About the Office of Human Resources
Mission, Vision, and Values
Mission
The Office of Human Resources strategically leads and partners with our community to provide the diverse workforce and organizational capabilities that drive excellence at the University.
Vision
Create the diverse workplace of the future where people are engaged, connected, thriving, and achieving.
Values
Integrity, service, innovation, collaboration, responsibility
Strategic Imperatives and Goals
Define
- Reimagine, integrated OHR portfolio of services
- Strategic partner with HR work in colleges, units, and campuses
- Leader in providing HR professional skills and practices, and encouraging best practices in HR systems and service delivery
Simplify
- Simplified employment policies and administrative procedures
- Streamline employment processes and management
Empower
- Leaders and managers to make strategic decisions about talent
- Employees to optimize their employment experience
- Human resource professionals to be proactive, responsible, and responsive
Deliver
- Excellent, high-quality service in core OHR business functions
- Improved business processes that support talent management
- Strategic organizational development advice and practice
Leadership
OHR Senior Leadership Team
- Ken Horstman, Vice President, Human Resources (horst009@umn.edu)
- Nora Hayes, Director, Communications (nhayes@umn.edu)
- Amy Kucera, Senior Director, Operations (kuce0011@umn.edu)
- Mary Rohman Kuhl, Senior Director, Total Rewards (maryrk@umn.edu)
- Kate Stuckert, Chief of Staff, OHR (stuck005@umn.edu)
- Brandon Sullivan, Senior Director, Talent Strategy (sull0179@umn.edu)
- Angel Uddin, Senior Director, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (uddin034@umn.edu)
- Mani Vang, Senior Director, Employee and Labor Relations (vang1288@umn.edu)