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Additionally, the OHR has had several staffing changes that we would like to make the campus community aware of.
Employee Relations & Development
Michele Carter Hunt joined the office this month as the Training & Development Specialist. Michele has been a staff member of the Center for Professional Studies in the Division of Innovation and Applied Research since 2012 where she served in a similar position. Michele will be responsible for facilitating the weekly Connections, New Hire Orientation; scheduling the use of the Training Room; tracking the completion of all training and development opportunities; and facilitating many of the workshops that the OHR offers.
Employment, Classification & Compensation
Pat Jarkowski joined the office in May 2016 as the Compensation/Classification Specialist. Pat comes to TU from UMBC where she served as Compensation Manager, and continues to be a valuable resource with her vast knowledge and positive attitude. Pat is responsible for all classification and compensation reviews, including new and existing jobs. She is the first stop in the approval process for all new positions to ensure our jobs are classified and compensated appropriately.
Tara Richards joined the office in August 2016 as a Human Resources Specialist. Tara brings years of HR Generalist experience from organizations such as T. Rowe Price, VISA, and KPMG. Tara is responsible for employment actions for Administration and Finance, Athletics, President’s Office, and University Advancement. In addition, Tara helps with HR projects, policy review, and automation.
Christina Korzec joined the office in October 2016 as the Outreach Employment Specialist. Christina brings years of HR experience, with a focus on recruiting, most recently from Johns Hopkins University. Christina is responsible for building partnerships between Towson University and local organizations to increase diversity within the applicant pool, and will assess the effectiveness of outreach strategies while working closely with hiring department.
Operations
As a result of staffing changes, your contacts in the Operations unit may have changed. With a focus on customer service, the OHR has moved four HR Associates (Dominica Lucas, LaTarsha Mack, Aneika Peoples, and Carla Hall) in the Operations unit to the new OHR Service Center (formerly the OHR Reception area). Having multiple HR Associates working in the service center will allow for faster service.
Aneika Peoples has been assigned to processing all personnel transactions for adjunct faculty and lecturers. Aneika will continue to process staff transactions for Campus Recreation, Center for Student Diversity and Housing and Resident Life.
LaTarsha Mack has been promoted to HR Associate and has been assigned to processing all staff personnel transactions for College of Fine Arts, Graduate Studies & Research, VP Office of Student Affairs, Career Center, Counseling Center, Disability Support, Health Center and Judicial Affairs.
Christin BarnesWilson has been reassigned from the OHR Receptionist to the Fingerprinting/Scanning Clerk. Christin will be responsible for fingerprinting/background checks and I-9 scheduling and processing, employment verification and letters, and scanning and verification of personnel file documents.
Employee Benefits
Davia McKenzie and the timekeeping function have transferred to the Office of Financial Services to better align with payroll.
You can find timekeeping information on the web. The leave function is remaining in the OHR in the newly named Employee Benefits unit.
