Purpose: To provide HR service and support needs for L&S faculty.
Not sure who to contact? Reach out to Ben Weisse

Ben Weisse | Asst Dean, Faculty & Student+ HR

• Lead L&S Faculty team
• Manage faculty recruitments, tenuring process, tenure clock extensions, and employee relations

Email: ben.weisse@wisc.edu
In-Office: Wednesdays

Beth Baldowin | HR Manager & Faculty DDR

• Serves as Divisional Disability Representative (DDR) for Faculty
• Considers leave requests in compliance with the Federal & Wisconsin Family & Medical Leave Acts (FMLA/WFMLA) and UW-Madison’s Family Caregiving Initiative.
• Processes faculty paid parental leave requests.
• Processes faculty work-related injury claims.
• Oversees Faculty Sabbatical Application Process
• Reviews and Approves Faculty Offer Letters
• For Computer, Data & Information Sciences
•  For Natural, Physical & Mathematical Sciences

Email: beth.baldowin@wisc.edu
In-Office: Tuesdays

Jana Kadium | HR Business Partner 
Coordinate the following for faculty:

• Emeritus requests
• Zero-dollar appointment requests
• Affiliate and joint governance
• Coordinate Assistant Professor processes
• Publish the L&S HR Newsletter

Email: jana.kadium@wisc.edu
In-Office: Tuesdays

Vacant | HR Coordinator

• Provide general support for faculty HR
• Conduct criminal background checks for faculty
• Manage and run background checks for faculty and Student+ appointments
• Enter in rate / title changes for faculty (including promotions, PTR, and performance)
• Review and enter PVLs for CDIS and NPM Sciences in JEMS / TREMS
• Track and maintain salary exercise spreadsheet
• Publish the L&S HR Monthly newsletter
• Edit, update, and create new KBs

Email: N/A
In-Office: N/A

Resources & Links

Purpose: Respond to HR, payroll, and benefits-related needs of Student Assistants, Post-Degree Trainees, and Student Hourly Employees (SA, ET, SH). 
Not sure who to contact? Reach out to studentplus@ls.wisc.edu.

Ben Weisse | Asst Dean, Faculty & Student+ HR

• Lead L&S Faculty team
• Manage faculty recruitments, tenuring process, tenure clock extensions, and employee relations

Email: ben.weisse@wisc.edu
In-Office: Wednesdays

Brenda Powles | HR Manager & Student+ DDR

• Manage Student+ team
• Supports departments in the management of their student assistants, employees-in-training, and student hourlies
• Develops policies and procedures for the Student+ population in L&S
• Serve as Division Disability Representative (DDR) for the Student+ population in all units, including:
  • Federal & Wisconsin Family & Medical Leave Acts (FMLA/WFMLA) and UW-Madison’s Family Caregiving Initiative
  • Disability Accommodation
  • Military leave and catastrophic leave
  • Temporary work adjustments
• Review Student+ remote work agreements
• Reviews/approves student assistants and employees-in-training exceptions

Email: brenda.powles@wisc.edu
In-Office: Wednesdays and Thursdays

Shanae Doerr | HR Business Partner

• Student+ team lead worker
• Facilitates and troubleshoots complex hiring and job change transactions
• Provide student assistants, employees-in-training, and student hourly support to all L&S units
• Process hires and job changes for student assistants, employees-in-training, and student hourly for all L&S units
• Audits human resources reports to ensure compliance with established policies and procedures
• Student+ process improvement; creates and implements student assistants, employees-in-training, and student hourly trainings and resources

Email: shanae.doerr@wisc.edu
In-Office: Wednesdays and Thursdays

Leah Her | HR Coordinator

• Provide student assistants, employees-in-training, and student hourly support to assigned L&S units
• Process hires and job changes for student assistants (SA), employees-in-training (ET), and student hourly (SH) for ART 1, ART 2, and ART 5

Email: leah.her@wisc.edu
In-Office: Wednesdays and Thursdays

Tiffany Misko | HR Coordinator

• Provide student assistants, employees-in-training, and student hourly support to assigned L&S units
• Process hires and job changes for student assistants (SA), employees-in-training (ET), and student hourly (SH) for ART 3 and ART 4

Email: tiffany.misko@wisc.edu
In-Office: Wednesdays and Thursdays

Resources & Links

Purpose: Respond to HR, payroll, and benefits-related needs of L&S staff (STS AS, OT and non-STS AS, LI, US, TE, OT). 
Not sure who to contact? Reach out to hrstaff@ls.wisc.edu

Sue Hook | HR Associate Director

• Co-lead Staff HR team
• Serve as consultant to units on complex issues, including workforce relations
• Co-lead strategic HR staffing initiatives
• Manage requests for temporary employees and staff hired via waivers

Email: sue.hook@wisc.edu
In-Office: Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays

Cheryl Bowes | HR Associate Director

• Co-lead Staff HR team
• Serve as consultant to units on complex issues, including workforce relations
• Co-lead strategic HR staffing initiatives
• Manage requests for temporary employees and staff hired via waivers
• Renewable Staff
  • PVL approvals (waivers, temporary employees)
  • EJED changes for non-STS, paid staff positions
  • Volunteers

