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Katie Thomas

Katie Thomas

Associate VP for Human Resources

Office: Meridian 594A

(208) 373-1924

katiethomas@isu.edu

Ray Ludwig

Ray Ludwig

Director of HR Operations

Office: Administration Building 312

(208) 282-2518

ludwray@isu.edu

HRIS, Employee Relations and Compensation, Benefits Admin

Angie Dangerfield

Director of Compensation Programs

Office: Business Administration Building Room 244

(208) 282-4291

angiedangerfield@isu.edu

Danielle Pew

Assistant HR Director for Payroll, Benefits, and Customer Experience

Office: Administration Building 312

(208) 282-3060

daniellepew@isu.edu

Karey Steed

Karey Steed

Assistant HR Director for Employee Relations and Organizational Development

Office: Administration Building 312

(208) 282-2796

kareysteed@isu.edu

Denise Hopster-Scott

Denise Scott

HR Business Partner for Talent Acquisition

Office: Administration Building 312

(208) 282-3830

denisescott@isu.edu

Abhilaasya Chennuri

HRIS Analyst

Office: Administration Building Room 312

(208) 282-4897

abhilaasyachennur@isu.edu

Janice Romero

Janice Romero

HR Benefits Coordinator

Office: Administration Building 312

(208) 282-3106

janiceromero@isu.edu

Clay Smith

HR Training Coordinator

Office: Administration Building 312

(208) 282-2519

claysmith2@isu.edu

Katie Hammond

Katie Baca

Program Information Coordinator

Office: Administration Building 312

(208) 282-4420

hammkat3@isu.edu

Stephanie Richardson

Stephanie Richardson

HR Specialist

Office: Administration Building 312

(208) 282-4828

stephanierichard1@isu.edu

Consultant Support

Dani Gribas

HR Associate, Leave Options

Office: Administration Building 312

(208) 282-3058

daniellegribas@isu.edu

Brandon Hendricks

HR Associate, Customer Experience

Office: Administration Building 312

(208) 282-2517

brandonhendricks@isu.edu

Renea Midthun

Personnel Technician, Payroll Processing

Office: Administration Building 312

(208) 282-1353

reneamidthun@isu.edu

Tracy Mull

Personnel Technician, Data Processing

Office: Administration Building 312

(208) 282-3724

tracymull@isu.edu

For questions related to

For questions related to:  Contact Examples
Benefits 

Janice Romero, Benefits Coordinator or

Danielle Pew, Assistant HR Director for Payroll, Benefits, and Customer Experience

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 
Change Management and Reorganizations  Katie Thomas, Associate VP for HR
  • Communication and change management support
  • Strategic support for reorg planning
Compensation 

Ray Ludwig, Director of HR Operations 

or

Angie Dangerfield, Director of Compensation Programs

compensation@isu.edu

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

 Karey Steed, Assistant HR Director for Employee Relations and Organizational Development

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

 

voe@isu.edu, or

Fax (208)282-4976

 

  • Verification of Employment*
  • Public Service Loan Forgiveness Forms

*Signed release forms required for student employees

Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) Information 

Dani Gribas, HR Associate, Leave Options,

or

Karey Steed, Assistant HR Director for Employee Relations and Organizational Development

fmla@isu.edu


 
  • FMLA Forms/Documentation
  • Leave reporting and guidance 
General HR Services 

Brandon Hendricks, HR Associate

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
HR Information Systems (HRIS)

 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
Personnel Action Processing 

Katie Baca, Program Information Coordinator 

and 

Tracy Mull, Personnel Technician for Data Processing

epaf@isu.edu

 
  • EPAFs
  • PRs
  • Personnel info in Banner
HR Policy Questions

Katie Thomas, Assistant VP for HR

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

Danielle Pew, Assistant HR Director for Payroll, Benefits, and Customer Experience

Renea Midthun, Payroll Technician

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)
Performance Evaluations

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
Classified Employee Hiring

Stephanie Richardson, HR Specialist

 

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

 

Talent Acquisition, non-classified staff and faculty searches 

Denise Scott, HR Business Partner for Talent Acquisition

Angie Dangerfield, Director of Compensation Programs 

  • 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
Training and Organizational Development 

Karey Steed, Assistant HR Director for Employee Relations and Organizational Development

Clay Smith, Training Coordinator

training@isu.edu

 

  • Respectful Workplace Training
  • Leadership Development
  • Manager Training
  • Online, on-demand TMS training
  • Employee Recognition week
  • Ombuds Coordination
  • Strengths Training Facilitation
  • DHR Cybersecurity Training
  • New Employee Orientation
  • Be A Bengal Recognition program
  • Strengths Training Coordination

 

Human Resource Staff

Name Phone Email
Katie Thomas
Associate VP for Human Resources
(208) 373-1924                            katiethomas@isu.edu

Ray Ludwig, Director of HR Operations

HRIS, Employee Relations and Compensation, Benefits Admin

(208) 282-2518   rayludwig@isu.edu
Angie Dangerfield, Director of Compensation Programs
(208) 282-4291 angiedangerfield@isu.edu 

Danielle Pew, Assistant Director
Payroll, Benefits, and Customer Experience

(208) 282-3060 daniellepew@isu.edu
Karey Steed, Assistant Director
Employee Relations and Organizational Development
(208) 282-2796   kareysteed@isu.edu 

Denise Scott, HR Business Partner
Talent Acquisition

(208) 282-3830 denisescott@isu.edu 
Abhilaasya Chennuri, HRIS Analyst (208) 282-4897 abhilaasyachennur@isu.edu
Janice Romero, HR Benefits Coordinator (208) 282-3106 janiceromero@isu.edu
Clay Smith, HR Training Coordinator (208) 282-2519 claysmith2@isu.edu
Katie Baca, Program Information Coordinator (208) 282-4420 katiebaca@isu.edu
Stephanie Richardson, HR Specialist
Consultant Support
(208) 282-4828  stephanierichard1@isu.edu
Dani Gribas, HR Associate
Leave Options
(208) 282-3058 daniellegribas@isu.edu

Brandon Hendricks, HR Associate
Customer Experience

(208) 282-2517  brandonhendricks@isu.edu

Renea Midthun, Personnel Technician
Payroll Processing

(208) 282-1353  reneamidthun@isu.edu
Tracy Mull, Personnel Technician
Data Processing
(208) 282-3724 tracymull@isu.edu

For General Information, contact the Office of Human Resources