The Office of Human Resources strives to provide assistance to faculty, staff, students, applicants and visitors of the university in a timely, respectful and professional manner.
We make every effort to provide excellent service to the university community by using sound and effective personnel practices. As an equal employment opportunity employer, we are committed to serving a diverse community of students, staff and faculty.
If you have difficulty finding something, or if we may be of service to you, please contact our staff below.
Human Resources Organizational Chart (pdf)
Human Resources Administrative Office
Paige Lavin
Administrative Aide
(217) 206-7078
pstuc2@uis.edu
Assistance With:
- Assistant to Assistant Vice Chancellor for Human Resources
- HR Financial Operations
- Human Resources Office Manager
- Tuition Waivers
- Protection of Minors
Kelsea Hott
Human Resources Officer
(217) 206-6652
Assistance With:
- Records & Personnel Files Reporting
- SURS Liaison- Reporting & Tracking
- Events Coordinator
- HR Development Programs
Employment, Classification, and Compensation
Madison Vangunten
Assistant Director of Human Resources
(217) 206-8659
mston3@uis.edu
Assistance With:
- HR Liaison to Chancellor’s Division, Finance and Administration, Advancement, College of Public Affairs and Education
- Civil Service, Extra Help, & Academic Professional Employment: Classification and Compensation, Pre-employment screenings, Employee on-boarding
- Civil Service, Academic Professional & Faculty Separations
- Compensation Processing
- Working Titles
Kenzie Westlake
Human Resources Officer
(217) 206-6670
Assistance With:
- HR Liaison to Student Affairs, College of Business and Management, Academic Affairs Auxiliaries, and Academic Affairs Administration Offices
- Civil Service, Extra Help, & Academic Professional Employment: Classification and Compensation, Pre-employment screenings, Employee onboarding.
- Civil Service, Academic Professional & Faculty Separations
- Performance Evaluations
- LinkedIn Contact
Ben Reinhart
Human Resources Officer
(217) 206-7237
Assistance With:
- HR Liaison to Center for State Policy and Leadership
- Civil Service, Extra Help, & Academic Professional Employment: Classification and Compensation, Pre-employment screenings, Employee onboarding.
- Civil Service, Academic Professional & Faculty Separations
Alexa Brant
Human Resources Officer
(217) 206-8748
abran3@uis.edu
Assistance With:
- HR Liaison to Enrollment and Retention Management
- Civil Service, Extra Help, & Academic Professional Employment: Classification and Compensation, Pre-employment screenings, Employee onboarding.
- Civil Service, Academic Professional & Faculty Separations
- Assists with Compensation Processing
Amber Fosdyck
Human Resources Officer
(217) 206-8642
afosd2@uis.edu
Assistance With:
- Civil Service Testing
- Civil Service & Extra Help Application Assistance including Password Resets
- UIS Jobs Social Media Management (Facebook & Twitter)
- Career Fairs
- Rising Stars Program
Jason Kosowski
Information Technology Technical Associate
(217) 206-7958
Assistance With:
- Cornerstone Administration
- JDXpert Administration
- Website Updates
- IT Support
- Inventory Management
- Reporting
Student Employment
Je Greer
Human Resource Associate
(217) 206-8265
jgree6@uis.edu
Assistance With:
- Student Employment
- Federal Work Study
- HR Liaison to College of Health, Science and Technology and College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences
- Civil Service, Extra Help, & Academic Professional Employment: Classification and Compensation, Pre-employment screenings, Employee onboarding.
- Civil Service, Academic Professional & Faculty Separations
Alicea Kessler
Human Resources Officer
(217) 206-8749
akess@uis.edu
Assistance With:
- Student Employment
- Student Employee I-9’s
- LLE Working Group
Labor and Employee Relations
Mark Owens
Associate Director of Labor and Employee Relations
(217) 206-7096
mowen1@uis.edu
Assistance With:
- Labor & Employee Relations
- UIS Policy &Procedures
- Employee Discipline
- Union Contract Administration
- Leaves Manager
Heather Moore
Human Resources Representative
(217) 206-7020
hkimb2@uis.edu
Assistance With:
- Leaves of Absence, including: FMLA, FFCRA/ARPA, Military, VESSA, & SURS.
- Workers Compensation, and disability processes.
- Support to the Collective Bargaining Process.
- Assists with Labor & Employee Relations.