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HR Staff

Carol S. Cantrell
Senior Vice President for Human Resources and Labor Relations, x4900, CantrelC@newschool.edu. Contact with questions, comments, and concerns about human resources, labor relations, and staff management matters.
Irwin Kroot
Assistant Vice President for Human Resources, x4968, krooti@newschool.edu. Contact with questions, comments, and concerns about identifying and implementing human resources strategies; developing and administering human resources policies; and directing the compensation and classification, human resources information systems, staffing, and records management functions.
Sheila M. Slaughter
Executive Assistant to the Senior Vice President/HR Project Manager, x4946, SlaughtS@newschool.edu. Manages special projects for the Senior Vice President.

Miguel Roman
Director, Staffing Services, x4948, RomanM@newschool.edu. Contact with questions about the overall recruitment process, general policy and employee relations, administrative performance improvement plans, recruitment for all senior-level positions, and the online employment application system.
Giovana Smith
Talent Acquisition and Compensation Associate, x3844, SmithG1@newschool.edu. Contact with questions about recruitment, union recruitment, employee services, in-house temps, and Local 1205 union orientations.

Full-Time Faculty and Administrative Staff Employees

Denise Radicone
Director of Benefits, x4937, RadiconD@newschool.edu. Contact with questions, comments, and concerns about benefit plans.
Monica Lemkowitz
Assistant Director, Benefits, x4949, LemkowiM@newschool.edu. Contact with questions about faculty and staff benefits, short-term and long-term disability, worker's compensation, and FMLA leave.

Part-Time Faculty and Other Union Employees

Tricina Stallings
Benefits Associate, x3848, stallint@newschool.edu. Contact with questions about part-time faculty and union staff benefits, short-term and long-term disability, worker's compensation, and FMLA leave.

Tara Creagh
Associate Director, HR Information Services, x4959, CreaghT@newschool.edu. Contact with questions about human resources information systems, the tuition waiver program, benefits billing, and internal HR auditing.
Marisol Rivera
Manager, HR Services, x4988, RiveraM@newschool.edu. Contact with questions and concerns about all new hires and payroll authorizations (PRAs) for full-time and part-time staff and full-time faculty personnel transactions.
Esther Hughes
Assistant Manager, HR Services x4951, HughesE@newschooledu. Contact with questions about new hires, payroll authorizations, foreign nation hires, and personnel transactions.
Mary Grueser
HR Associate, x4974, GrueserM@newschool.edu. Contact with questions about new hires, payroll authorizations, and personnel transactions.
Emily Villemaire
HR Assistant, x3847, VillemaE@newschool.edu. Contact with questions about student hires and personnel transactions.

Leah Bautista
Senior Human Resources Associate, x4936, BautistL@newschool.edu. Contact with questions about tuition fee waivers, employment and income verification, and changes of address.
Jenny Borrero

Senior HRIS Analyst, x4945, BorreroY@newschool.edu. Contact for Benefits and Union Billing, terminations, and part-time faculty new hires.

Stephanie Basta
Senior Director, Labor Relations, x3841, BastaS@newschool.edu. Contact with questions about grievances and labor contracts and for assistance with all labor relations issues.
Shawn Ogiba
Associate Director, Faculty Compensation and Data Systems, x4966, OgibaS@newschool.edu. Contact with questions about promotions, reclassifications, transfers, and all compensation issues, including part-time faculty compensation, salary studies and surveys, and HRIS troubleshooting.
Annie Wong
Assistant Director, Labor Relations, x4224, WongA@newschool.edu. Contact with questions about part-time faculty CV solicitations and general labor relations issues.
David Arenas
HRIS Analyst, x3968, ArenasD@newschool.edu. Contact with questions about part-time faculty hiring and pay.
Beverly Chee Hayes
Labor Relations Specialist, x3845, HayesB@newschool.edu. Contact with questions regarding part-time faculty hiring and pay.

Ilana Levitt
Director of Employee Development and Organizational Effectiveness, x3842, Levitti@newschool.edu. Contact with questions about staff training and development. Programs and services include staff career services, wellness programming, leadership training, performance management, employee relations, and other employee service programs.

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