Dr. Lynne Adams, Chief Human Resources Officer
Phone: 410-455-3142
E-mail: lynneadams@umbc.edu
Lynne is responsible for the overall administration of the Human Resources Department to include: recruitment and selection, training and development, benefits, employee and labor relations, payroll, classification/compensation, HRIS and general policy administration.
Unit Directors
Kelly Coleman, Director of Talent Acquisition, Classification & Compensation & Benefits
Phone: 410-455-3842
Email: kellycol@umbc.edu
Kelly is responsible for providing leadership and consultation regarding human resources issues in the areas of recruitment, classification, compensation, and benefits. She also assists the CHRO with strategic planning and decision-making for the units and various HR General Administration activities related to UMBC compliance and audit requirements.
Lisa Drouillard, Director of Payroll & Human Resource Information Systems
Phone: 410-455-1791
Email: stankovi@umbc.edu
Lisa is responsible for managing payroll and HRIS administration including audit compliance, reporting, new hire onboarding, paycheck distribution and training. She also assists the CHRO with strategic planning and decision-making for HRIS & Payroll and various HR General Administration activities related to UMBC compliance and audit requirements.
Michale Sheckleford Tallon, Employee/Labor Relations Director
Phone: 410-455-1638
Email: mtallon@umbc.edu
Michale is responsible for providing advice, guidance and assistance to employees, administrators, managers and supervisors on a variety of employee/labor relations issues. Michale is also responsible to responding and representing management for unemployment claims. She also assists the CHRO with strategic planning and decision-making and various HR General Administration activities related to UMBC compliance and audit requirements.
Jill Weinknecht Wardell, Director, Workplace Learning, OD and Wellness
Phone: 410-455-1442
Email:jwardell@umbc.edu
Jill is responsible for providing training, organization development and wellness programming for the campus. Her work includes facilitating departmental meeting & retreats, leadership development cohorts, executive coaching, and strategic planning activities.
Benefits
Ayana Thompson, Benefits Manager
Phone: 410-455-2479
E-mail: ayanat1@umbc.edu
Ayana is responsible for assisting with the direction and oversight of the HR Benefits unit and other HR General Administration areas including but not limited to: overseeing all activities associated with SPS Workday, ACA, Tuition Remission, audit compliance, retirement, disability, new hire orientation, exit interviews, EAP, and telework.
Sara Shannon, Benefits Specialist
Phone: 410-455-3648
E-mail: shannon5@umbc.edu
Sara is responsible for consulting with faculty and staff on pre-retirement planning, advising on benefit enrollment/changes, supplemental retirement, retirement, and evaluating tuition remission eligibility. Sara works with new hires on retirement selection, orientation, and enrolling in benefits through the SPS Workday system.
Classification/Compensation & Position Management
Brett Sanders, Classification/Compensation Manager
Phone: 410-455-3258
E-mail: bretts2@umbc.edu
Brett is responsible for conducting job studies, salary surveys, and other wage administration projects related to the classification and compensation of campus staff and positions.
Joseph Michelizzi, Talent Acquisition & Classification/Compensation Specialist
Phone: 410-455-2912
Email: micheliz@umbc.edu
Joseph is responsible for conducting job studies and other related projects. Joseph is also responsible for recruitment and selection of staff and faculty positions.
Talent Acquisition
Kim Harris, Talent Acquisition Manager
Phone: 410-455-2911
E-mail: kimh@umbc.edu
Kim is responsible for recruitment and selection for exempt and non-exempt staff as well as faculty recruitment. She serves as systems administrator for the PageUp system. She coordinates the Employee of the Quarter Program. In addition, Kim is responsible for development and maintenance of the Human Resources website.
Annie Byrd, Talent Acquisition Specialist
Phone: 410-455-1767
E-mail: anniebyrd@umbc.edu
Annie assists the Talent Acquisition Manager in recruitment and selection of staff and faculty positions. Annie reviews job requisitions, posts positions, reviews offer approval, provides guidance and technical assistance to hiring departments and applicants. Annie is responsible for the maintenance of the PageUp applicant tracking system including reviewing and processing security requests; training users; and providing technical assistance.
Joseph Michelizzi, Talent Acquisition & Classification/Compensation Specialist
Phone: 410-455-2912
E-mail: micheliz@umbc.edu
Joseph assists the Talent Acquisition Manager in recruitment and selection of staff and faculty positions. Joseph reviews job requisitions, posts positions, reviews and evaluates application forms, reviews offer approval, provides guidance and technical assistance to hiring departments and applicants. Joseph is also responsible for conducting job studies and other related classification/compensation projects.