Email: cheryl.bowes@wisc.edu
In-Office: Tuesdays and Wednesdays

Linda Cleary | Manager & Staff DDR

• Support all ARTs/Units
• Serve as Division Disability Representative (DDR) for staff in all units, including:
  • Federal & Wisconsin Family & Medical Leave Acts (FMLA/WFMLA) and UW-Madison’s Family Caregiving Initiative
  • Disability Accommodation
  • Military leave, catastrophic leave, worker’s compensation
  • Temporary work adjustments

Email: linda.cleary@wisc.edu
In-Office: Wednesdays

Brittany Coleman | HR Manager

• Support all ARTs/Units
• Lead point of contact for staff recruitment and employee thriving & well-being needs,  including:
  • Job posting best practices
  • Onboarding best practices
  • Exit/stay interviews
  • Hiring bonus program
  • Referral bonus program
  • Peer partner program
  • System access

Email: brittany.coleman@wisc.edu
In-Office: Wednesdays

Michael Kulisch | HR Manager

• Support all ARTs/Units
• Lead point of contact for staff compensation, staff performance management, and other workforce relations needs, including:
• Salary review approvals for new hires & job postings
• Position description updates
• Compensation changes
• One-Time Payments and Period Activity Pay
• Overload pre-approvals
• Layoffs/non-renewals
• Performance evaluations 
• Performance management and workplace investigations 

Email: michael.kulisch@wisc.edu
In-Office: Mondays

Amanda Riemanpp | Compensation Administration Specialist

• Compensation, classification, performance management, and workforce relations administrative and logistical support 

Email: riemenapp2@wisc.edu
In-Office: Mondays

Nick Faber | HR Business Partner

• Short-Term Instructional Staff (STS) 
• Manage requests for STS staff hired via waivers or via direct hire
• Standard STS rates - https://kb.wisc.edu/ls/page.php?id=28638
  STS Titles - https://kb.wisc.edu/ls/37654
• Units served: ART 2 and ART 4

Email: nicholas.faber@wisc.edu
In-Office: Wednesdays

Mitchell Yang | HR Business Partner

• Short-Term Instructional Staff (STS) 
• Manage requests for STS staff hired via waivers or via direct hire
• Standard STS rates - https://kb.wisc.edu/ls/page.php?id=28638
  STS Titles - https://kb.wisc.edu/ls/37654
• Units served: ART 1, ART 3, and ART 5

Email: myang293@wisc.edu
In-Office: Mondays

Olivia MacDonald | Recruitment Specialist

• Recruitment planning, sourcing, & logistical support for non-STS recruitments (AS, LI, US)
• PVL approvals for non-STS recruitments
• Manage the offer process including reviewing offer letters, sending TREMS offer cards, and JEMS hire & push to HRS
• Search team support
• Onboarding support
• Units served: ART 1, ART 3, and ART 5

Email: olivia.macdonald@wisc.edu
In-Office: Mondays

Cynthia Eason | Recruitment Specialist

• Recruitment planning, sourcing, & logistical support for non-STS recruitments (AS, LI, US)
• PVL approvals for non-STS recruitments
• Manage the offer process including reviewing offer letters, sending TREMS offer cards, and JEMS hire & push to HRS
• Search team support
• Onboarding support
• Units served: ART 2 and ART 4

Email: cynthia.eason@wisc.edu
In-Office: Wednesdays

Kelsie Drury| HR Coordinator

• Provide transactional support for a variety of non-STS hiring and job changes; serves as a liaison between requestor and approver
• Including: Zero-dollar appointments, criminal background checks, JEMS job changes (FTE, EJED, resignation, retirement, supervisor), rate/title change letters, leave payouts, emeritus status, additional pay workflow, lump sum letters, payroll, time & labor troubleshooting, recruitment closeouts, personnel file imaging, HR Staff email triage
• Units served: ART 1, ART 3, and ART 5

Office/Webex Phone Number: 608-263-2316
Email: sallie.ha@wisc.edu
In-Office: Wednesdays

Vanessa Uzcategui Marquez | HR Coordinator

• Provide transactional support for a variety of non-STS hiring and job changes; serves as a liaison between requestor and approver
• Including: Zero-dollar appointments, criminal background checks, JEMS job changes (FTE, EJED, resignation, retirement, supervisor), rate/title change letters, leave payouts, emeritus status, additional pay workflow, lump sum letters, payroll, time & labor troubleshooting, recruitment closeouts, personnel file imaging, HR Staff email triage
• Units served: ART 2 and ART 4

Email: uzcateguimar@wisc.edu
In-Office: Wednesdays

Resources & Links

Purpose: Oversee and manage payroll and benefits operations for L&S.

ChoonYee Ho Jonas | Director, Payroll & Benefits

• Provide strategic oversight of L&S payroll & benefits, including communicating, advising, and troubleshooting on related issues 
• Payroll & Benefits Divisional Liaison
• Coordinate response to audits related to payroll & benefits

Email: choonyee.hojonas@wisc.edu
In-Office: Mondays and Tuesdays

Joe Farrenkopf | HR Business Partner 

• Provide guidance related to payroll process, procedure, and policy 
• Research complex payroll issues and recommend resolution 

Email: joseph.farrenkopf@wisc.edu
In-Office: Mondays and Tuesdays

Tools, Resources, & Links

Purpose: Provide overall HR support to L&S.

