{"id":958,"date":"2025-03-06T21:48:07","date_gmt":"2025-03-06T21:48:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fs.ucf.edu\/realestatespace\/?page_id=958"},"modified":"2025-04-01T18:35:04","modified_gmt":"2025-04-01T18:35:04","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/fs.ucf.edu\/realestatespace\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"jumbotron jumbotron-fluid bg-secondary mb-0 pt-0 pb-0\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"row mh-vh50 align-items-center\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-8 container order-md-1 order-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"heading-underline\">Our Mission<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>To serve the university by providing expertise and leadership on strategic real estate initiatives and the effective utilization of space.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<br>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"heading-underline\">Our Vision<\/h2>   \n\t\t\t\t\t<p>To guide the university and its affiliates in all real estate and space matters using industry-best practices to advance the university\u2019s commitment to innovation, access, and opportunity.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-4 order-md-2 order-1 my-3 text-center\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/fs.ucf.edu\/realestatespace\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/02\/ucflibrary.jpg\" style=\"background-color: black;\" alt=\"Tables and chairs inside the UCF library\" class=\"img-fluid shadow-sm\">\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"row pt-5\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-6\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3>Jon Bates<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div>Assistant Vice President<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div>Real Estate and Space Administration<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div><a href=\"mailto:jonathon.bates@ucf.edu\">jonathon.bates@ucf.edu<\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div><a href=\"tel:4078231099\">407-823-1099<\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-6\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3>Tracy Slavik<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div>Executive Assistant<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div><a href=\"mailto:Tracy.Slavik@ucf.edu\">Tracy.Slavik@ucf.edu<\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div><a href=\"tel:4078235269\">407-823-0587<\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-6 pt-5\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3>Karen Block<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div>Director<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div>Space Planning<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div><a href=\"mailto:Karen.Block@ucf.edu\">Karen.Block@ucf.edu<\/a><\/div>                \n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"row pt-5\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-6\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3>Christy Miranda<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div>Director<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div>Space Administration<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div><a href=\"mailto:Christy.Miranda@ucf.edu\">Christy.Miranda@ucf.edu<\/a><br><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div><a href=\"tel:4078230982\">407-823-0982<\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-6\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3>Stephen Villiotis<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div>Space Utilization Coordinator II<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div><a href=\"mailto:Stephen.Villiotis@ucf.edu\">Stephen.Villiotis@ucf.edu<\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div><a href=\"tel:4078235269\">407-823-5269<\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"row pt-5\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-6\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3>Shelley King<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div>Senior Manager<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div>Contracts and Real Estate<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div><a href=\"mailto:Shelley.King@ucf.edu\">Shelley.King@ucf.edu<\/a><br><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div><a href=\"tel:4078231273\">407-823-1273<\/a><\/div>                \n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-6\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3>Michael Shumack<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div>Contracts Specialist II<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div><a href=\"mailto:Michael.Shumack@ucf.edu\">Michael.Shumack@ucf.edu<\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>            \n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"row pt-5 mb-0 pb-0 mb-0\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-6\">\n\t\t\t\t<div>For general questions please email <a href=\"mailto:realestate@ucf.edu\">realestate@ucf.edu<\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Our Mission To serve the university by providing expertise and leadership on strategic real estate initiatives and the effective utilization of space. 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