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Human Resources Team

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Office of the Vice President and CHRO

Mary Lucal, PhD

Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer

She/Her/Hers

336.758.4700

Abby Langston

Director, Strategic Communications

She/Her/Hers

336.758.4700

langsta@wfu.edu

Tina Bice (’13)

Project Manager

She/Her/Hers

336.758.6117

bicejb@wfu.edu

Darlene Dahilig Starnes

Operations Manager

She/Her/Hers

336.758.2016

starnedd@wfu.edu

Jay Sauerman

Communication & Events Coordinator, HR & Sustainability

She/They

336.758.4700

sauermj@wfu.edu

Campus Engagement

Kari Reece (MSL ’18)

Director, Campus Engagement

She/Her/Hers

336.758.5688

reecekc@wfu.edu

Donne Sides

Campus Engagement Manager

She/Her/Hers

336.758.2971

terrydl@wfu.edu

Sherry Wright

Employee Relations Consultant

She/Her/Hers

336.758.2494

wrightsh@wfu.edu

Employment Solutions

Ansley Tallant (’14)

Director, Employment Solutions

She/Her/Hers

336.758.4478

tallanta@wfu.edu

Pearlie Patton

HR Business Solutions Manager

She/Her/Hers

336.758.4952

pattonpd@wfu.edu

Melanie Hylton

​Student Employment Manager

She/Her/Hers

336.758.6265

hyltonmn@wfu.edu

Sandy Willard

Employment Solutions Manager

She/Her/Hers

336.758.5242

willarsm@wfu.edu

Kim Couch

HR Specialist

She/Her/Hers

336.758.4724

couchkm@wfu.edu

Learning & Development

Bill Gentry, PhD

Director, Learning & Development

He/Him/His

336.758.6155

gentrywa@wfu.edu

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Paige Edwards-Werhan

Assistant Director, Learning & Development

She/Her/Hers

336.758.2011

werhanp@wfu.edu

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Missy Campbell

Manager, Learning & Development

She/Her/Hers

336.758.2732

campbem@wfu.edu

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Recruitment

Cary Marcantonio

Director, Recruitment

She/Her/Hers

336.758.5222

marcancd@wfu.edu

Sarah Zakaria

Senior Recruiter

She/Her/Hers

336.758.6276

zakaris@wfu.edu

Shandi Starks

Strategic Recruitment Partner

She/Her/Hers

336.758.6262

starkss@wfu.edu

Kathleen (O’Rourke) Holden

Recruiter

She/Her/Hers

336.758.4945

orourkka@wfu.edu

Brooklyn (Mounce) Blink

Recruiter

She/Her/Hers

336.758.2014

mounceb@wfu.edu

Ebony Bouey

Recruitment Specialist

She/Her/Hers

336.758.4700

boueye@wfu.edu

HR Information Systems

Gary Willis

Senior Director, HRIS

He/Him/His

336.758.5693

willisgc@wfu.edu

Mark Hucks

Assistant Director, HRIS

336.758.4822

hucksjm@wfu.edu

Javier Jiménez Alemán

HRIS Analyst III

He/Him/His

336.758.5602

jimenej@wfu.edu

Miranda Mitchell

HRIS Analyst II

She/Her/Hers

336.758.3108

mitchem@wfu.edu

Brooke Doe

HRIS Analyst II

She/Her/Hers

336.758.2342

doeb@wfu.edu

Savannah Bell

HRIS Analyst I

She/Her/Hers

336.758.3737

bellsa@wfu.edu

Office of Institutional Equity

Aishah Casseus, JD

Executive Director and Title IX Coordinator

She/Her/Hers

336.758.7258

casseua@wfu.edu

Jessica Harris Telligman, JD

Director of Investigations and Senior Deputy Title IX Coordinator

She/Her/Hers

336.758.4997

telligjr@wfu.edu

Michelle Scott, JD

Assistant Director

She/Her/Hers

336.758.7235

scotmi@wfu.edu

Olivia Bray

Case & Operations Manager

She/Her/Hers

336.758.1969

brayoy@wfu.edu

Joanne Clifford

Education Program Administrator

She/Her/Hers

336.758.3787

cliffojh@wfu.edu

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Absence & Benefits

Shannon Araya (MSL ’21)

Director, Absence & Benefits

She/Her/Hers

336.758.3552

arayasv@wfu.edu

Brittney Peoples

Absence & Wellbeing Manager

She/Her/Hers

336.758.2513

elbm@wfu.edu

Melissa Barnette

Benefits Manager

She/Her/Hers

336.758.4828

barnettm@wfu.edu

Sherry Allen (’95)

Senior Benefits Analyst

336.758.4700

allensh@wfu.edu

Chad Welch

Benefits Specialist

He/Him/His

336.758.7121

welchc@wfu.edu

McKenzie Pennington

Leave of Absence Specialist

She/Her/Hers

336.758.2046

penninm@wfu.edu

Compensation

Caitlin Burchette

Director, Compensation

She/Her/Hers

336.758.4700

burcheac@wfu.edu

Keyra Williams (MBA ’19)

Senior Compensation Analyst

She/Her/Hers

336.758.4700

williamk@wfu.edu

Zach Livengood

Compensation Analyst

He/Him/His

336.758.4700

livengz@wfu.edu

Sara Crouch

Compensation Specialist

She/Her/Hers

336.758.4700

crouchs@wfu.edu

Wake Forest University Human Resources

P.O. Box 7424, Winston-Salem, NC 27109 
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