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Off-cycle payroll payments are sent by the method selected by the employee either direct deposit or paper check.

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Please do not hesitate to contact us via the following means:

EMAIL

General questions: askhrc@pdx.edu
Benefits questions: benefits@pdx.edu
Compensation & Classifications: compensation@pdx.edu
Employee & Labor Relations: hremployeerelations@pdx.edu
Employment Team questions: employment@pdx.edu
Payroll questions: payroll@pdx.edu
Payroll Accounting: hrpayrollacct@pdx.edu
Payroll Tax Accounting: hrtaxaccounting@pdx.edu
Protected leaves questions: leaves@pdx.edu
Retirement questions: retirement@pdx.edu

WEBSITE: pdx.edu/human-resources

WEBCHAT: Available Mon-Fri 9:00am - 4:45pm via the HR home page

TELEPHONE: 503.725.4926
FAX: 503.725.5896
TTY: 503.725.6503

PHYSICAL ADDRESS	MAILING ADDRESS
Richard and Maurine Neuberger Center 1600 SW 4th Avenue, Suite 518 Portland, Oregon 97201 At the corner of SW Market St & 4th Avenue Driving/Walking Directions Public Transit Routes	Portland State University HRC P.O. Box 751 Portland, Oregon 97207-0751

PHYSICAL ADDRESS

MAILING ADDRESS

Richard and Maurine Neuberger Center
1600 SW 4th Avenue, Suite 518
Portland, Oregon 97201

At the corner of SW Market St & 4th Avenue
Driving/Walking Directions
Public Transit Routes

Portland State University
HRC
P.O. Box 751
Portland, Oregon 97207-0751

ADMINISTRATION
Nathan Klinkhammer Associate Vice President 503-725-5990 \| nklink2@pdx.edu
Terrill Bartee Director for HR - Classification/Compensation 503-725-8232 \| terrill@pdx.edu
Ramon Diaz Director for HR - Employee & Labor Relations, Benefits & Leaves 503-725-8360 \| dramon@pdx.edu
Christina Kraus Director for HR - Employment Services 503-725-9838 \| krausc@pdx.edu
Nina DeLange Director for HR – HRIS & Analytics 503-725-9803 \| ndelange@pdx.edu
Jennifer McLean Director for HR - Payroll Services 503-725-5090 \| mcleanjc@pdx.edu
Huckleberry Koester Executive Assistant 503-725-4999 \| keyesh@pdx.edu

FRONT DESK
Christine Morrison HR Front Desk Supervisor - New hire & rehire paperwork, employment verification, address/name changes, background checks, staff fee privilege forms, general Human Resources questions, filing, and archiving 503-725-4926 \| askhrc@pdx.edu	Terren Hillstrom Human Resources Coordinator - New hire & rehire paperwork, employment verification, address/name changes, background checks, staff fee privilege forms, general Human Resources questions 503-725-4926 \| askhrc@pdx.edu	Patricia Ann Guss Personnel Files Assistant - Filing, archiving, annual file purge, Banner data entry 503-725-4977 \| askhrc@pdx.edu

LEAVES & ACCOMMODATIONS
Karen Kraus Senior Leaves Administrator - FMLA/OFLA family medical leaves, personal/discretionary leaves, ADA accommodations, Workers' Compensation 503-725-9686 \| leaves@pdx.edu	Melissa Scholl Leaves Coordinator - FMLA/OFLA family medical leaves, personal/discretionary leaves, ADA accommodations, Workers' Compensation 503-725-4979 \| leaves@pdx.edu

EMPLOYEE & LABOR RELATIONS
Jeffrey Nelson Senior Employee & Labor Relations Specialist - Employee relations support, performance management and evaluations, labor-management facilitation 503-725-4932 \| hremployeerelations@pdx.edu	Courtney Figueira Employee & Labor Relations Specialist - Employee relations support, performance management and evaluations, labor-management facilitation \| hremployeerelations@pdx.edu

PAYROLL	PAYROLL ACCOUNTING
Vui K. Han-Mar Senior Payroll Accountant - Garnishments, retirement systems, reconciliation, manual checks, wage & hour law, leaves, web time entry 503-725-3755 \| payroll@pdx.edu	Bethanie Collins Senior Payroll Accountant - Labor redistributions, payroll withholding account reconciliations, staff fee privilege 503-725-4942 \| hrpayrollacct@pdx.edu
Daniel Hernandez Payroll Technician - Mandatory & optional withholding, international employee withholding, direct deposit 503-725-8361 \| payroll@pdx.edu	Ella Vawter Payroll Accounting Specialist - Garnishments, reconciliation, manual checks, wage & hour law, leaves, web time entry 503-725-4963 \| payroll@pdx.edu
Kalino Iha Payroll Technician 1 - mandatory deductions, garnishments, webtime entry, manual checks 503-725-5900 \| payroll@pdx.edu	Tamara Saranpaa Payroll Tax Accountant - Employment tax reconciliation and reporting 503-725-5091 \| hrtaxaccounting@pdx.edu

