Facilities and Operations
David Hetyonk
Director of Facilities and Operations
(805) 963-4338, extension 222
e-mail
Essential Responsibilities of Facilities and Operations:
- Oversee the districts’ facilities and operational needs, including the following departments: facility planning, maintenance, nutrition services, purchasing and warehouse.
- Coordinate with school principals and their site committees to establish projects and budgets for facilities expenditures.
- Work with architects, engineers, consultants, state agencies, building inspectors, school administrators, contractors and environmental agencies on the design, construction or alteration of schools.
- Support the districts’ emergency preparedness facilities needs.
- Plan and monitor all repairs, renovations, and construction projects.
- Operate the Santa Barbara School Districts' nutrition services program, including purchasing, preparation, and serving of food commodities.
- Distribution of food and non-food items from the district warehouse.
- Maintain all district buildings, which includes electrical, mechanical, communications, audio/visual, swimming pools, carpentry, painting, welding, and keys and locks.
- Maintain all grounds, which includes mowing, fertilization, and renovation of turf, pest management, asphalt, concrete, fencing, irrigation, and heavy equipment work.
- Maintain all district vehicles.
- Conduct and manage the districts' purchasing program.
- Coordinate joint facilities use issues with the cities and counties having jurisdiction over our districts.