Maintenance
Stark State College’s main campus consists of 612,737 square feet across 13 buildings. Our satellite centers and off-campus locations provide an additional 246,425 square feet of educational and office space. Physical plant offices are located in the Business building – room B122.
Physical plant service areas
Maintain electrical, mechanical, HVAC, interior environment and building automation control, along with day shift custodial services.
Contact:
Edward Croft
Maintenance Supervisor
330-494-6170 ext. 4123
ecroft@starkstate.edu
Provide cleaning services for our main facility and select satellite centers, recycling (paper and plastics), equipment and furniture moves* and set up for campus events.*
*by work order request only
Hours of operation
Sunday-Thursday
11 p.m. – 7:30 a.m.
Contact
Tony Smith
Custodial Supervisor
330-494-6170 ext. 4864
asmith@starkstate.edu
Exterior maintenance
Painting sheds, poles and posts, maintaining and updating exterior signage, way finding, lighting as needed and cleaning rooftops.
Landscaping
Total installation of landscapes for new buildings, updating older landscapes as needed, installing and maintaining retaining walls and paver patios, yearly flower planting and upkeep, edging, mulching, pruning and landscaping of all beds, installing rain gardens as needed, lawn installs and reseeding, fertilization and aeration along with total weed control and mowing.
Transportation
Vehicle and small equipment cleaning, detailing, repairs and maintenance and total snow removal.
Contact:
Mike Mastri
Grounds Supervisor
330-494-6170 ext. 4929
mmastri@starkstate.edu
Oversee new construction and renovation projects from inception to completion; coordinate interior signage and furniture installations as well as faculty/staff move-ins at the conclusion of projects; modernize existing spaces as needed with new carpet, paint, finishes, etc.; revise interior signage and way-finding as necessary; manage room changes including collaborating with various construction trades to accommodate requests.
Contact:
Rich Rosenberger
Project Coordinator
330-494-6170 ext. 4824
rrosenberger@starkstate.edu
Notices of Commencement
- Campus HVAC phase 2
- Elevator modernization
- ATC roof replacement
- Fire alarm upgrades
- Exterior building restoration phase 1
- Exterior building restoration phase 2
- Welding and Joining Center
- CDL Inspection Shed
Professional Design Services List
FY26 (Effective July 1, 2025 – June 30, 2026)
Selected A/E Firms:
- SOL Harris Day Architecture
6677 Frank Ave. NW
North Canton, OH 44720
(330) 493-3722
www.solharrisday.com
Contact: Domenic Ferrante
dferrante@solharrisday.com - FMD Architects
3200 West Market ST. Suite 205
Fairlawn, OH 44333
www.fmdarchitects.com
Contact: Melanie Friedman
mfriedman@fmdarchitects.com - DS Architecture
1020 Huron Rd. E. Suite 102
Cleveland, OH 44115
www.dsarchitecture.com
Contact: Clifford Brown
cbrown@dsarchitecture.com - TC Architects
430 Grant St.
Akron, OH 44311
(330) 867-1093
Contact: Robert C. Chordar
rchordar@tcarchitects.com
Selected Engineering Firms
- Scheeser Buckley Mayfield
1540 Corporate Woods parkway
Uniontown, OH 44685
(330) 526-2700
sbmce.com
Contact: Chris Schoonover
cschoonover@sbmce.com - EPIC Engineering Group, LLC
3730 Tabs Drive, Suite 200
Uniontown, OH 44685
epic-eeg.com
Contact: Rick Quinlan
rquinlan@epic-eeg.com
Work orders and signage requests (internal only)
To submit a maintenance work order or signage request, please go to the Maintenance Request tool on mySSC.
(mySSC >> Tools >> Employee Tools >> Maintenance Request)
College overview
Contact us
Debbie Harris
Office Coordinator
330-494-6170 ext. 4476
Contact us
Brian Miller
Director of Physical Plant and Construction
330-494-6170 ext. 4226
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