L&S Admin Human Resources & Payroll Team
The document provides current Central L&S L&S Admin Human Resources and Payroll Team members.
It also includes helpful resources and links.
L&S HR Communications Goals
- Provide clear and timely communication
- Be informative; be clear with the “why”
- Be tactical and strategic
- Encourage two-way communication
- Evolve our approach, based on feedback and changing needs and priorities
Communications from L&S Human Resources & Payroll KB
L&S Helpful Resources & KBs
- L&S Admin Topic of the Month
- L&S HR-Contacts.pdf
- L&S Communications & Advancement Community of Practice
- ATP Information for L&S
- L&S Departments, Programs, Centers & Institutes by Divisional Associate Dean
- L&S Knowledge Base Search
Faculty Team
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
- Review offer letters for AH and SS
- Coordinate Assistant Professor & Post Tenure review processes
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:
In-Office:
Resources & Links
Faculty & Staff Resources & Links
- Academic Staff Assembly
- Academic Staff Policies and Procedures (ASPP)
- Committee on Academic Staff Issues (CASI)
- L&S Committee on Academic Staff Issues (CASI)
- Faculty Policies and Procedures (FPP)
- L&S Faculty & Staff
- Ombuds Office
- Tenure Guidelines: Faculty Promotion and Review
- UW Academic Staff
- Working at UW
Student+ Team
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 UDDS A480200 – A483600
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 UDDS A483800 – A489700
Email: tiffany.misko@wisc.edu
In-Office: Wednesdays and Thursdays
Resources & Links
Student Assistantship KB's
Title |
ID |
| L&S Post Degree Training | 27491 |
| L&S Student Hourly Positions | 25383 |
| L&S Performance Evaluations for TAs, PAs, and UAs | 93854 |
| L&S Procedures on Fellowships & Traineeships | 91396 |
| L&S Student Assistant Appointment Letters | 22288 |
| L&S Student Assistant Leave | 24845 |
| L&S Student Assistants | 135945 |
| L&S Student Assistants - Undergraduate Assistant | 93858 |
Student Assistantship Resources & Links
- SA Guide: Let’s Start at the Beginning Document .pdf
- Student Assistant Appointment Types & Details – Academic Year .pdf
- Hiring Situations that Require Preapproval .pdf
- SH & Student Assistantship Termination Dates Spring 2025 .pdf
- Graduate School: Graduate Programs & Services at the UW
- SA Tuition Remission
- SA Appointment Benefits
- Federal Affordable Care Act Notification
- Graduate Assistant Equity Workshops
- Graduate Assistant Rates
- Investing in Graduate Assistants
- Student Assistant Title Guidelines
- Student Assistant Standard Job Descriptions
- Scholars Handbook.pdf
- Postdoctoral Appointment Handbook.pdf
- Student Help/Hourly Handbook.pdf
Student Assistantship Policies
- Graduate Assistantship Policies and Procedures (GAPP)
- Graduate School Academic Policies and Procedures
- Maximum Levels of Grad Assistant Appointments Policies and Procedures
- Policy for Supplementation and Concurrent Appointments for Graduate Students Holding Predoctoral Fellowships or Traineeships
- Unclassified Personnel Policies and Procedures (UPPP)
Staff Team
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
- Units Served: All units in Arts & Humanities & CDIS, plus Chemistry, Physics, iBio & BioCore
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
- Renewable Staff
- PVL approvals (waivers, temporary employees)
- EJED changes for non-STS, paid staff positions
- Volunteers
- Units Served: All units in Social Sciences division, plus Astronomy, Botany, CSD, Geoscience, Limnology, AOS & Math
Email: cheryl.bowes@wisc.edu
In-Office: Tuesdays and Wednesdays
Linda Cleary | Manager & Staff DDR
- Serve staff in all L&S 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
Michael Kulisch | HR Manager
- Salary review approvals for new hires & job postings
- Position review requests
- JEMS Rate/Title changes
- Pay basis conversions
- Overload requests
- Layoffs/non-renewals
- PMDP system & performance evaluations
- Performance management and workplace investigations
- System access for new hire onboarding
- Units Served: All units in Arts & Humanities & CDIS, plus Chemistry, Physics, iBio & BioCore
Email: michael.kulisch@wisc.edu
In-Office: Mondays
Brittany Coleman | HR Manager
- Salary review approvals for new hires & job postings
- Position review requests
- JEMS Rate/Title changes
- Pay basis conversions
- Overload requests
- Layoffs/non-renewals
- PMDP system & performance evaluations
- Performance management and workplace investigations
- System access for new hire onboarding
- Units Served: All units in Social Sciences division, plus Astronomy, Botany, CSD, Geoscience, Limnology, AOS & Math
Email: brittany.coleman@wisc.edu
In-Office: Wednesdays
Nick Faber | HR Business Partner
- Short-Term Instructional Staff (STS)
- Point-of-Contact for all STS needs, from approval through end date, including recruiting, direct hires, criminal background checks, job changes, record-keeping, payroll, time and labor troubleshooting
- Processing overload request
- Units assigned to Nick
