HR Directory

  Assistant Vice President for Human Resources 
  (360) 650-3630; Fax: (360) 650-2810
  chyerl.wolfe-lee@wwu.edu

  About Human Resources

  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.

  Administrative Assistant to the AVP for Human Resources
  (360) 650-3778; Fax (360) 650-2810
  Buffi.Jones@wwu.edu

  Volunteer@wwu.edu

  Alternate Contact: Chyerl Wolfe-Lee

• HR Operations Support
• Verifications of Employment
• HR Records Manager
• Research & triage HR issues
• Budget
• Volunteer Registration

  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.

  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

 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 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

  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

  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

  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 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

  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)

  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 Administrator
  (360) 650-3544; Fax: (360) 650-2810
  Megan.Summers@wwu.edu

  Alternate Contact: Thomas Luthi

• 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

  Payroll Assistant
  (360) 650-7490; Fax: (360) 650-7420
  Thomas.Luthi@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

  Payroll Fiscal Analyst
  (360) 650-3936; Fax: (360) 650-2810
  Ben.Harvey@wwu.edu

  Alternate Contact: Thomas Luthi

• 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

  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

  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