Contact HR

HR Shared Services

HR Shared Services is your first point of contact for all types of employee questions, including benefits, compensation, and supervisor/manager transactions. You may contact HR Shared Services through our Customer Portal, and a team member will respond to your request within two business days. If you require a more immediate response, you may call 315.443.4042 during the office hours listed below.

Office Location

621 Skytop Road, Suite 1001
Syracuse, NY 13244-5300

Free visitor parking is available in the 621 Skytop North lot.

Office Hours

  • Academic Year Office Hours: Monday to Friday: 8:30 a.m. – 5 p.m. (beginning the first week of classes in August and ending the Friday before Commencement in May).
  • Summer Office Hours: Monday to Friday: 8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. (beginning the Monday after Commencement and ending the Friday before the first week of classes of the fall semester).

Staff Directory

Please Note: All phone numbers begin with 315.443.xxxx.

PhoneStaff Member, TitleEmail
Administration
5459Andrew Gordon, Sr. VP/Chief Human Resources Officeragordon@syr.edu
5462Dana Sovocool, Interim Associate Vice President of HR Operations & Talent Management Strategydesovoco@syr.edu
6311Raquel Patterson, Executive Director of Operations and Administration ropatter@syr.edu
6652Holley Musak, Administrative Specialisthamusak@syr.edu
6789Fan Yang, Senior HR Data Analystfyang27@syr.edu
HR Business Partners
1914Amanda Barbuto, Senior HR Business Partner
Serving Athletics, Student Experience, Marketing, Newhouse, Communications, General Counsel, Board of Trustees/Chancellor and Diversity Office 		ajbarbut@syr.edu
2099Lindsay Blair, Senior HR Business Partner
Serving Library, Academic Affairs, Falk, Graduate School, and SU Abroad 		lpblair@syr.edu
4333Karin Botto, Senior HR Business Partner
Serving Advancement, Hendricks Chapel and Strategic Initiatives & Innovation (IVMF) 		klbotto@syr.edu
1960Michelle Johnson, Senior HR Business Partner
Serving College of Professional Studies, Information Technology Services, Whitman, Architecture, Education, and iSchool		mcjohnso@syr.edu
9287 Eric Kay, Senior HR Business Partner
Serving Arts & Sciences, Maxwell, Law and Visual & Performing Arts Schools 		ekay03@syr.edu
4055Alex Dietrich, Associate Vice President of HR Operations & Talent Management Strategy
Serving Engineering and Computer Science
aadietri@syr.edu
5459Andrew Gordon, providing support to the Board of Trustees, Chancellor's Department, Office of Human Resources.agordon@syr.edu
Benefits
8044Sarah Azria, Director of Benefits Strategy & Initiativessazria@syr.edu
2097Jennifer McLaughlin, Senior Benefits Specialistjamclaug@syr.edu
2413Kristen Otter, Senior Benefits Specialistkkotter@syr.edu
Compensationhrcomp@syr.edu
2349Pamela Socker, Director of Compensation Strategypasocker@syr.edu
4824Amanda Cooper, Senior Compensation Specialistacooper@syr.edu
5371Monica Hobika, Senior Compensation Specialistmlhobika@syr.edu
2488Kajsa Kenney, Compensation Analystkpkenney@syr.edu
HR Information Technologyhrit@syr.edu
1956Kathi Donahue, Director of HR System & Data Managementkwdonahu@syr.edu
1021Christine Brophy, Functional Business Analystcjbrophy@syr.edu
Labor & Employee Relations
9095Denise C. Dyce, Associate Vice President, Labor & Employee Relationsdcdyce@syr.edu
3666David Chaplin, Director of Labor & Employee Relationsdchaplin@syr.edu
5869John DeRosier, Labor Relations Senior Specialistjjderosi@syr.edu
7186Youlanda Johnson, Labor Relations Coordinatoryojohnso@syr.edu
6719Ranette Releford, Labor Relations Senior Specialistrlrelefo@syr.edu
1960Jonathan Terpstra, HR Business Partnerjtterpst@syr.edu
Organizational Development & Traininglearn@syr.edu
7612Pam Gavenda, Associate Director, Organizational Development & Trainingpegavend@syr.edu
Talent Managementjobopps@syr.edu
5969Shaniqua Campbell, Talent Acquisition Managerscampb17@syr.edu
3656Darren Cobb, Talent Acquisition Managerdscobb@syr.edu
4823Sharon Cole, Associate Director, Talent Managementsdcole@syr.edu
3218Samantha Costello, Talent Acquisition Managerslcostel@syr.edu
1204Anthony Fano, Talent Acquisition Manageranfano@syr.edu
7241Haven Flowers, Talent Management Associatehlflower@syr.edu
2843Nana Hirabayashi, Dual Career Consultant/Talent Acquisition Managernhirabay@syr.edu
3215Megan Law, Associate Director, Talent Managementmlaw02@syr.edu
3554Dominique Williams, Talent Management Associatedpwillia@syr.edu
2378Alondra Zimmerman, Talent Acquisition Managerazimme02@syr.edu
HR Shared Serviceshrservice@syr.edu
5839Jim Mennig, Director of Shared Servicesjemennig@syr.edu
4042Genna Bersani, Senior Advisor, Shared Services gmbersan@syr.edu
4042Hannah Emhoff, Shared Services Representative IIhgemhoff@syr.edu
4042Casey Green, Shared Services Advisorcgreen21@syr.edu
4042Adam Kemp, Shared Services Representativeaykemp@syr.edu
4042Caitlin McDonald, Shared Services Representative IIcfwelker@syr.edu
4042Hannah Palladino, Senior Advisor, Shared Services hnpallad@syr.edu
4042Lauren Regan, Budget Support Associate leregan@syr.edu
4042Nazir Safi, Shared Services Representativemosafi@syr.edu
4042Kaden Simmons, Shared Services Representativeksimmo09@syr.edu
4042Peter Skomsky, HR Quality Assurance Managerpaskomsk@syr.edu
4042Olivia Tamburro, Shared Services Representative IIoitambur@syr.edu
4042Nicole Torres, Shared Services Advisorntorre04@syr.edu
4042Jennifer Wagner, Shared Services Representativejwagne09@syr.edu
4042Erica Wynn-Kearse, HR Shared Services Managerewynnkea@syr.edu
Wellnesswellness@syr.edu
6311Raquel Patterson, Director of Health and Wellness for Faculty and Staffropatter@syr.edu
1960Molly Morgan, Associate Director of Health and Wellness for Faculty and Staffmmorgan36@syr.edu

Should you have any questions or require accommodations to access any information on this webpage, please contact HR Shared Services through our Customer Portal, or you may call 315.443.4042 for assistance.