HR Directory

Associate Vice President's Office

Liz Parkes leads a service oriented team committed to providing courteous and efficient support to Western's employees, in compliance with Federal, State and university regulations.

Liz Parkes

Associate Vice President of Human Resources

(360) 650-6456
parkese@wwu.edu

Oversees HR Units

  • Employee Benefits, Leaves of Absence & Medical Accommodations
  • Employee & Labor Relations
  • Payroll/HRIS Services 
  • HR Operations - Compensation, Onboarding, Recruiting, Hiring

Toni Ladner

Assistant to Assoc. Vice President for Human Resources

(360) 650-6681
ladnert@wwu.edu

  • Manages day-to-day operations of AVP for HR
  • Coordinates logistics for meetings/events
  • Manages HR Budget
  • Administrates contracts with outside vendors
  • Volunteer Registrations
  • Point of contact for HR Public Records Requests

Benefits & Leaves

Lisa Hill

Leaves & Medical Accommodations Administrator 
(360) 650-3751
hille24@wwu.edu
HR.Disability@wwu.edu

Kate Camacho

Benefits Administrator
(360) 650-6841
kate.camacho@wwu.edu
HR.Benefits@wwu.edu

Janelle Talley

Benefits Assistant
(360) 650-3073
talleyj@wwu.edu
HR.Benefits@wwu.edu

Employee & Labor Relations

Marcy Hammer

(Start date 12/11/2023)

Director, Employee & Labor Relations

 

Charlotte Casson

Employee & Labor Relations Associate

(360) 650-3473
charlotte.casson@wwu.edu

HR Operations

Stephanie Norsby

Associate Director of HR Operations

(360) 650-3306
stephanie.norsby@wwu.edu

Buffi Jones

HR & Onboarding Administrator
(360) 650-3778
Buffi.Jones@wwu.edu
hr.onboarding@wwu.edu

  • Oversees HR Reception and New Hire Paperwork Process
  • New Employee Orientations/Onboarding 
  • I-9 Compliance
  • HR Website/Communications
  • Performance Evaluations 
  • Unemployment
  • Employee Records Manager

Tara Terry

HR Employment Administrator
(360) 650-3565
Tara.Terry@wwu.edu

  • PageUp
  • Hiring Process
  • Recruitments
  • Sexual Misconduct Checks

Katie Swanson

HR Reception Lead
(360) 650-3732
swansok7@wwu.edu
HR@wwu.edu

  • New Hire Paperwork
  • Employment Verifications
  • Criminal Background Checks
  • Performance Evaluation Support

Bow Jerns

Compensation Strategy Specialist
(360) 650-3048
bow.jerns@wwu.edu

Kaylan Rocamora

HR Administrator 
(360) 650-2772
rocamok@wwu.edu

  • Immigration & Visa Sponsorship

Payroll/HR Information Systems (HRIS)

Megan Summers

Assistant Director of Payroll & Information Services 
(360) 650-3544
Megan.Summers@wwu.edu

  • Oversees Payroll and Information Services
  • International Employee Tax
  • W2 Annual Processing
  • Federal Tax Payments

Ben Harvey

Payroll Fiscal Analyst
(360) 650-3936
 Ben.Harvey@wwu.edu

  • Healthcare/Retirement Reconciliation
  • Perform & Monitors Payroll Processing
  • General Payroll Questions

Melanie Neal

Payroll Coordinator
(360) 650-2115
Nealm5@wwu.edu
HR.Payroll@wwu.edu

  • Payroll's Primary Contact
  • Payroll Trainings
  • Leave Management (Cash outs, C5)
  • Overpayments
  • Garnishments
  • Vendor Payments
  • Payroll Deductions (Federal Tax)
  • Payroll Approver Items

Jamie Ross

Data Integrity Administrator
(360) 650-7664
hris@wwu.edu

  • Oversee HRIS Team
  • Transfer leave and state service credit to/from university
  • Sick and Vacation Leave accrual reconciliation
  • Audit of employment records and HR database

Josie Eggerding

HR Data Technician
(360) 650-2064
hris@wwu.edu

  • Oversees HRIS Data Team inbox
  • Personal Action Form entry into Banner
  • PageUp entry into Banner
  • Process EPAFs
    • Provide EPAF training
  • Esign form entry into Banner
    • Employee Information form and Affirmative Action form
    • Employee Office Address Change form
    • Tuition Waiver form (approval/disapproval only)
    • Cyclic Leave form
    • Career Growth and Enhancement form
  • Performs Banner entry audit for payroll processing

Persephone Quinn

 HR Data Technician
 (360) 650-2020
 hris@wwu.edu

  • Oversees HRIS Data Team inbox
  • Personal Action Form entry into Banner
  • PageUp entry into Banner
  • Process EPAFs
    • Provide EPAF training
  • Esign form entry into Banner
    • Employee Information form and Affirmative Action form
    • Employee Office Address Change form
    • Tuition Waiver form (approval/disapproval only)
    • Cyclic Leave form
    • Career Growth and Enhancement form
  • Performs Banner entry audit for payroll processing

Sonja Dyer

HR Data Technician
(360) 650-7600
hris@wwu.edu

  • Oversees HRIS Data Team inbox
  • Personal Action Form entry into Banner
  • PageUp entry into Banner
  • Process EPAFs
    • Provide EPAF training
  • Esign form entry into Banner
    • Employee Information form and Affirmative Action form
    • Employee Office Address Change form
    • Tuition Waiver form (approval/disapproval only)
    • Cyclic Leave form
    • Career Growth and Enhancement form
  • Performs Banner entry audit for payroll processing