Housing and Dining Services

Facilities Staff

Skyler Harper	Associate Director of Housing and Dining Services, Facilities Management	harper@k-state.edu	785-532-6466
Skyler's Bio Skyler joined the department in 1995 as assistant director, having worked as a university architect for the K-State planning office since 1988. He's responsible for the physical facilities that house the department, and oversees housekeeping, building maintenance, grounds maintenance and construction duties. Read More Other operations supervised by Skyler include master planning, budgeting, facility assessment, project programming, project management, project tracking, proformas, inventory, employee/public safety, code/regulation compliance, contractor/vendor management, contract management, procurement, sustainability, energy management and utilities. Education Bachelor of Architecture, Kansas State University, 1982 Professional Service Association of College and University Housing Offiers-International/Association of Physical Plant Administrators International Code Council National Council of Architectural Registration Boards National Fire Protection Association National Association of State Facilities Administrators Award-Winning Projects Skyler Managed Holton Hall renovation Hale Library addition/renovation Van Zile Hall renovation Chester Peters Recreation Center addition/renovation Salina Campus Merger Project Jardine Tower Building Jardine Marketplace - LEED Gold Certification Jardine Redevelopment
James Hodges	Production Manager	jlhety@k-state.edu	785-532-6466
James' Bio James has served as production manager for the housing and dining department since 1999. He is responsible for storeroom operations and material procurement, as well as maintenance of the construction document archive. Read More
Kerry Jennings	Senior Manager, Maintenance Shops	kjenning@k-state.edu	785-532-3020
Kerry's Bio Kerry first joined the Housing and Dining Services maintenance team in 1998 as an Electrician I. He has advanced over the years to his current position as senior manager of the maintenance shops, overseeing the carpentry, electrical, grounds, HVAC, plumbing and painting areas of maintenance. Read More
William Barss	Physical Plant Supervisor Specialist	wjbarssj@k-state.edu	785-532-6466
William's Bio Bill came to Housing and Dining Services in 2015. His duties as a senior operations manager are to oversee building maintenance, dining facilities repairs and custodial services' daily operations in department facilities.