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Human Resource Services

Human Resources Staff

             

Group Photo 7/31/07

           The Human Resource Services Team: Aileen, Cathy, Teri, Gretchen, & Laura


Human Resource Services

Providing personnel services to the PLU community

Team Member/Primary Duties
Contact Information
Teri Phillips, Director
  • Consultation on HR planning and policies
  • Affirmative action & equal opportunity
  • Employee relations
  • Faculty medical leaves
  • Faculty Hiring process
  • Informal and formal complaint resolution
  • University Diversity Committee
  • Chair, Benefits Committee
  • Leadership Planning/Coordinator

(253) 535-7187
phillitp@plu.edu
Located in Human Resource Services Office, the small house in the parking lot across the street from the University Center
Gretchen Howell, Associate Director
  • Position control and salary budgeting
  • Salary surveys
  • Annual contracts and staff letters
  • Contracts for new faculty/administrators
  • Banner Human Resource Information System
  • Staff Hiring processes
  • Employee relations
  • Consultation on HR policies and programs
  • Tuition remission, tuition waiver, and tuition exchange
  • University Transportation Coordinator
  • Faculty/staff phone directory
  • Data Administration Task Force
  • Parking Committee
(253) 535-7329
crosgrgm@plu.edu
Human Resource Services Office
Aileen Ochinang, HR Specialist
  • Benefit plans including medical, dental, life insurance, long term disability and retirement
  • Benefits orientation
  • Faculty part-time teaching agreements/Service Agreements
  • Service agreements and temporary staff

(253) 535-8146
ochinaav@plu.edu
Human Resource Services Office
Laura Fuhrman, Employment Specialist
  • Job descriptions
  • Staff position announcements, advertising, and recruitment
  • Unemployment
  • Good Fit newsletter
  • Training Coordination
  • Worker compensation claims
  • Safety Committee
  • Administrator and staff leaves of absence and long term disability
  • HR Website

(253) 535-8325
fuhrmala@plu.edu
Human Resource Services Office
Cathy Alswager, Administrative Assistant
  • General HR questions
  • Front desk operations
  • Retiree information
  • Employment applications and references
  • Verification of employment
  • Reset Banner web pin numbers
  • Personnel files and records
  • Label/list requests

(253) 535-7185
alswagcj@plu.edu
Human Resource Services Office


Fax Number:
(253) 535-8431