Human Resources Contact Us

Frank Thompson - Manager of Benefits and Compensation

• Julia Caroll, Senior HR Technician: A-L
• Joycelyn Dela Cruz, Senior HR Technician: M-Z
• Cheryl Lacsina, HR Technician: A-L
• Annette Lara, HR Technician: M-Z

- Protected Leaves: FMLA, CFRA, PDL, etc.
- ACA Tracking
- Long-Term Disability
- 403B & 457B Plans
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- Retiree Benefit Programs & Insurance
- COBRA Administration
- Early Retirement/Reduced Workload Program
- Name & Address Changes
- Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance

Frank Thompson - Manager of Benefits and Compensation

• Xenia Leon, Senior HR Technician
• Diana Ha, HR Technician
• Neidin Carrillo, HR Technician

- Salary Placement, Off Schedule, Retro Payments
- Department Chair Compensation
- Differential Compensation (Shift Pay)
- Faculty Prof. Advancement and Education Incentive
- Pro Rata Contracts
- Adjunct Office Hours Payments
- 450 Hour Step Movement Process (Adjunct)
- Work Exp. & Independent Study Payments
- Voluntary Furlough Program
- Faculty Rank Promotion
- Overload Banking Program

Johanna Palkowitz, Equal Employment Opportunity & Diversity Officer
 - State & Federal EEO Compliance
- Cultural Diversity & Competency
- Complaints & Investigations
- Discrimination, Harassment, Retaliation
- Vendor Review & Compliance

Aimee Gallagher, Associate Vice Chancellor 

- Negotiations
- Bargaining & Cost Outs
- Priority of Assignment
- Annual Step & COLA Salary Movements
- Tenure Tracking
- Performance Evaluations

• Ruben Naungayan, Administrative Technician
  - Resignation/Retirement Notices
  - TB Compliance Process
  - Computer Loans
  - Tuition Reimbursement
  - Mail Distribution and Front Counter

Accommodations - 619-388-6880

• Nicrista Alfaro, Senior HR Technician
  - ADA Accommodations
  - Return to Work Coordination
  - Ergonomics

Classification - 619-388-6880

• Jeffrey Lumban, Senior Classification Technician
  - Position Maintenance
  - Out of Classification/Acting Assignments
  - Salary and Classification Surveys
  - Faculty Service Areas

EEO & Diversity - 619-388-6591

• Johanna Palkowitz, Equal Employment Opportunity & Diversity Officer
   - State & Federal EEO Compliance
  - Cultural Diversity & Competency
  - Complaints & Investigations
  - Discrimination, Harassment, Retaliation
  - Vendor Review & Compliance

Employee Experience and Engagement

• Rachel Wilker, Manager

Professional Development - 619-388-6373

• Jhelen Ramirez, Senior HR Technician
  - Professional Leadership Academy Programs
  - Staff Training and Development
  - DEIA Event Coordination

Title IX - 619-388-6660

• Amber Eckert, Title IX Coordinator
  - Complaints & Investigations
  - Discrimination, Harassment, Retaliation

• Betty Robles-Leal, Associate Vice Chancellor

• Andrea Gonzales, Employment Supervisor
• Kathryn Therieau, Senior HR Technician
• Cristina Castro, HR Technician
• Erick Ruiz-Cadena, HR Technician
• Gabriela Lopez, HR Technician
• Jasmine Vasquez, HR Technician

- Recruitments
- Onboarding for Contract Positions
- Process Districtwide Adjunt/NANCE assignments
- Job data entry for new hires, additional assignments and POI

• Danny Lara, Business Systems Analyst
  - HR Business Process Review
  - CS-HCM System Intergraton Lead
  -Data Integrity
• Carmina Vasquez, Business Systems Analyst
  - Benefits Process/Configuration Lead
  - MIS/FON/IPEDS State Reporting
  - Data Requests/Reporting
• Sophear Slaketh, HR Technician
  - HCM Data Requests
  - HCM Issues/Tickets
  - HR Webpage Updates
  - Reports to Workflow
  - Assignment Updates/Corrections
  - Process Review

• Zenaida Garcia, Investigative Analyst
• Danielle Short, Investigative Analyst
• Eva Alford, Investigative Analyst

- Support Supervisors & Managers in Performance Management
- Contract Negotiations & Interpretation
- Disciplinary & Grievance Process

Ljubisa Kostic, General Counsel

• Carmeter Lard, Senior HR Technician

- California Public Records Act Requests
- Legal Billing
- EEO Certification Updates
- EEO Certificates for Completion Training
- Vendor Set-Up
- Manage Departmental Budgets

• Amanda Stopper, Payroll & Retirement Services Manager
• Jackie Mendez, Senior HR Technician
• Minerva Nabalarua, HR Technician: Adjunct/Hourly Payroll
• Eric ORiley, HR Technician: Contract Payroll
• Kristina Gomez, HR Technician: Adjunct Hourly Payroll
• Luci Grand, HR Technician: Contract Payroll

- Contract, Adjunct, Hourly Payroll
- Unemployment Benefits
- Garnishments
- Public Service Loan Forgiveness Requests
- Verifications of Income and Employment
- Void, Reissue, Lost Checks
- Sick Leave Transfer
- Timesheet Corrections
- Direct Deposit or W4 Assistance
- Unit Pay / TAO Questions
- Manual Check Requests
- Subpoenas for Personnel Records
- Employee ID Cards

• Diana Hernandez, DO Accounting Specialist

- W-2 Processing & Duplicate Requests
- Payroll Vendor Payments
- Wire Transfers, Bank Transfers
- San Diego County Treasurer Contact
- Payroll Tax Payments & Filings
- PERS & STRS Reconciliation
- Quarterly Audits

• Eva Arteaga, Senior HR Technician
• Diana Hernandez, Senior HR Technician

- PERS/STRS Reporting
- FICA Alternative Plan
- SafetyPERS Reporting & Payments
- Retirement Research and Compliance
- Service Credit Buy Back

• Amber Eckert, Title IX Coordinator
  - Complaints & Investigations
  - Discrimination, Harassment, Retaliation