Every day at Holy Trinity there is one person who gets to school before every teacher and student and stays until the last person leaves campus. 

Ismael Benitez has worked at Holy Trinity for seven years but has recently been hired directly by Holy Trinity as Director of Facilities. Prior to being officially hired by HT, he worked as the facilities manager for Berman Corp. Berman Corp is the hired custodial staff that Holy Trinity has used for many years.  

Before coming to work at Holy Trinity, Benitez worked all over the state of Florida as well as New Orleans as the manager for the Fort Lauderdale, Miami, Orlando, Fort Myers, and New Orleans International Airports. 

“In the cargo area, I kept the facilities up and running for the clients of our terminal,” Benitez said.

In addition to overseeing the maintenance and repairs throughout the campus, Benitez’s typical day consists of taking care of any requests from teachers like moving furniture or getting tables set up for events. 

“Sometimes a teacher will ask me for help and want to know if things can be done or not and we usually make it happen,” he said. 

Without Ismael Benitez, the school would not be able to run as smoothly or look as clean as it does each day. 

“I come here and try to do my best and try to make sure everything runs smoothly and just go home when it’s done,” Benitez said.