Human Resources Contact Us

Janice Romero, Benefits Coordinator or

Danielle Pew, Assistant HR Director for Payroll and Benefits

benefits@isu.edu

• New employee benefits enrollment
• Benefits questions and changes
• Open enrollment questions/paperwork
• Disability Insurance Claims
• Life insurance Coverage/Claims
• Retirement preparation/planning 

• Communication and change management support
• Strategic support for reorg planning

Ray Ludwig, Director of HR Operations 

or

Angie Dangerfield, Acting Compensation Manager

compensation@isu.edu

• Compensation analysis/review
• Pay rate/adjustment questions
• Contract questions related to pay
• Change in Employee Compensation (CEC)
• Salary Adjustment Requests (SARs)

 Karey Steed, HR Business Partner

• Employee/team concerns
• Performance management
• Manager coaching/guidance
• Remote work support and process
• Disciplinary process/actions
• Terminations

voe@isu.edu, or

Fax (208)282-4976

• Verification of Employment*
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness Forms

*Signed release forms required for student employees

Mary Barlow Stickles, Personnel Technician, or

Karey Steed, HR Business Partner

fmla@isu.edu

• FMLA Forms/Documentation
• Leave reporting and guidance 

Brandon Hendricks, HR Associate or

hr@isu.edu

• New hire paperwork (W-4, I-9, etc)
• Employee/Spouse/Dependent Tuition Reduction forms
• HR process/paperwork questions
• General questions
• Remote Work Application & Safety Checklist/ Remote Work Agreement forms
• Student, Temp, and Adjunct background checks

 Ray Ludwig, Director of HR Operations

or

Abhilaasya Chennuri, HRIS Analyst

• Employee reporting from Banner
• Banner Access Setup
• Employee data
• EPAF Security
• Time approver proxy setup

Katie Baca, Program Information Coordinator and 

Mary Barlow Stickles, Personnel Technician

epaf@isu.edu

• EPAFs
• PRs
• Personnel info in Banner

Katie Thomas, Interim Asst. VP

• General questions about the application of ISU HR, DHR, and/or State Board of Education policies

Danielle Pew, Asst. HR Director or

Dani Gribas, Payroll Technician

Nichole Jensen, Office Specialist 2

payroll@isu.edu

• Time review/approvals
• Timesheet or paycheck questions/issues
• Payroll processing
• Payroll taxes and other withholdings
• Post-tax payroll deductions (Meal Plan, Campus Rec, Parking etc.)
• Time approver (T-ORG) questions
• Labor redistributions (Payroll JV)

Ray Ludwig, Director of HR Operations

• Talent Management System (TMS) questions
• TMS access and functionality
• Performance evaluation timeline
• Evaluation process and steps
• Manager guidance and support
• Coaching conversations

Stephanie Richardson, HR Specialist

• Employee requisitions
• Recruiting/hiring system support
• Hiring Lists
• Candidate screening
• Benefited employee background checks 
• Reclassification requests (PDQ)
• Classified Offer Letters

• Staffing planning/strategy
• Search committee training and consultation
• Executive searches
• Vacancies
• New Position Requests, Search Waivers, Emergency Hires
• Interviewing/hiring approvals
• Recruiting strategy
• Recruiting marketing and advertising strategy and content creation
• Applicant communication including regrets
• Non-Classified and Faculty Offer letters

Stacey Marshall, Asst. HR Director

Clay Smith, Training Coordinator, or 

training@isu.edu

Stacey

• Respectful Workplace Training
• Leadership Development
• Manager Training
• Online, on-demand TMS training
• Employee Recognition week
• Ombuds Coordination
• Strengths Training Facilitation

Clay

• DHR Cybersecurity Training
• New Employee Orientation
• Be A Bengal Recognition program
• Strengths Training Coordination