BENEFITS
Gina Turner Benefits Manager 503-725-4996 \| benefits@pdx.edu
Ali Nasiri Benefits Coordinator - Health care benefits enrollment/changes, healthcare benefits deductions 503-725.9640 \| benefits@pdx.edu	Ethan Taylor Retirement Specialist - PERS-EDX Reconciliations, Retirement plan enrollment/changes, Pension 401a, 403b, 457 503-725-4943 \| retirement@pdx.edu

COMPENSATION & CLASSIFICATION	TRAINING & DEVELOPMENT
Adis Sehovic Senior Compensation Analyst - Compensation policies and programs, wage and salary surveys, salary market analysis, position descriptions, special salary increases 503-725-9639 \| compensation@pdx.edu	Sean Duffy Senior Specialist, Training and Employee Development 503-725-4945 \| duffy4@pdx.edu

EMPLOYMENT TEAM
Wendy Weir Senior HR Partner - Letters of offer, recruitment & selection, position entry into Banner 503-725-9916 \| wweir@pdx.edu	Shannon Kelly HR Partner - Letters of offer, recruitment & selection, position entry into Banner 503-725-4941 \| shakelly@pdx.edu
Michael Roche HR Partner - Letters of offer, recruitment & selection, position entry into Banner 503-725-8310 \| roche2@pdx.edu	Cris Bobu Employment Coordinator - Letters of offer, EPAFs, background checks, position entry into Banner 503-725-4969 \| cbobu@pdx.edu

HUMAN RESOURCE INFORMATION SYSTEMS (HRIS)
Brandon Bighaus HRIS Analyst 3 - Banner, Cognos, OnBase, HR Data 503-725-4927 \| hris@pdx.edu	Keith Underwood HRIS Analyst 2 - Banner, Cognos, OnBase, HR Data 503-725-4926 \| hris@pdx.edu

PAYROLL	PAYROLL ACCOUNTING
Vui K. Han-Mar Senior Payroll Accountant - Garnishments, retirement systems, reconciliation, manual checks, wage & hour law, leaves, web time entry 503-725-3755 \| payroll@pdx.edu	Bethanie Collins Senior Payroll Accountant - Labor redistributions, payroll withholding account reconciliations, staff fee privilege 503-725-4942 \| hrpayrollacct@pdx.edu
Daniel Hernandez Payroll Technician - Mandatory & optional withholding, international employee withholding, direct deposit 503-725-8361 \| payroll@pdx.edu	Ella Vawter Payroll Accounting Specialist - Garnishments, reconciliation, manual checks, wage & hour law, leaves, web time entry 503-725-4963 \| payroll@pdx.edu
Kalino Iha Payroll Technician 1 - mandatory deductions, garnishments, webtime entry, manual checks 503-725-5900 \| payroll@pdx.edu	Tamara Saranpaa Payroll Tax Accountant - Employment tax reconciliation and reporting 503-725-5091 \| hrtaxaccounting@pdx.edu

BENEFITS
Gina Turner Benefits Manager 503-725-4996 \| benefits@pdx.edu
Ali Nasiri Benefits Coordinator - Health care benefits enrollment/changes, healthcare benefits deductions 503-725.9640 \| benefits@pdx.edu	Ethan Taylor Retirement Specialist - PERS-EDX Reconciliations, Retirement plan enrollment/changes, Pension 401a, 403b, 457 503-725-4943 \| retirement@pdx.edu

EMPLOYMENT TEAM
Wendy Weir Senior HR Partner - Letters of offer, recruitment & selection, position entry into Banner 503-725-9916 \| wweir@pdx.edu	Shannon Kelly HR Partner - Letters of offer, recruitment & selection, position entry into Banner 503-725-4941 \| shakelly@pdx.edu
Michael Roche HR Partner - Letters of offer, recruitment & selection, position entry into Banner 503-725-8310 \| roche2@pdx.edu	Cris Bobu Employment Coordinator - Letters of offer, EPAFs, background checks, position entry into Banner 503-725-4969 \| cbobu@pdx.edu