Lea Aunne | HR Director

• Ensure L&S HR services meet the needs and serve the priorities of the college
• Ensure L&S HR services are in compliance with UW-Madison policies & procedures
• Support and lead the L&S HR team

Email: aunejohnson@wisc.edu
In Office: Monday – Friday

Marcy Doelp | HR Generalist

• Review and approve L&S flexible work arrangements
• Triage general L&S HR email inbox

Email: marcy.doelp@wisc.edu
In-Office: Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays; off Wednesday and Friday

Purpose: To serve the operational HR needs of units within ART 1

Stella Luong | HR Manager

• Lead ART 1
• Manage immigration matters within ART 1

Email: stella.luong@wisc.edu

Lauralee Wheeler | Payroll & Benefits Specialist 

• Student Academic Affairs (SAA)
• SuccessWorks
• Honors

Maria Antezana Ardaya | HR Generalist

• L&S Administration

Maggie Oswalt | HR Generalist

• Statistics
• High Road Strategy Center
• Thompson

Amy Maurer | HR Generalislt 

• Information School

Steve Sylte | HR Coordinator 

• Information School

Becky Bush | HR Generalist 

• Computer Sciences

Meghan Opgenorth | Payroll & Benefits Specialist 

• Computer Sciences 

Purpose: To serve the operational HR needs of units within ART 2

Joy Benz | HR Manager

• Lead ART 2
• Manage immigration matters within ART 2 

Eric Weycker | HR Generalist

• Psychology 
• Harlow Labs

Lisa Wesley | HR Generalist 

• Center for Healthy Minds

Alyssa Luckey Winters | HR Generalist 

• Center for Limnology 
• Communication Sciences and Disorders (CSD) 

Julie Olson | HR Generalist 

• Botony

Javiera Derks | HR Generalist 

• Integrative Biology 
• BioCore

Purpose: To serve the operational HR needs of units within ART 3

Renata McMillen| HR Manager

• Lead ART 3
• Manage immigration matters within ART 3

Rachel Mattingly | HR Generalist 

• Physics

Beatriz Bolanos | HR Generalist 

• Chemistry 

Marc Willadsen | Payroll & Benefits Specialist 

• Chemistry

Malcolm Davis | HR Generalist

• Astronomy 
• Atmospheric & Oceanic Studies (AOS)
• WiCore

Shirley Baxa | Payroll & Benefits Specialist 

• Geoscience

Serena Boman | HR Generalist 

• Mathematics 

Char Burke | HR Generalist 

• Mathematics 

Purpose: To serve the operational HR needs of units within ART 4

Vicki Fugate | HR Manager

• Lead ART 4
• Manage immigration matters within ART 4 

Derek Husar | HR Generalist 

• Institute of Poverty Research (IRP)
• Anthropology
• Social Science Research Services (SSRS)

Kim Gonzalez | HR Generalist 

• Sociology
• Center for Law, Society & Justice

Alexander Champeau | HR Generalist

• Economics

Magda Danielson | Payroll & Benefits Specialist 

• UW Survey Center

Kris Craker | HR Generalist 

• Social Work

Grace Jezuit | HR Generalist 

• Communication Arts

Anna Watters | HR Generalist 

• Journalism & Mass Communications
• Planning & Landscape Architecture

Kayla Graser | HR Generalist 

• La Follette School of Public Affairs

Brian Shore | Payroll & Benefits Specialist 

• Geography

Kevin Theall | HR Generalist 

• Political Science

Purpose: To serve the operational HR needs of units within ART 5

Kelsey Scholtens | HR Manager

• Lead ART 5
• Manage immigration matters within ART 5

Laurel Buss | HR Generalist

• African Cultural Studies (ACS)
• Classical and Ancient Near Eastern Studies (CANES)
• Language Substitution Package (LSP) (Language Sciences)
• Language Institute 
• Max Kade Institute For German-American Studies
• Center for the Study of Upper Midwestern Cultures (CSUMC)
• Art History

Kasie Rufflo | HR Generalist 

• Spanish & Portuguese
• Asian Languages & Cultures (ALC)

David Marburger | HR Generalist

• German, Nordic, & Slavic+
• Department of French & Italian (FRIT)

Candice Butler | HR Generalist

• English

Terri Karls | HR Generalist 

• Philosophy

Brittany Wolff | HR Generalist 

• Music 

Davis Fugate | HR Generalist 

• History 

Galyua Yang | HR Generalist

• African American Studies
• American Indian & Indigenous Studies (AIIS)
• Institute for ReseaCenter for Humanities (CFH)rch in the Humanities
• Center for Humanities (CFH)
• Integrated Liberal Studies (ILS)
• Religious Studies
• Center for Jewish Studies
• Chicana/o and Latina/o Studies
• Asian American Studies
• Gender & Women's Studies