HR Directory
HR General Contacts
Find us:
Humanities, 2nd Floor, HU203
Mailing address:
Human Resources
Western Washington University
516 High Street, MS 9054
Bellingham, WA 98225-5996
Phone: (360) 650-3774
Fax: (360) 650-2810
Email: HR@wwu.edu
Administration
Chyerl Wolfe-Lee
Assistant Vice President for Human Resources
(360) 650-3630; Fax: (360) 650-2810
chyerl.wolfe-lee@wwu.edu
Alternate Contact: Lea Aune
Provide overall strategic Human Resources leadership. Administer Human Resources policies, programs and practices, including planning, organizing, developing, implement and coordinating. Direct all components of the University’s Human Resources programs including labor relations and negotiations; classification and compensation; payroll; retirement; insurance; professional staff employee relations; employment; human resources information systems management; organizational and professional development/training; disability management and employment inclusion and workplace diversity.
Buffi Jones
Administrative Assistant to the AVP for Human Resources
(360) 650-3778; Fax (360) 650-2810
Buffi.Jones@wwu.edu
Alternate Contact: Chyerl Wolfe-Lee
- HR Operations Support
- Verifications of Employment
- HR Records Manager
- Research & triage HR issues
- Budget
- Volunteer Registration
Employment and Labor Relations
Lea Aune
Associate Director, Human Resources
(360) 650-7763; Fax: (360) 650-2810
lea.aune@wwu.edu
Alternate Contact: Kelsie Swanson, Megan Galley, Gretchen Lucas
Oversees the Employee & Labor Relations team, which provides guidance in the areas of Employee and Labor Relations, Employment, and Classification/Compensation to directors, managers, supervisors and employees. Serves as a point of contact for union negotiations.
Stephanie Norsby
Employment Administrator
(360) 650-3306; Fax: (360) 650-2810
Stephanie.Norsby@wwu.edu
Alternate Contact: Kelsie Cagampang, Megan Galley, Gretchen Lucas
- Online application system
- I-9 Compliance
- Visa Program for Faculty and Staff
Jocylynn Kelley
Talent Acquisition & Inclusion Specialist
(360) 650-3448; Fax (360) 650-2810
jocylynn.kelley@wwu.edu
Alternate Contact: Chyerl Wolfe-Lee
- Employment Inclusion and Diversity Outreach
- Diversity Recruitment
- Diversity and Inclusion Training Coordinator
HR Consultants:
HR consultants are assigned by Division, and can help with:
- Union contract/handbook administration & compliance
- Supervisor & search committee recruitment process & vacancy support
- Classification/compensation, including new positions and recruitments
- Personnel actions, including new hires, terminations, and leave
- Employee performance & discipline
- Performance evaluation support
- Labor Relations support to the Associate Director
Megan Galley
Enrollment & Student Services and University Advancement
Employee & Labor Relations Consultant
(360) 650-2615; Fax: (360) 650-2810
Alternate Contact: Kelsie Swanson, Gretchen Lucas
Gretchen Lucas
Academic Affairs
Employee & Labor Relations Consultant
(360) 650-2513 Fax: (360) 650-2810
Alternate Contacts: Kelsie Swanson, Megan Galley
Kelsie Swanson
Business & Financial Affairs and University Relations & Marketing
Employee & Labor Relations Consultant
(360) 650-4065; Fax: (360) 650-2810
Alternate Contact: Megan Galley, Gretchen Lucas
Benefits and Operations
Kathy Thompson
Assistant Director, Benefits & Operations
(360) 650-7314; Fax: (360) 650-2810
kathy.thompson@wwu.edu
Alternate Contact: Julie Moon
- Management, evaluation, planning, administration, compliance and daily operation of Western’s health, welfare, and retirement programs
