Department of Human Resources

Staff Directory

Marsha Jenkins

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

Vacant

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

Ethelene Beard

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

Jessica Hughes

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

Daniel Morgan

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

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Audrey Floyd

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

Eugenia Henson

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

Jennifer Clanton

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

Andrea Jekabsons

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

Shelly Stoddard

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

Pam Johnson

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

Regina Johnson

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

Vicky Johnson

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

Clay Jones

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

Donna Carson

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

Kathy McCluskey

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

Meme Mullen

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

Cheri Provence

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

Nancy Lester

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

Raquel Liles

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