Staff Directory
Marsha Jenkins
Records
Human Resources Assistant
Marsha is responsible for personnel records associated with faculty and staff positions. She processes e-forms on all employees whose last name begins with "H" through "O" and scans personnel related documents. Marsha serves as back-up support for the front office phone calls and walk-in applicants, students, faculty members and staff members.
662-915-7276
marsha@olemiss.edu
Lester Hall, Second Floor
Shevaun Festervand
Benefits
Human Resources Assistant
Shevaun enters data associated with benefits enrollment and changes. She assists with new employee orientation and open enrollment; and assists staff and faculty who stop by without an appointment and seeking assistance with benefit questions.
662-915-5431
Howry, First Floor
Ethelene Beard
Reconciliation
Senior Human Resources Assistant
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
eb1@olemiss.edu
Lester Hall, Second Floor
Jessica Hughes
Employment & Training
Program Coordinator
Jessica schedules, organizes and promotes in-house and online training programs. Prepares and distributes the Human Resources quarterly newsletter and monthly training calendar. Jessica administers the Rebel Reserve temporary employment pool program. She assists hiring manager and search committee members with the hiring process and search committee guidelines. She screens applicants for non-exempt (hourly) positions. Jessica also serves as the HR representative on the HealthWorks committee charged with promoting healthy lifestyles and habits campus-wide.
662-915-1205
Howry, First Floor
Daniel Morgan
Benefits
Human Resources Associate
Daniel is responsible for day-to-day issues in the administration of fringe benefits and workers compensation. He assists faculty and staff with routine questions regarding health insurance and other University benefits. He conducts paper completion sessions for New Employee Orientations, enters benefits data into SAP and assists with open enrollment. He assists employees whose last name begins with "M" through "Z."
662-915-7446
Howry, First Floor
Audrey Floyd
Manager of Payroll
Audrey supervises and manages the processing of payroll and related activities for University faculty, staff, and student employees. She is responsible for all payroll tax activities, including the remittance of payments and filing of federal and state payroll tax returns and W-2s. She also handles the reporting and submission of payments to agencies of tax-sheltered annuities and the MS State Retirement System. Audrey advises the payroll staff in the processing of garnishments, levys, leave time, bonuses, awards, stipends, and off-cycle payments. In addition, she oversees the processing of non-resident alien (NRA) payroll in relation to W-2s, 1042s and tax treaty limitations, and makes the final determination of request for exemption from payroll tax withholdings. Audrey maintains and reconciles payroll-related general ledger accounts along with various other accounting duties. She is responsible for the configuration and maintenance of the SAP payroll system and assists in the testing, development, and enhancement of such system. Supervises Kathy and Cheri.
662-915-7431
audrey@olemiss.edu
Lester Hall, Second Floor
Genie Henson
Employment
Human Resources Assistant
Genie serves as receptionist and assists in the day-to-day operation of the Employment Office and the Student Employment Office. Assists students with employment paperwork. Processes change of address forms and electronic deposits for students, staff, and faculty. Initiates background checks. Updates the online employment application system. Administers clerical tests and helps applicants with the online application system.
662-915-5690
Howry, First Floor
Jennifer Clanton
Compensation
Human Resources Generalist
Jennifer 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 11 and 40's.
662-915-5430
Howry, First Floor
Andrea Jekabsons
Employment & Training
Assistant Director of Employment & Training
Andrea supervises the employment team, training programs, and front office/student employment functions. She serves as the systems administrator for PeopleAdmin, our online employment application system. She also assists hiring departments and search committees with the recruitment, selection, and hiring of qualified applicants. She oversees the testing process for clerical and apprentice level positions as well as administers the background check process. In addition she facilitates a variety of training programs, updates the department web page, processes eform 7s (salary stipend), audits official transcripts, processes unemployment claims, and administers the annual performance appraisal program. Andrea also serves on the HealthWorks committee. Supervises Jessica, Vicky, Genie and Donna.