| A48-0300 | A48-0500 | A48-0700 | A48-0800 | A48-1000 | A48-1100 |
| A48-1200 | A48-1500 | A48-1600 | A48-2000 | A48-2100 | A48-2200 |
| A48-32xx | A48-3300 | A48-3600 | A48-4400 | A48-5100 | A48-5200 |
| A48-5400 | A48-5700 | A48-6000 | A48-6300 | A48-6500 | A48-67xx |
| A48-7200 | A48-7400 | A48-7450 | A48-9300 | A48-9400 |
Email: nicholas.faber@wisc.edu
In-Office: Wednesdays
Mitchell Yang | HR Business Partner
- Short-Term Instructional Staff (STS)
- Point-of-Contact for all HR STS needs, including recruiting, direct hires, criminal background checks, job changes, record-keeping, payroll, time and labor troubleshooting
- All Short-Term Staff requests should be submitted through the Instructional Staffing Request Form found on https://kb.wisc.edu/ls/119153
- Standard STS rates - https://kb.wisc.edu/ls/page.php?id=28638
STS Titles - https://kb.wisc.edu/ls/37654 - Units assigned to Mitchell
| A48-0400 | A48-0600 | A48-0900 | A48-1300 | A48-1400 | A48-1700 |
| A48-1800 | A48-2400 | A48-2600 | A48-29xx | A48-3000 | A48-3100 |
| A48-3400 | A48-3800 | A48-4000 | A48-4120 | A48-4260 | A48-4700 |
| A48-4800 | A48-4900 | A48-5600 | A48-5800 | A48-6100 | A48-6200 |
| A48-6400 | A48-6600 | A48-7000 | A48-8100 | A48-8200 | A48-83xx |
| A48-8500 | A48-8800 | A48-9000 | A48-9600 | A48-9700 |
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: All units in Arts & Humanities & CDIS, plus Chemistry, Physics, iBio & BioCore
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: All units in Social Sciences division, plus Astronomy, Botany, CSD, Geoscience, Limnology, AOS & Math
Email: cynthia.eason@wisc.edu
In-Office: Wednesdays
Sallie Ha | 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: All units in Arts & Humanities & CDIS, plus Chemistry, Physics, iBio & BioCore
Office/Webex Phone Number: 608-263-2316
Email: sallie.ha@wisc.edu
In-Office: fully remote
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: All units in Social Sciences division, plus Astronomy, Botany, CSD, Geoscience, Limnology, AOS & Math
Email: uzcateguimar@wisc.edu
In-Office: Wednesdays
Resources & Links
Human Resources Tools & Links
- PMDP
- New Employee Orientation
- Supervisor Welcome Guide
- Remote Work Agreement
- Employee Assistance Office
- Campus Child Care Office
- Transportation Services
- Wisc Card
- Lump sum questions: https://kb.wisc.edu/ls/page.php?id=133824
- Honorary Fellow Questions: https://kb.wisc.edu/ls/82925
- Hiring form/Job Change forms: https://kb.wisc.edu/ls/58371
- Emeritus Process: https://kb.wisc.edu/ls/23431
- Criminal Background Checks: https://policy.wisc.edu/library/UW-5014
- L&S Recruitment of Non-STS Academic Staff, University Staff and TE Appointments: https://kb.wisc.edu/ls/page.php?id=97944
- L&S Letter Templates for Academic Staff, University Staff, TE and LI Appointments: https://kb.wisc.edu/ls/page.php?id=120566
- L&S Teaching/Research Dual Role Guidelines for Academic Staff: https://kb.wisc.edu/ls/page.php?id=45558
- L&S Suggested Screening Criteria for University Staff Recruitments: https://kb.wisc.edu/ls/page.php?id=58547
- Overloads for L&S Faculty, Academic Staff, University Staff and Limited Appointments: https://kb.wisc.edu/ls/page.php?id=23632
- L&S University Staff: Overtime and Compensatory Time Policy: https://kb.wisc.edu/ls/page.php?id=42183
- L&S University Staff Time Reporting: https://kb.wisc.edu/ls/page.php?id=42186
- L&S Recruitment of Short-Term Staff: https://kb.wisc.edu/ls/page.php?id=37654
- L&S Short-Term Staff Appointment Letters: https://kb.wisc.edu/ls/page.php?id=61990
Payroll & Benefits
Purpose: Oversee and manage payroll and benefits operations for L&S.
ChoonYee Ho Jonas | Director, Payroll & Benefits
- Oversee L&S payroll & benefits operations, including communicating, advising, and troubleshooting on related issues
- Manage faculty payroll & leave
- HRS Divisional Liaison
- UW Shared Services Divisional Liaison
- Madison Payroll & Benefits Services Divisional Liaison
- International Payroll Wire Transfer Form approver
- Respond to audits related to payroll & benefits
- Separation of Duties reviewer/approver
Email: choonyee.hojonas@wisc.edu
In-Office: Mondays and Tuesdays
Tools, Resources, & Links
Benefits Resources & Links
- Benefits Services Homepage
- Benefits for employees not covered by WRS
- Benefits for employees covered by WRS
- HR forms (applications forms for health, dental, life insurance, retirement, affadavit forms, etc.)
- International Employment
- Health Insurance information for Domestic Students – UW-Madison Student Health Insurance Plan (SHIP)
- Health Insurance information for International Students – UW-Madison Student Health Insurance Plan (SHIP)
Payroll Resources & Links
General College-Wide Support
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 remote work agreements
- Coordinate responses to campus I-9 audits
- Triage general L&S HR email inbox
- Special projects – Assist with compensation exercises and Pay plan; training roster updates and reminders; P file project.
Email: marcy.doelp@wisc.edu
In-Office: Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays; off Wednesday and Friday