- Guidance on Retirement/Insurance & Law/Regulations
- Manage WWURP/VIP master record keeper relationship
- Representative on UW Fund Review Committee
- Retirement/Insurance Legislative Representative
- Manage PEBB audits
- Oversight of Disability/Medical Leave program
- Oversee HRIS unit
Kate Camacho
Benefits Assistant
(360) 650-6841; Fax: (360) 650-2810
kate.camacho@wwu.edu
Alternate Contact: Kathy Thompson
- Intake and Process Benefits Paperwork
- Benefits Questions and Administrative Support
- Benefits Orientation
Julie Moon
Medical & Disability Leave Administrator
(360) 650-3771; Fax: (360) 788-0071
julie.moon@wwu.edu
Alternate Contact: Kathy Thompson
- Family and Medical Leave (FMLA)
- Disability Leave
- Shared Leave
- Domestic Violence Leaves & Resources
- Workplace Accommodations
- Long-Term Disability
HRIS Staff:
HRIS can help with:
- Personnel Action (PA) Form & Deduction/Benefit Input
- Student Employment Input
- Employee Name Change Requests
- Employee Office Address Updates
- Wireless Service Communication Agreement Forms
Contact: HRIS@wwu.edu
Jamie Ross
Tara Terry
Harjit Singh
Organizational & Talent Development
Dennis Dashiell
Asst. Director, Organizational and Talent Development
(360) 650-7765; Fax: (360) 650-2810
dennis.dashiell@wwu.edu
- Organizational Development Projects and Change Management
- Conflict Management Support, Cooperative Problem Solving
- Capacity Building, Internal Consulting
- Coaching, Facilitating, Mediating
- Professional Training (programming, supervising, coordinating)
Cara Bryant
Onboarding and Learning Technologist
(360) 650-3536 Fax (360) 650-2810
cara.bryant@wwu.edu
Alternate Contact: Dennis Dashiell
- Onboarding New Employees and Transfer/Promotions
- New Employee Orientation
- Employee Learning Technologies & E-Learning
- Professional Development Training
- Train the Trainer / Training Design and Roll Out
- New Hire Compliance Paperwork & Processes
- HR Web & Communications
Payroll Services
Megan Summers
Payroll Administrator
(360) 650-3544; Fax: (360) 650-2810
Megan.Summers@wwu.edu
Alternate Contact: Nathan Bohn
- Oversee daily operations of payroll services
- Payroll training
- Leave management
- Quarter and Year End tax reporting
- Fringe benefit taxation
- Vendor payment approval
- W-2 processing
- Nonresident Alien taxation
Nathan Bohn
Payroll Assistant
(360) 650-2991; Fax: (360) 650-2810
Nathan.bohn@wwu.edu
Alternate Contact: Megan Summers
- Primary contact for payroll questions
- Assist in processing semi-monthly payroll
- Payroll Approver permissions
- Direct Deposit Enrollment
- Leave cash outs
- Reporting, reconciliation and payment for various payroll deduction vendors
- Emergency paycheck requests and check reissues
- Garnishment calculations
- Process timesheet adjustments
- Executive Officer leave
Ben Harvey
Payroll Fiscal Analyst
(360) 650-3936; Fax: (360) 650-2810
Ben.Harvey@wwu.edu
Alternate Contact: Nathan Bohn
- Assist in processing semi-monthly payroll
- Higher-level duty form processing
- Reporting, reconciliation, and payment for health care, retirement, and life insurance
- Health care invoicing
Analytics & IT Support
Sarah Crawford
Sr. HR Analytics Manager
(360) 650-6106; Fax: (360) 650-2810
sarah.crawford@wwu.edu
- Hr System Analysis and Update
- Data Requests
- Special Projects
- Data Access
Bradley Kimbrell
IT Support Technician 2
(360) 650-6251; Fax (360) 650-2810
Bradley.kimbrell@wwu.edu
Alternate Contact: Sarah Crawford
- PageUp Support
- Troubleshooting/problem resolution
- Process documentation
- Business process analysis