New AVP of Facilities Management

April 27, 2018

To the University Community:

I am pleased to announce that Jeanne Rynne has accepted the position of Associate Vice President of Facilities Management.

Jeanne brings with her extensive experience in building and managing facilities in the public education sector.  She comes from Evergreen State College in Olympia, Washington where she served as Associate Vice President for Facilities.  In this position Jeanne was responsible for capital construction and planning, plant operations and maintenance, construction services, building services, grounds, motor pool, space scheduling, and key services.  She also served as a staff advisor to the student Clean Energy Committee, the Space and Land Use Group (SLUG), and the Campus Art Advisory Committee.

Before starting at Evergreen State College, Jeanne worked in the Washington State Governor’s Office as a capital budget analyst managing the education portfolio for K-12 through higher education.  Additional K-12 experience includes serving as the Regional Coordinator for Northwest Washington in Washington’s School Construction Grant Program and as the Capital Projects Program Manager for Puyallup School District No.3.  While at Puyallup School District, Jeanne managed a capital projects team of fourteen to execute a $200 million construction bond program.  Jeanne began working in Washington as a construction administrator for an architectural firm which focused on K-12 construction in the Bellingham area.  Jeanne gained additional higher education experience as the Dean of Capital Facilities at South Puget Sound Community College in Olympia, Washington.

Jeanne is a licensed architect in California and Washington and has also worked in construction and project management.  She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in architecture from Oberlin College, Oberlin, Ohio and plans to complete a Master’s Degree in Public Administration from Evergreen State College this June. 

I’d like to thank the faculty, staff, and administrators who served on the search committee for this position and for everyone who met the candidates and provided feedback.  I am grateful for the thoroughness with which this search was conducted.

Please join me in welcoming Jeanne when she starts her appointment on June 28.

Douglas V. Dawes
Vice President for Administration and Finance

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