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

Haley Sullivan

Assistant to Associate Vice President of Human Resources
(360) 650-2453
haley.sullivan@wwu.edu

  • Manages day-to-day operations of AVP for HR
  • Coordinates logistics for meetings/events
  • Manages HR Budget
  • Administrates contracts with outside vendors
  • HR Website/Communications
  • Unemployment
  • Employment Verifications
  • Point of contact for HR Public Records Requests

Classification/Compensation

Bow Jerns

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

  • Provides classification and compensation counsel on recruitments and promotions
  • Performs position audits and reclassifications
  • Creates and revises job descriptions
  • Assists with developing or revising salary structures

Benefits, Retirement and Payroll

Kristen Isakovic

Assistant Director of Benefits and Payroll Operations

(360) 650-3176
isakovk@wwu.edu

  • Healthcare/Retirement Reconciliation and Payments
  • Supplemental Retirement Calculations
  • International Employee Tax
  • Federal Tax Payments
  • W2 Reconciliation
  • Coordinate Annual Wellness Clinics for Employees and their Families 

Janelle Gueno

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

  • Administer Health Care (PEBB) & Retirement Benefits to employees
  • Determine employee eligibility for PEBB & Retirement benefits
  • Advise employees regarding PEBB and Retirement questions
  • Consult with employees regarding PEBB and/or retirement questions.
  • Entry of employee benefits/retirement forms
  • Supplemental Retirement Calculations

Kennedy Stephens

Payroll Systems Manager
HR.Payroll@wwu.edu

  • Oversees Payroll Functions
  • Tax Refunds
  • Federal Tax Payments
  • Overpayments
  • Benefits and Payroll Deductions
  • W-2 Processing

VACANT

Payroll & Benefits Coordinator
(360) 650-3774
HR.Payroll@wwu.edu
HR.Benefits@wwu.edu

  • PEBB Health Care Questions
  • Open Enrollment
  • Newly Benefit Eligible Hires
  • Primary Contact for General Benefits Questions
  • Secondary Contact for General Payroll Questions
  • Payroll Processing

Dallas Owen

Payroll Coordinator
(360) 650-3774
HR.Payroll@wwu.edu

  • Payroll's Primary Contact/General Questions
  • Payroll Trainings
  • Cash Outs and Leave Accruals
  • Garnishments
  • Vendor Payments
  • Paycheck Questions
  • Page Up Questions
  • W-2 Questions

Employee & Labor Relations

Marcy Hammer

HR Director

(360) 650-7489

wiesem@wwu.edu

  • Employee, supervisor and administrator labor relations questions
  • Contract/policy and procedure consultation, interpretation and administration
  • Collective bargaining
  • Grievance administration, investigation, mediation and arbitration
  • Labor/Management relations and meetings
  • Employee/Supervisor conflict resolution
  • Leave/Accommodation Administration and management training
  • Union requests for information
  • Oversee Payroll and Benefit Programs 

Ryan Greer

Employee & Labor Relations Partner

(360) 650-3222

greerr2@wwu.edu

  • Classified unions & collective bargaining agreements
  • Professional Staff Organization
  • Performance management
  • Higher level duty requests

Joelle Pulver

Student Employee Labor Relations Partner
(360) 650-2143
pulverj4@wwu.edu

  • Serves as the primary contact for employee and labor relations related to student employment
  • Works to ensure compliance with the WWU - WAWU CBA, university policies, and employment law.
  • Partners with departments and union representatives to address issues and resolve disputes collaboratively

 

Lisa Hill

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

  • Oversees leave of absence process: medical, maternity & parental, military, domestic violence and WA Paid Family Medical Leave - Q&A
  • Shared leave requests and donations
  • Long Term Disability (LTD) - Q&A, submits employer statement for employee claims
  • Lactation rooms
  • Oversees workplace accommodations & ADA interactive process. Disability accommodations, religious accommodations and service animals.

HR Operations

Stephanie Norsby

Associate Director of HR Operations

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

  • Oversees Classification/Compensation, HRIS and HR Operations

Sonja Dyer

HR Consultant
(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

Tara Terry

HR Data Integrity Supervisor
(360) 650-3565
Tara.Terry@wwu.edu

  • HRIS
  • Oversees and manages PageUp recruitment system
  • Hiring Process
  • Recruitment/talent acquisition
  • Offer Letters
  • Classified Compensation
  • Secondary support, Onboarding
  • Secondary support, Sexual Misconduct Background Checks

Kaylan Rocamora

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

  • Manages immigration & visa sponsorship processes 
    • H1B & PERM
    • departmental trainings
    • university contact for immigration lawyers and support
  • Oversees volunteer programs
    • manages volunteers inbox
    • volunteer applications
    • volunteer background checks
  • Secondary, Sexual Misconduct Background Checks
  • WAEXP reporting
  • W2 Address Reporting
  • International Employee Taxes

Amara Fulton

HR Data Technician
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

Buffi Jones

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

  • Oversees HR Reception
    • Hiring Paperwork Process
    • Criminal Background Checks
    • I-9 Compliance
  • MMR Compliance
  • New Employee Orientations/Onboarding
  • Sexual Misconduct Background Checks (SMBC) Processing
  • HR Website/Communications
  • Secondary Support Employment Verifications
  • Employee Offboarding
  • Employee Records Manager

Chloe Christensen

HR Assistant