HR Update

ELR Contact List for 2024 Spring Semester

ELR Contact

We currently have a search underway to fill consultant positions. Until these vacancies are filled, HR Leads should use this chart to guide you in who to contact at ELR. Please keep in mind that ELR is not a call center. HR Business Partners, HR Specialists, and HR Consultants should always consult with their HR Leads. If needed, the HR Lead will reach out to the appropriate ELR team members for guidance. Thank you for your cooperation during this staffing transition. 

For questions regarding……

HR Leads should contact the following ELR team member

  • Civil Service Rules – Interim Jean, Tracey
  • Teamsters – Interim Kari
  • Policy Development & Review - Mani
  • Legislative Fiscal Notes - Mani
  • HRMS Data/Reports - Mani

Vacant, Senior ELR Consultant Responsibilities temporarily shared throughout the team.

 

  • First ELR contact for the Contact Center Leadership
  • Consults with HR Leads on operational/tactical ELR issues 
  • Non-Employee Groups (Person of Interest, University Non-Service, Volunteers)
  • Escalates ELR issues to Consultants and CoE Partners 

Staci Darling, ELR Liaison

  • P&A 
  • AFSCME Clerical
  • AFSCME Technical
  • AFSCME Healthcare
  • IDI Qualified Administrator (in partnership with OHR EDI Director)
  • UReport Coordinator

Jean Leuthner, Senior ELR Consultant

  • PEAK Workforce Transition 
  • Medical School 

Tracey Kane, Senior ELR Consultant

  • Faculty (Tenured, Tenure-Track Faculty)
  • University Education Association (UEA)
  • Emergency Threat Assessment Team (ETAT)

Mani Vang, Senior Director

  • Teamsters
  • University Education Association (UEA)
  • Law Enforcement Labor Services (LELS)

Kari Seime, Senior LR Consultant

  • AFSCME Clerical
  • AFSCME Healthcare
  • AFSCME Technical
  • Graduate Student Employment - Graduate Labor Union-United Electrical (GLU-UE)
  • First Contact for all Trades Contract Issues

Coy Hillstead, Senior LR Consultant

  • Administrator for the University’s Unemployment Program
  • Facilitates Union Leaves, Data Requests, and Grievances
  • Maintains Seniority Rosters and Bump Reports
  • Manages the ELR@umn.edu email box and requests for working out of state

Pam Tuma, Labor Relations Coordinator

 

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