{"id":1397,"date":"2026-05-05T09:13:49","date_gmt":"2026-05-05T13:13:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/facilities-group\/?page_id=1397"},"modified":"2026-05-05T09:13:50","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T13:13:50","slug":"planning-and-real-estate-development","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/facilities-group\/planning-and-real-estate-development\/","title":{"rendered":"Planning and Real Estate Development"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Planning &amp; Real Estate Development Department supports the University of Rhode Island\u2019s long\u2011term vision by shaping a campus environment that advances teaching, learning, research, collaboration, and sustainability. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Led by the Director of Planning &amp; Real Estate Development, the department brings together campus planning, real estate portfolio management, spatial services, and sustainability to guide the physical development and growth of the University. \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Planning and Real Estate Development<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Includes the Director of Planning &amp; Real Estate Development, the Campus Planner, and the Specialist for Real Estate Transactions. This group leads campus and space planning efforts, including space allocation, manages real estate transactions, and advances strategic development opportunities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Spatial Services<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Led by the Assistant Director of Spatial Services, this team includes specialists in Space Database and Floor Plan Library management and GIS and Spatial Services. The group leverages the Esri ArcGIS platform to support enterprise GIS data and analysis for administrative departments across the University, enabling planning and operational decision\u2011making. This includes using ArcGIS Indoors to manage the University\u2019s space inventory in accordance with the Postsecondary Education Facilities Inventory and Classification Manual (FICM).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sustainability<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Led by the Campus Sustainability Officer, this unit functions as the connective tissue between URI&#8217;s sustainability strategy and the cross-campus action needed to achieve it. By engaging senior leaders, faculty, staff, students, external partners, and the broader community, the Campus Sustainability Officer advances URI&#8217;s pursuit of carbon neutrality and natural resource conservation \u2014 bridging operations and academics and using the campus itself as a testbed for innovation of applied sustainability practices. This work is grounded in a living lab philosophy turning the university itself into a site of creativity, interdisciplinary collaboration, and measurable environmental impacts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Staff<\/h2>\n\n\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"uri-people-tool cl-tiles halves\"><div class=\"peopleitem h-card \">\n\t<header>\n\t\t<div class=\"header\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"p-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/facilities-group\/meet\/ryan-carrillo\/\">Ryan A. Carrillo<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/header>\n\t<div class=\"inside\">\n\n\t\t<p class=\"people-title p-job-title\">Director, Planning &amp; Real Estate Development<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-department\"><\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-misc\"><span class=\"p-tel\">401.874.9525<\/span> <br> <a class=\"u-email\" href=\"mailto:ryancarrillo@uri.edu\">ryancarrillo@uri.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"peopleitem h-card \">\n\t<header>\n\t\t<div class=\"header\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"p-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/facilities-group\/meet\/dulcie-ilgenfritz\/\">Dulcie Ilgenfritz<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/header>\n\t<div class=\"inside\">\n\n\t\t<p class=\"people-title p-job-title\">Specialist, Real Estate Transactions<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-department\"><\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-misc\"><span class=\"p-tel\">401.874.4232<\/span> <br> <a class=\"u-email\" href=\"mailto:dilgenfritz@uri.edu\">dilgenfritz@uri.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"peopleitem h-card \">\n\t<header>\n\t\t<div class=\"header\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"p-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/facilities-group\/meet\/stephen-leonard\/\">Stephen Leonard<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/header>\n\t<div class=\"inside\">\n\n\t\t<p class=\"people-title p-job-title\">Campus Planner<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-department\">Planning and Real Estate Development<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-misc\"><span class=\"p-tel\">401.874.4371<\/span> <br> <a class=\"u-email\" href=\"mailto:s_leonard@uri.edu\">s_leonard@uri.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"peopleitem h-card \">\n\t<header>\n\t\t<div class=\"header\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"p-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/facilities-group\/meet\/paul-wolff-iii\/\">Paul Wolff III<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/header>\n\t<div class=\"inside\">\n\n\t\t<p class=\"people-title p-job-title\">Campus Sustainability Officer<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-department\">Planning and Real Estate Development<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-misc\"><span class=\"p-tel\">401.874.5087<\/span> <br> <a class=\"u-email\" href=\"mailto:paul.wolff@uri.edu\">paul.wolff@uri.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"peopleitem h-card \">\n\t<header>\n\t\t<div class=\"header\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"p-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/facilities-group\/meet\/jeffrey-ulricksen\/\">Jeffrey Ulricksen<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/header>\n\t<div class=\"inside\">\n\n\t\t<p class=\"people-title p-job-title\">Assistant Director, Spatial Services<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-department\">Planning and Real Estate Development<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-misc\"><span class=\"p-tel\">401.874.4282<\/span> <br> <a class=\"u-email\" href=\"mailto:julricksen@uri.edu\">julricksen@uri.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"peopleitem h-card \">\n\t<header>\n\t\t<div class=\"header\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"p-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/facilities-group\/meet\/jill-osullivan\/\">Jill O&#8217;Sullivan<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/header>\n\t<div class=\"inside\">\n\n\t\t<p class=\"people-title p-job-title\">Specialist, Space Database and Floor Plan Library<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-department\">Planning and Real Estate Development<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-misc\"><span class=\"p-tel\">401.874.5212<\/span> <br> <a class=\"u-email\" href=\"mailto:jill_osullivan@uri.edu\">jill_osullivan@uri.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"peopleitem h-card \">\n\t<header>\n\t\t<div class=\"header\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"p-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/facilities-group\/meet\/maegan-shanaghan\/\">Maegan Shanaghan<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/header>\n\t<div class=\"inside\">\n\n\t\t<p class=\"people-title p-job-title\">Specialist, GIS and Spatial Services<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-department\">Planning and Real Estate Development<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-misc\"><span class=\"p-tel\">401.874.7486<\/span> <br> <a class=\"u-email\" href=\"mailto:mshanaghan@uri.edu\">mshanaghan@uri.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Planning &amp; 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