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
  • Sexual Misconduct Background Check Program
  • Point of contact for HR Public Records Requests

Benefits & Retirement

Kristen Isakovic

Assistant Director of Benefits and Payroll Operations

(360) 650-3176
isakovk@wwu.edu


 

Janelle Talley

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

  • Administer Health Care (PEBB) & Retirement Benefits to employees
  • Determine employee eligibility for benefits – for new hires & existing employees.
  • Consult with employees regarding PEBB and/or retirement questions.
  • Advise employees of potential retirement eligibility at time of separation
  • Coordinate annual wellness clinics for employees & their families
  • Entry of employee benefits/retirement forms

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

  • Info. coming soon!

HR Operations

Stephanie Norsby

Associate Director of HR Operations

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

Bow Jerns

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

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

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

Tara Terry

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

  • PageUp
  • Hiring Process
  • Recruitments
  • Sexual Misconduct Checks

Kaylan Rocamora

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

  • Immigration & Visa Sponsorship

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

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

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

Leaves & Accommodations

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.

Payroll

Megan Summers

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

  • Oversees Payroll 
  • International Employee Tax
  • Federal Tax Payments

VACANT

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

  • Payroll's Primary Contact
  • Payroll Trainings
  • Leave Management (Cash outs, C5)
  • Overpayments
  • Garnishments
  • Vendor Payments
  • Payroll Deduction Questions
  • W-2 Questions

Ben Harvey

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

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