Facilities Administration

Assistant Vice President

Michael J. Bocchicchio, A.I.A.

Mr. Bocchicchio is Assistant Vice President--Facilities Administration for the University of California System. In this capacity, he oversees long-range development of facilities and provides policy direction, oversight, and technical assistance for facilities design, construction, and management, real estate, building management, environmental protection, and home loan programs.

Mr. Bocchicchio was twice appointed State Architect of California by Governor George Deukmejian and confirmed by the Senate. As chief executive of the Division of State Architect he had overall responsibility for the design and construction of state facilities; development of building codes and standards; review and approval of plans and inspection of all K-14 public schools and hospital construction in the State; management of toxic waste and hazardous materials; review and certification of public facilities for compliance with accessibility regulations; and joint administration (with the California Arts Council) of the Art in Public buildings Program.

Formerly with Kaiser Permanente Medical Care Program, Mr. Bocchicchio was that organization's Regional Director of Planning and Facilities for Southern California and had overall responsibility for the development of facilities from the long-range program planning, through master planning, property acquisition, design, construction, manufacturing and maintenance phases. He also held the position of Director of Facilities Design and Construction, Southern California Region.

He received his Bachelor of Architecture, Cum Laude, from the University of Southern California where he was elected to membership in the Tau Sigma Delta, National Honor Society. Subsequently, he completed the Advanced Management Development Program at the USC Graduate School of Business Administration, the Business Management Institute at Stanford University, and the Kaiser Permanente Executive Program at the Graduate School of Business, Stanford University. He is a Registered Architect in the State of California.

Prior to joining Kaiser, Mr. Bocchicchio served in a similar position at the University of Southern California where he was University Architect and Executive Director. He was formerly a Project Architect with Edward Durell Stone, F.A.I.A., and has been in private practice as an architect.

Membership affiliations include the American Institute of Architects; the Earthquake Engineering Research Institute and its Steering Committee for Performance Based Seismic Design; a Director of the California Engineering Foundation; and past President of the National Association of State Facilities Administrators; several boards, honor societies, professional associations including Board of Directors of the Livermore Valley Opera.