Meet & Greet |
Area of Responsibility |
Phone Number |
E-mail Address |

Betty Barron
Senior Human Resources Assistant |
Betty is responsible for day-to-day issues in the administration of fringe benefits and workers compensation. She assists faculty and staff with routine questions regarding health insurance and other University benefits. She conducts paper completion sessions for New Employee Orientations, enters benefits data into SAP and assists with open enrollment. Betty assists employees in the A - M alpha range. |
662.915.1228 |
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Ethelene Beard
Senior Human Resources Assistant
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Ethelene is responsible for the reconciliation of insurance premiums and making payment to various insurance vendors; balance the Premium Calculation Report; bill and collect premium payments for LWOP (employees on leave) and COBRA participants; reconciles various general ledger accounts and provides the end of the month general ledger total for fringe benefits. |
662.915.7083 |
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Leigh Ann Bynum
* Senior Human Resources Generalist |
Leigh Ann coordinates all training seminars, new Employee Orientation and MASH. She serves as backup to Andrea in the Employment Office. She also assists in the Benefits and Compensation areas. |
662.915.1205 |
leighann@olemiss.edu |

Drew Carothers
Senior Human Resources Assistant
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Drew is responsible for personnel records associated with faculty and staff positions; new employee sign-up and background authorization forms; all paperwork and files associated with terminations. He processes all e-forms on employees in the H - O alpha range and serves as back-up for the offer letters. He generates the New Hire Report and all contracts for eligible faculty/staff including Athletics. |
662.915.7276 |
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Jamie Derrick
* Senior Human Resources Generalist
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Jamie oversees administration of the University's compensation and classification plan. She reviews JAQ requests, updates and maintains job descriptions, calculates pay rate adjustments, conducts market surveys, generates compensation reports, and completes surveys. She is the primary contact to the drug and alcohol and apprentice programs. She processes eforms 7, 11, 40 and processes e-form 13's as needed. |
662.915.5430 |
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Al Fenger
Manager of Payroll
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Al manages the Payroll Department and makes final determiniation of requests for exemption of federal income tax withholdings (either international tax treaties or student exclusion). He also handles the payment to the proper agencies of tax-sheltered annuities, Retirement System, and taxing agencies. He reconciles various general ledger accounts and other accounting related duties. He supervises Cheri and Kathy. |
662.915.7431 |
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Andrea Jekabsons
Manager of Employment & Training
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Andrea supervises the University Employment Office, Training Division and Student Employment Office. She serves as the systems administrator for PeopleAdmin, our on-line application system. She also assists hiring departments with the recruitment, selection, and hiring of qualified applicants. She oversees the testing process for clerical and apprentice level positions. Andrea also manages the Rebel Reserve Temporary Clerical Pool. In addition she assists in the training process and updates the HR web page. (Supervises Janna, Leigh Ann, Vicky and student workers). |
662.915.5690 |
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Marsha Jenkins
Human Resources Assistant
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Marsha is back-up for Sharon on phones; assists the Records area with personnel records. She verifies all faculty and staff forms in SAP and maintains New Employee Orientation Log, maintains e-log and generates the Probationary Report. She also updates information in SAP as assigned. |
662.915.7601 |
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Senior Human Resources Assistant
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is responsible for day-to-day issues in the administration of fringe benefits and workers compensation. She assists faculty and staff with routine questions regarding health insurance and other University benefits. She conducts paper completion sessions for New Employee Orientations, enters benefits data into SAP and assists with open enrollment. Vendetta assists employees in the N - Z alpha range. |
662.915.7446 |
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Pam Johnson
Assistant Director of Benefits & Compensation
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Pam supervises and manages the Benefits and Compensation Areas. She has signatory authority for departmental forms. She is responsible for the benefits, compensation, and classification areas. She processes electronic forms in the absence of Jamie and Regina. She interprets policies, assists in the implementation of new benefits plans, and is the contact for HIPAA Privacy questions. She is responsible for the VETS 100 report and provides consultation to retirees and prospective retirees. Pam supervises Betty, Vendetta & Carol. |
662.915.5432 |
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Regina Johnson
Assistant Director of Human Resources
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Regina supervises and manages the records area, insurance reconciliation, training program, employment office, and web page information. She has signatory authority for departmental forms. She handles all data requests from outside agencies, IHL, Federal and other campus requests. She is responsible for the I-9 report. She develops internal HRIS reports for areas of the office as needed and processes e-forms 1, 3, 20 and 25's. She is back-up for e-forms 7, 40, 11, and 13's. She supervises Andrea, Doris, Drew, Ethelene, Marsha, Robin, & Lenora. She also serves as e-form administrator. |
662.915.7431 |
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Vicky Johnson
* Senior Human Resources Assistant
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Vicky coordinates all activities of the Student Employment Office. She processes e-form 18's and supervises the student workers in the Employment area. |
662.915.1531 |
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Clay Jones
Director of Human Resources
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Clay provides leadership and management for the University's human resources organization, programs and services, including policy development, strategic planning and administration, departmental reorganization consulting, employee and labor relations, staffing, training and development, benefits, compensation, payroll and human resource information systems.
He ensures that the department delivers "world-class" customer service for all faculty, staff, students and visitors. He is the primary contact for general issues or concerns regarding HR service, policies, programs or strategy.
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662.915.7431 |
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Lenora Graeber
Human Resources Clerk
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Lenora serves as departmental receptionist; processes all faculty/staff fee waivers and verifications of employment; distributes mail, processes change of address forms, electronic deposits and assists with offer letters. |
662.915.7431 |
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Janna Knight
Human Resources
Assistant |
Janna serves as receptionist and assists in the day-to-day operation of the Employment Office and the Student Employment Office. Processes change of address forms and electronic deposits for students. Administers clerical tests and helps applicants with the online application system. |
662.915.5690 |
jcknight@olemiss.edu |
Kathy McCluskey
Senior Human Resources Assistant
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Kathy processes payroll for all faculty, staff and student employees including Continuing Education Instructors. She handles payroll deductions and garnishment withholding. She is back-up to Sharon on SAP for Purchase Requisitions, Maintenance Requests and VISA card purchases. |
662.915.7079 |
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MeMe Mullen
Operations Supervisor
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MeMe monitors the day-to-day operations of the office; responsible for Offer Letters; keeps track of departmental expenditures; processes payroll, Purchase Requisitions, Plant Maintenance and VISA card purchases. She is responsible for aquiring signatures on all Athletic contracts. She also supervises student workers within the HR area.
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662.915.5428 |
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Cheri Provence
Human Resources Assistant
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Cheri processes payroll for all faculty, staff, and student employees and serves as back-up for Kathy. She also reconciles insurance as needed. |
662.915.7068 |
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Robin Russell
Human Resources Assistant
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Robin is responsible for personnel records associated with faculty and staff positions; new employee sign-up and background authorization form before starting employment. She processes e-forms on all employees P through Z; does the monthly Board Report and serves as back-up for the New Hire Report. Occasionally is back-up for the phones. |
662.915.1533 |
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Carol Van Besien
Human Resources Clerk
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Carol enters data associated with benefits enrollment and changes. She assists with new employee orientation and open enrollment; works back-up with Vicky verifying student forms; occasional back-up for Janna. |
662.915.5431 |
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Doris Williams
Human Resources Assistant
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Doris is responsible for personnel records associated with faculty and staff positions; new employee sign-up and background authorization forms before beginning employment. She processes all e-forms on employees A - G and maintains employees files associated with LOA's. She is back-up for Employee Offer letters and occasionally for phones. |
662.915.7600 |
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