Buildings & Grounds Maintenance

Do you want to know more about Grounds Services? For general inquiries, contact our administrative staff at 650-723-3050 or send an email to grounds-admin@bonair.stanford.edu. For specific questions, see key staff below.

Meet Our Staff

Our department is staffed with licensed, certified and highly trained technical staff in the fields of horticulture, pest management, turf management, arboriculture, water management and landscape construction and design. A list of certified employees working in Grounds is also available.

Ted Tucholski
Grounds Manager

Ted Tucholski has been with Stanford University Grounds Services since 1995. He is the Grounds Manager and supervises the irrigation crew. After graduating from S.U.N.Y. at Syracuse with a Bachelor's Degree in Landscape Architecture, he relocated to the Bay Area. Ted has been working in the landscape profession since 1985.

Contact Information:
650-723-3383 (Ph) / 650-725-3264 (Fax)
tedt@bonair.stanford.edu

Ed Gutierrez
Road Maintenance Supervisor

Edward Gutierrez has been with the University since the 1980's. He has been the Supervisor of the Grounds Services Road Maintenance and Construction Group since 1993. He oversees asphalt and concrete paving work, fence construction, road sign work, and site furnishing work (bike racks, bollards, etc.).

Contact Information:
650-723-0678 (Ph) / 650-725-3264 (Fax)
edg@bonair.stanford.edu

Mary Nolan
Academic Maintenance Supervisor

Mary Nolan has been with Stanford University Grounds Services since 1996. She is the Supervisor for Grounds Academic Maintenance and Turf Management. Originally from Ireland, Mary graduated from University College Dublin with a degree in Landscape Horticulture. Mary worked in England for a number of years in the garden nursery business before moving to California in 1994. She interned at Filoli Gardens in Woodside and worked with a private contractor before coming to Stanford University.

Contact Information:
650-723-3386 (Ph) / 650-725-3264 (Fax)
maryn@bonair.stanford.edu

Max Pinedo
Tree, Horticulture, Pest Control, & Faculty/Staff Housing Supervisor

Max Pinedo has been with Stanford University Grounds Services since 2008. He is the Supervisor for Tree Maintenance, Horticulture, Pest Control, and Faculty/Staff Housing crews. Max has an M.S. degree in Forest Science from the University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada. He is a Certified Arborist. Before joining Stanford, Max worked in utility forestry for a consultancy to Pacific Gas & Electric Co., and in commercial landscaping and arboriculture in the Bay Area. A native of the Peruvian Amazon, he has previously worked in forestry, rural development, and research in Latin America and Canada.

Contact Information:
650-723-1569 (Ph) / 650-725-3264 (Fax)
mmpinedo@stanford.edu