662-915-1530
Howry, First Floor
Shelly Stoddard
Records
Senior Human Resources Assistant
Shelly is responsible for personnel records associated with faculty and staff positions; new employee sign-up; all paperwork and files associated with terminations. She processes all e-forms for employees whose last name begins with A-G alpha range and serves as back-up for the offer letters. She generates the New Hire Report, Probationary Review Report, and all contracts for eligible faculty/staff including Athletics. Supervises Marsha and Nancy.
662-915-7600
Lester Hall, Second Floor
Pam Johnson
Benefits & Compensation
Assistant Director of Benefits & Compensation
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 Judy 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 Daniel, Jennifer, Raquel & Shevaun.
662-915-5432
Howry, First Floor
Regina Johnson
Records, Reconciliation, Employment & Training
Senior Assistant Director of Human Resources
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 also serves as the E-form administrator and maintains the reporting/routing structure for performance appraisals. Regina supervises Andrea, Shelly, and Ethelene.
662-915-5235
rbjohnso@olemiss.edu
Lester Hall, Second Floor
Vicky Johnson
Student Employment
Senior Human Resources Assistant
Vicky coordinates all activities of the Student Employment Office. She approves and enters all e-form 18s, enters the salary stipend students (form 7s) and supervises the student workers in the Employment area.
662-915-1531
Howry, First Floor
Clay Jones
Assistant Vice Chancellor and Director of Human Resources
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.
662-915-7431
Lyceum, Second Floor
Donna Carson
Front Office
Human Resources Clerk
Donna serves as departmental receptionist; assists students with employment paperwork, confirms employment status, distributes mail, processes change of address forms, processes electronic payroll direct deposits, and assists with offer letters.
662-915-7431
Lester Hall, Second Floor
Kathy McCluskey
Payroll
Senior Human Resources Assistant
Kathy is responsible for processing payroll related requests and reviews payroll related data to detect and reconcile payroll discrepancies. She enters and approves timesheets routed to Human Resources and ensures that all timesheet data has been approved prior to payroll. She is responsible for the recording of employee tax exemptions, leave quota adjustments, and off-cycle payments. Kathy handles the processing of employee garnishments and processes the payments third parties for payroll related deductions. She is responsible for the entry of data related to tax treaties and IRS Form 8233. Kathy serves as part of the HR project of scanning, verification, and maintenance of electronic personnel documents. Serves as backup to Cheri.
662-915-7079
Lester Hall, Second Floor
Meme Mullen
Operations Supervisor
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 acquiring signatures on all Athletic contracts. She processes eforms 13s.She also supervises student workers within the HR area.
662-915-5428
Lester Hall, Second Floor
Cheri Provence
Payroll
Senior Human Resources Assistant
Cheri is responsible for processing payroll related requests and reviews payroll related data to detect and reconcile payroll discrepancies. She enters and approves timesheets routed to Human Resources and ensures that all timesheet data has been approved prior to payroll. She is responsible for the recording of employee tax exemptions, leave quota adjustments, and processing off-cycle payments. Cheri also distributes semi-monthly departmental income statements and reconciles various health insurance plans. Cheri serves as part of the HR project of scanning, verification, and maintenance of electronic personnel documents. Serves as backup to Kathy.
662-915-7068
Lester Hall, Second Floor
Nancy Lester
Records
Human Resources Assistant
Nancy is responsible for personnel records associated with faculty and staff positions. She processes e-forms and on all employees whose last name begins with "P" through "Z", scans personnel related documents and serves as back-up for the New Hire Report. Occasionally Nancy serves as back-up support for the front office phone calls and walk-in applicants, students, faculty members and staff members.
662-915-1533
Lester Hall, Second Floor
Raquel Liles
Benefits
Senior Human Resources Assistant
Raquel 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. Raquel assists employees whose last name begins with "A" through "L."
662-915-1228
Howry, First Floor
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