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| Becky Hill Vice President, Office of Human Resources 874-5270 becky.hill@uri.edu |
Lead human resources strategy, enhancing employee experience, workforce planning, training, development, engagement, retention, and succession planning, while fostering a people-centered, community-driven, and effective URI HR office. | |
| Hope Parente Executive Assistant I 874-2414 hparente-mansur@uri.edu |
Support to the Asst. VP of HR Admin., HR dept. budget, Notary Public, Remote Work Agreements | |
| Laura Kenerson Asst Vice President, Office of Human Resources (interim) 874-5271 lkenerson@uri.edu |
Oversees personnel policies/procedures, admin. recruitment, benefits, records administration, incentive credits, internal payroll, immigration, Public Student Loan Forgiveness, International Visa’s for Faculty and Staff | |
| Michael Fitzpatrick Jr. Director, Labor and Employee Relations 874-4065 michael.fitzpatrickj@uri.edu |
Labor relations, negotiations and contract administration, Personnel Policies and Practices | |
| Donte Brame Coordinator, Employee & Labor Relations 874-5866 donte.brame@uri.edu |
Supports labor and employee relations initiatives by advising on policies, managing collective bargaining agreements (CBAs), and addressing workplace concerns. This role also ensures compliance with labor laws, coordinates grievance management, and collaborates to enhance workplace culture and employee engagement. | |
| Laura Shea Personnel Assistant 874-2513 laura.shea@uri.edu |
Employee Evaluations, Career Pens, Tuition Waivers, Notary Public | |
| Jeana diNatale Higher Education Administrative Assistant I 874-2479 jdinatale@uri.edu |
Invoice Vouchers/Honorarium Submissions, International Visas for staff/faculty, I-9 employee verification, Part Time Faculty entry | |
| Kayla Lombardi HR Policy, Communications & Project Specialist 874-9054 kayla_lombardi@uri.edu |
Development, implementation, and management of HR policies, communications, and strategic projects. Notary Public | |
| CLASSIFICATION & NON-CLASSIFIED SEARCH PROCESS | ||
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| Diego Jones Classification & Compensation Analyst 874-5269 diego_jones@uri.edu |
Classification/compensation, Non classified job descriptions | |
| Gail Henriques Human Resource Technician 874-4088 ghenriques@uri.edu |
Faculty and Professional Staff Non Classified Recruitment Search; primary contact with PeopleAdmin for issue escalation follow-through and resolution. HR Advertising and Candidates Travel | |
| Robin Santini Specialist, Talent Acquisition 874-2456 robin_santini@uri.edu |
Responsible for coordinating recruitment initiatives for non-classified staff and faculty, including policy development, search committee training and search monitoring. |
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| Karen Healey Specialist, Talent Acquisition 874-5267 karen_healey@uri.edu |
Classified recruitment search process | |
| Jennifer Visinho Specialist, Talent Acquisition 874-2317 jvisinho@uri.edu |
Classified recruitment search process | |
| EMPLOYEE BENEFITS | ||
| Mary Previte Coordinator, Absence Management 874-2684 mary.previte@uri.edu |
Leaves, including FMLA, Personal illness, Family illness, Parental and Maternity. Advance sick leave requests, sick bank pools, billing of medical co-shares during leaves, Aflac Claims, Workers’ Compensation, Injury Incident Reports, Long Term Disability | |
| Vacant Employee Benefits Representative |
Active employee benefits including, Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, FSA, Legal Insurance, Open Enrollment, Wellness, New Hires, Change in Status, Flu/Shingles/COVID Clinics, | |
| Heather Nayman Manager, Employee Benefits 874-4618 hnayman@uri.edu |
Oversee the administration of employee benefits and retirement programs, 403b Plan Administrator, Notary Public | |
| Jerrica Men Coordinator, Employee Benefits 874-2533 jerrica.men@uri.edu |
Retirement Coordination, Change in Retirement plan contributions, Post retirement medical benefits. | |
| RECORDS ADMINISTRATION | ||
| Emily Perkins Supervising Employee Relations Officer 874-2455 e_perkins@uri.edu |
Supervisor of Personnel Records Unit for Non Classified and Classified employees, processing of personnel employment action forms. | |
| Vacant Human Resource Analyst I |
Classified & Non-Classified Personnel Records, Onboarding, personnel and positional changes, desk audits, 3-Day rules, Notary Public | |
| Hayley Thompson Personnel Aide 874-2357 hayleythompson@uri.edu |
Classified step increases, Verification of employment, Classified & Non-classified support, probation reports,
Notary Public, extensions of limited period appointments, E-Verify, Academic Year Letters, W-4 processing. |
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| Kassandra Depina Personnel Aide 874-5268 kassdepina@uri.edu |
Support for non-classified and classified personnel records, extensions of limited period appointments | |
| Keyla Campbell Personnel Aide 874-2416 keyla_lopez@uri.edu |
Support for non-classified and classified personnel records, extensions of limited period appointments | |
| DATA SYSTEMS | ||
| Paula Murray Aveyard Manager, HRIS Systems 874-2417 pmurray@uri.edu |
Lead HR Functional User for implementation of system updates, new software, and processes; HR Security Administrator; HR e-Campus Trainer for In House payrolls and Employee Action Forms, data records, reporting. Oversee in house payroll processes. | |
| Nicole Gildersleeve Cavanagh Coordinator, Internal Payroll Systems 874-5567 ngildersleeve@uri.edu |
Part Time Faculty Hiring and union maintenance, Internal Payroll hiring, Internal Payroll and Graduate Assistant I-9 data compliance and supporting documents, HireRight, Affiliates/Contractors | |
