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

Human Resources Administrative Office

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Jami M. Painter

(Interim) Associate Vice Chancellor of Human Resources

(217) 244-8247
painterj@uillinois.edu

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Paige Lavin

Administrative Aide

(217) 206-7078
pstuc2@uis.edu

Assistance With:

  • Assistant to Associate Vice Chancellor for Human Resources
  • HR Financial Operations
  • Human Resources Office Manager
  • Tuition Waivers

Employment, Classification, and Compensation

Amber Fosdyck

Amber Fosdyck

Human Resources Officer

(217) 206-8642
afosd2@uis.edu

Assistance With:

  • Civil Service Testing
  • Civil Service & Extra Help Application Assistance
  • UIS Jobs Social Media Management (Facebook & Twitter)
  • Password Resets for UIS Career Sites
  • Career Fairs (Staff)
  • Rising Stars Program
Kelsea Hott

Kelsea Hott

Human Resources Officer

(217) 206-6652

kbatt2@uis.edu

Assistance With:

  • Records & Personnel Files Reporting
  • SURS Liaison- Reporting & Tracking
  • Events Coordinator
  • HR Development Programs
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Jason Kosowski

ITTA (Information Technology Technical Associate)

(217) 206-7958

Jkoso2@uis.edu

Assistance With:

  • Cornerstone Administration
  • JDXpert Administration
  • Website Updates
  • IT Support
  • Inventory Management
  • Reporting

Human Resources Division Liaisons

Madison Vangunten

Madison Vangunten

Human Resources Associate

(217) 206-8659
mston3@uis.edu

Assistance With:

  • HR Liaison to Chancellor’s Division, Finance and Administration, Advancement, Enrollment Management, 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
  • Working Titles
Kenzie Westlake

Kenzie Westlake

Human Resources Officer

(217) 206-6670

mwest22@uis.edu

Assistance With:

  • HR Liaison to Student Affairs, College of Business and Management, Academic Affairs Units (Library, CAP, ITS)
  • Civil Service, Extra Help, & Academic Professional Employment: Classification and Compensation, Pr-employment screenings, Employee onboarding.
  • Civil Service, Academic Professional & Faculty Separations
  • Performance Evaluations
  • LinkedIn Contact
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Ben Reinhart

Human Resources Officer

(217) 206-7237

brein3@uis.edu

Assistance With:

  • Assists Division Liaisons with Academic Affairs Division.
Je Greer

Je Greer

Student Employment Program Director

(217) 206-8265
jgree6@uis.edu

Assistance With:

  • Student Employment
  • Federal Work Study
  • Civil Service, Extra Help, & Academic Professional Employment: Classification and Compensation, Pr-employment screenings, Employee onboarding.
  • Civil Service, Academic Professional & Faculty Separations
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Carlene Hindert

Human Resources Associate

(217) 206-8643
chind2@uis.edu

Assistance With:

  • HR Liaison to Center for State Policy and Leadership (CSPL), Provost Office
  • Civil Service, Extra Help, & Academic Professional Employment: Classification and Compensation, Pr-employment screenings, Employee onboarding.
  • Civil Service, Academic Professional & Faculty Separations
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Alexa Brant

Human Resources Officer

(217) 206-8748
abran3@uis.edu

Assistance With:

  • Support and Assist Division Liaisons
  • Compensation Data Entry
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Alicea Kessler

Human Resources Officer

(217) 206-8749
akess@uis.edu

Assistance With:

  • Support and Assist Division Liaisons
  • Student Employment
  • I-9’s
  • LLE Working Group
  • New Employee Orientation

Labor and Employee Relations

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Mark Owens

Assistant 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

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.