Rate My Professor Kerry Cooper

Kerry Cooper serves as Administrator for Property and Trade Services at the University of Otago, located in Dunedin, New Zealand. In this role, she provides essential administrative support to the Trade Services team within the Property Services division of the Property and Campus Development Division. Property Services is tasked with creating, developing, and maintaining the university's five campuses across Dunedin, Wellington, and Christchurch, ensuring a physical environment that inspires excellence in academic and public experiences. This includes overseeing the design and construction of award-winning buildings, routine maintenance such as repairing broken light bulbs, booking office space, cutting grass, trimming hedges, handling online requests for repairs and services raised by Duty Service Attendants or Facility Managers, issuing work notifications, facilitating use of campus grounds for non-university events, managing a recycling centre for furniture and stored items, maintaining a commemorative register, developing policies and procedures, and implementing the Campus Master Plan as a strategic framework for long-term campus development.

Trade Services, supported administratively by Kerry Cooper and Cate Swale under Head Graham Marshall, delivers core services through specialist in-house teams covering building services, electrical services, plumbing and gas services, engineering services, campus services including grounds maintenance, and project management services. As part of the University of Otago—New Zealand's first university—Property Services prides itself on providing professional services and offers excellent training and education for apprentices across all trades. Kerry Cooper's contact details include DDI +64 3 556 5519, mobile +64 21 279 8776, personal email kerry.cooper@otago.ac.nz, and team email tradeservices@otago.ac.nz. The Property Services Administration office is at University Plaza Building, 130 Anzac Avenue, Dunedin 9016, while Trade Services Administration is at 51 Clyde Street, Dunedin 9016. Property Services also manages building faults, emergencies, car parking, rubbish disposal, and health and safety compliance.