Employee/Labor Relations
Michale Sheckleford Tallon, Employee/Labor Relations Director
Phone: 410-455-1638
Email: mtallon@umbc.edu
Michale is responsible for providing advice, guidance and assistance to employees, administrators, managers and supervisors on a variety of employee/labor relations issues. Michale is also responsible to responding and representing management for unemployment claims.
Payroll
Carolina Ethridge, Payroll Manager
Phone: 410-455-1833
Email: carolina@umbc.edu
Carolina is responsible for the day-to-day payroll operations including addressing complex payroll issues, payroll advances, dual employment as well as overseeing bi-weekly payroll processing activities to include troubleshooting issues, NRA tax treaties, VISA updates, and campus training.
Valentina Berterman, Payroll Processing Specialist
Phone: 410-455-3857
Email: vbert@umbc.edu
Tina is responsible for ALL Non-Resident Alien paperwork (students, graduate assistant, faculty, and staff) new hire pars, change pars, and supporting documentation. As well as reviewing and verifying Non-Resident Alien forms (for tax purposes). She is also responsible for PeopleSoft payroll processing including Payroll Adjustments and Time Entry Corrections forms, Time Entry/Gross Pay reporting and payroll advances.
Daniel Umberger, Payroll Processing Associate
Phone: 410-455-1051
Email: danielu1@umbc.edu
Daniel is responsible for all domestic student and graduate assistants new hire pars, change pars, and supporting documentation. Daniel is also responsible for any voided checks, over-payments, or stop payment check requests as well as check distribution process and signature authorizations.
Samantha Sutton, Payroll Processing Associate
Phone: 410-455-2554
Email: sutton@umbc.edu
Samantha is responsible for pre-hires, domestic faculty, exempt, nonexempt and Contingent I/II staff contract processing, new hire pars, change pars and supporting documents.
HRIS
Sherrell McNamara, HRIS Manager
Phone: 410-455-3646
E-mail: mcnamara@umbc.edu
Sherrell is responsible for managing the day-to-day activities related to HR system data integrity, internal and external campus reporting, HR system security access and training, employee leave administration and audits as well as HR automation initiatives. Sherrell ensures compliance with policies and bylaws. She provides consultation to employees on time and leave issues, policies and procedures.
Crystal LaBeau, HR Specialist
Phone: 410-455-3695
Email: clabeau@umbc.edu
Crystal is responsible for the daily maintenance and quality assurance of employee demographic and job data with the HR system, data audit reviews. She works with the payroll staff and campus departments is resolving issues that impact data integrity. Crystal also assists the HRIS Manager with reporting and leave matters.
Nadah Ali, Specialist
Phone: 410-455-2286
Email: anadah1@umbc.edu
Nadah performs a variety of professional duties including data analysis and reporting, system testing, user security maintenance, position management (faculty and non-regular employees), user training and communications, and timesheet/leave management. Nadah assists with continuity and successful delivery of HRIS functional services to internal and external customers.
Workplace Learning, OD and Wellness
Melody Wright, Learning & Development Coordinator
Phone: 410-455-8001
Email: melodyw@umbc.edu
Melody is responsible for the administrative and program coordination of training, organization development and wellness programming for the campus. She coordinates UMBC’s SkillSoft e-Learning program, facilitates New Hire Orientation, and designs/facilitates a variety of additional learning and development programs for employees.
Monique Conelius, OD Consultant
Phone: 410-455-3285
Email: mconel1@umbc.edu
Monique is responsible for consulting with leaders and teams across the University to help improve the productivity and effectiveness of units, divisions, and departments. She provides training, coaching, and consultation in organization design, change management, organization effectiveness and performance.
Support Staff
Catherine Myers, Executive Administrative Assistant
Phone: 410-455-3849
E-mail: catmyers@umbc.edu
Catherine provides administrative support to the Chief HR Officer/Associate Vice President and the HR staff. She serves as the office manager for the department and is responsible for assisting the campus community and the public with general inquires.
Vacant, HR Associate
Phone: 410-455-2337
Email: hr@umbc.edu
The incumbent provides front desk customer support to the campus community and the public with general information requests. The incumbent also provides administrative support to the HR staff. The incumbent is responsible for helping federal investigators verify employment records and writes employment verification letters for UMBC employees (both current and former).