Rick Orebaugh
Rick Orebaugh joined the UREC team in 1997 as the
Maintenance Manager. His main responsibility is to ensure everything
at UREC is functioning and is clean.
Rick was born and raised in an Air Force family and has
visited and lived all over the world including New Hampshire, Japan,
Kansas, Ohio, Maine, and of course Virginia. He got his Associates’
Degree at Vocational Technical in Fishersville, Virginia. Before
becoming the Maintenance Manager, Rick worked for Facilities Management
at JMU. Rick has also won awards in his career including the JMU
Student Organization Services Dolley Award in 2005, the Virginia State
Employee Suggestion Program, and the JMU Innovation Award in 2008. He
is also a member of the National Recreation and Parks Association.
Rick is married to his wife Sue and has two children (Matthew and Emily). He also has two cats (Bo and Sis). In his free time, Rick likes to work on and ride his motorcycle, fish, hunt, camp, hike, garden, and play baseball. Rick’s favorite activity to do at UREC is to participate in weightlifting and racquetball. His favorite thing about UREC is the team spirit environment working with the staff and the students.
