president for facilities management and planning at Franklin and Marshall College, has been named senior director of Facilities Management at Cornell as of June 4; she will report to Kyu-Jung Whang, vice president for facilities services.

Cimilluca will provide leadership to some 700 staff members who keep the Ithaca campus environment safe, attractive, functional and efficient through their work in the Facilities Management service units: Maintenance Management, Project Services Group, Department of Grounds, Building Care, the Facilities Management Shops, and the campus zones.

"Maria is known for her strong leadership with a commitment to quality and satisfying customers needs with a vision toward continual improvement," said Whang. "Her breadth and diversity of experience in all aspects of facilities and her proven success in working with others are visible in the progression of her professional career. I was impressed with the depth of her knowledge and the thoughtfulness she brings to complex matters."

"I am honored to be working with such an outstanding group of facilities management staff and excited about the endless possibilities of what we can achieve working together as a team," Cimilluca said in accepting the Cornell position.

Cimilluca has more than 15 years of professional experience in facilities management in higher education at both public and private institutions. At Franklin and Marshall, she has been responsible for campus planning, facilities and operations, utilities, environmental health and safety, and capital programs. Previously, Cimilluca worked at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech) and Syracuse University in key facilities leadership roles.

Cimilluca is accustomed to working closely with members of the campus community and student representatives, having served on committees that focus on such topics as building maintenance, workplace safety, information technology in the classroom, sustainability, public safety, campus landscapes and campus master planning.

Cimilluca received her bachelor of landscape architecture degree from Syracuse University and a master of science in engineering technology degree from East Tennessee State University. Her professional affiliations include the Association of Physical Plant Administrators, Society for College and University Planning, Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education and the International Facility Management Association.