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Rob Ferris

CEO

Rob is a disabled retired Army Staff Sergeant with over 40 years of leadership, counseling, and instructor experience. He has served as CEO of two separate non-profit organizations in Salt Lake City and has been the CEO of Advantage Services since 2014. He has extensive grant and technical writing experience.  He is a community leader, sitting on several committees and councils. Currently, he sits on the Salt Lake Valley Coalition to end Homelessness (SLVCEH) as a Co-Chair for the Employment and Education Core Function Group.  Previously he sat on the State Rehabilitation Council (SRC) for 8 yrs and the Utah Independant Living Council (USILC) for 7 yrs.

Omar Rojas

Omar Rojas

COO

Omar Rojas has been with Advantage Services Since 1998. Currently, he is the Chief Operations Officer. Omar was the Operations Manager, Department Manager for the Custodial Department, and the Bio-hazard Crew. He is OSHA Certified and a tireless leader who inspires his people to provide quality service. Omar oversees the company's day-to-day operations and ensures our community partners and customers are satisfied with our services.

Omar Rojas

Rick Lindsey

Field Services Director

Rick has been with Advantage Services since 2013. Previously, Rick was the Director of Operations, Operations Manager, Department Supervisor, and Team Lead. His rise through the ranks of the company is due to his remarkable work ethic and dedication to our mission. Rick has been the backbone of our crews, and his tireless efforts have earned respect and admiration of those he supervises and our customers

Vaughn Fairchild

Operations Manager

Vaughn started with Advantage Services in July 2024. He is a native to Utah and an Air Force Veteran. Vaugn has over 35 years of leadership experience. He has outstanding organizational skills and his undergone extensive OSHA training.  In addition to being our Operations Manager he has also taken on the role of our Safety Officer tasked with creating and maintaining our company safety program.

Ashley McGuire

Accounting/HR Manager

Ashley came to Advantage Services in November 2024 with 10 yrs experience in accounting.  She is a native of Utah and an Army Veteran with her master's in psychology and a minor in accounting.  She will also complete her MBA in the Fall of 2025.  In addition to being our corporate accountant she is also our HR manager who administers all of our personnel programs such as our Health care, 401K and insurance policies.

Megan Belagam

Office Manager

Megan has been with Advantage Services since 2013.  Megan started with the company as a part-time employee and quickly moved to a full-time benefitted employee. Megan has held many positions with Advantage Services such as Front Desk Receptionist, Employment Coordinator and is currently serving as the Office Manager. She is a loyal employee who is dependable, has excellent communication skills and fully supports our mission.

Israel Salerna

Homeless Programing Supervisor

Israel has been with the company since July 2020 he started out on the Clean Team and quickly rose through the ranks as a team Lead and now serves as a Full-Time Benefitted Supervisor over all of the homeless programing.  Israel is a dedicated and compassionate leader with excellent work ethics.

Dan Butler

Dan Butler

Bio-Hazard Supervisor

Dan has worked for Advantage Services since 2007. He is currently the bio-Hazard Department Supervisor. Dan has worked in various departments, such as Grounds and Dietary, but for the past 10 years has been a productive member of the Bio-Hazard Crew. Dan also supervises and works on all our military contracts.

Dan Butler

Yekaterina "Katya" Statz

Employment Coordinator

Katya (Caught-Cha) Started with Advantage Services in March of 2022 as a member of the Clean Team then moved into a Bathroom Attendant position and then promoted to a Shuttle Driver.  In December 2023 she transferred to our Building Maintenace Department and became a full-time benefitted employee.  In January 2024 Katya was then promoted to supervisor over the Shuttle program and the Maintenace Department.   In September 2024 she was promoted once more to "Employment Coordinator".  She is a prime example of how an individual who wants to succeed can advance in our organization.  she is a hardworking, dedicated and loyal employee.