Capital Strategy and Planning

Our Team

Tobi Anne Walsh

Assistant Vice President

Tobi Walsh is George Mason University’s Assistant Vice President of Capital Strategy and Planning. Before joining George Mason in July 2020, Tobi served as Principal Educational Facility Planner at the University of California, Irvine, where she implemented planning process improvements for the department and managed strategic priority projects for the university.

Tobi spent the first decade of her career practicing as a licensed Civil Engineer in the fields of geotechnical and environmental engineering. She led projects including environmental site assessments, geotechnical soils investigations, leaking underground storage tank site remediation, Superfund/RCRA site hazardous waste remediation, and design and monitoring of impoundments for mining, landfill, and industrial waste. Tobi is an expert database programmer, who applied technology solutions to streamline and automate data collection and analyses as part of her civil and environmental engineering work. She leveraged this data-driven approach in private practice for nearly two decades consulting in the fields of civil engineering, construction, real estate development, and process improvement, which included the development of custom technology solutions relating to construction project management, job costing, accounting, customer management, and inventory control. 

Tobi holds a Master of Science in Construction Management & Business Administration from Arizona State University. Her Bachelor of Science Civil Engineering was also from Arizona State University, where she graduated Summa Cum Laude and was honored as the Outstanding Graduate in Civil Engineering.

Martha L. Cardoza, RA LEED

Senior Campus Planner

Martha Cardoza serves as the Senior Campus Planner at George Mason University.  In this role, her primary function is to manage capital planning studies under a framework that integrates programmatic planning with capital-related project plans and strategies in pursuit of project approval and funding in addition to ensuring alignment with the universities’ strategic goals, Master Plan, and operational budgets.   

Prior to joining George Mason in 2021, Martha served as the Associate Director of Planning & Project Management at Northern Virginia Community College, in this role, she led planning and project management initiatives that contributed to improvements of the college’s physical environments. During her 10 years at NOVA, she oversaw Master Planning, Space Management, Non-Capital Planning, Deferred Maintenance and Maintenance Reserve plans.  In addition, Martha supported multiple initiatives from strategic planning to performance and process improvements – which had a great impact on the efficiency and effectiveness of the services provided by the Facilities Management Department.  As an Architect, her major role and responsibility within the Department was overseeing the planning and execution of projects that improve the Colleges’ aesthetic and functional objectives considering longevity, sustainability, functionality, and architectural appropriateness.   

Martha is a registered Architect and holds a Master of Science in Engineering Management from The George Washington University.  She is currently an At-Large council member for the Society of College and University Planning (SCUP) Mid-Atlantic Region and serves as an Advisory council for The Florida International University- Business Women in Leadership program. 

Davita Colclough, PE

Senior Campus Planner

Davita serves as the Senior Campus Planner for capital projects, working with university stakeholders to define project vision, goals, program elements, and budgets. Davita’s job experience spans engineering, project management, cost controls, planning, and estimating.  Before joining George Mason in December 2021, she worked in the private construction and engineering industry at Bechtel Corporation. Davita holds a Master of Science degree in Construction Management from Purdue University.  She obtained dual Bachelors of Science degrees in Civil Engineering and Geomatics at North Carolina Agricultural and State University.  In her free time, she loves traveling, working out, reading, spending time with friends and family, and serving as a Communications Zone Advisor for Region II’s National Society of Black Engineers. 

Vacant

Senior Space Manager

Colin Chung

Space Management Analyst

Colin serves as the Space Management Analyst at George Mason University. His primary function in this role is to maintain the university’s Archibus space database and to assist in data analytics regarding space and occupancy. He also manages the departmental website for Capital Strategy and Planning. Colin holds a Master of Science in Public Policy and Management from Carnegie Mellon University and a Bachelor of Science in Cyber Security Engineering from George Mason University and is currently pursuing coursework towards a Master of Science in Systems Engineering at George Mason.  

Jinkal Patel

Junior Space Management Analyst

Esha Chitale

Space Management Intern

Harini Priya Vasu

Space Management Database Intern

Harini Priya Vasu is a Space Management Database Intern at George Mason University. She works with the Archibus space management system to keep campus data accurate and current. Her work involves entering data, linking employees to their assigned spaces, and collaborating with unit space liaisons to resolve issues like relocations and retirements. She also conducts space surveys to confirm occupancy, room functions, and other key details, helping maintain up-to-date campus records.
 
Harini Priya has a Bachelor’s in Computer Science and Engineering from Anna University, India, and is currently pursuing a Master’s in Data Analytics Engineering at George Mason. She brings a detail-oriented and organized approach to her tasks and supports the university’s space management needs through her role.

Aditya Mamdapure

Space Management Database Intern

Aditya serves as a Space Management Database Intern at George Mason University. In this role, he supports the maintenance and updating of the university’s Archibus space database, utilizing AutoCAD for space plan management. He contributes to data analytics projects focused on space planning and the optimization of campus facility occupancy. Aditya holds a Master’s in Construction Management from the University of Birmingham, UK and a Bachelor’s in Civil Engineering from India. He is currently pursuing a Master’s in Civil Engineering at George Mason University.