Michigan Technological University

Human Resources Office

Alphabetical Staff Listing

Alphabetized Staff Listing

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Mary Babcock

Manager, Payroll Services

906-487-2130
mbbabcoc@mtu.edu
Lakeshore Center Room 220D

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Laura Baril

Laura Baril

Staff Assistant, Employment Services

906-487-2280
labaril@mtu.edu
Lakeshore Center Room 214

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Specialties

  • Customer service and administrative support to Employment Services.

Catherine Burns

Labor Relations Specialist

906-487-2241
cahorsch@mtu.edu
Lakeshore Center Room 214F

Specialties

  • Facilitate hiring process for union positions.
  • Coordinate labor relations issues, including contract negotiations, grievances, and position audits.
Nancy Bykkonen

Nancy Bykkonen

Staff Assistant, Benefit Services

906-487-2517
nabykkon@mtu.edu
Lakeshore Center Room 220L

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Specialties

  • Front-line employee support for Benefit Services.
  • Coordinate day-to-day Benefits staff calendar.
  • Clerical support for workers’ compensation.
  • Education – TRIP and EEP.
  • Assist with special projects and yearly open enrollments for different Benefits programs.
Becky Christianson

Becky Christianson

Interim Director, Employment Services

906-487-2416
rwchrist@mtu.edu
Lakeshore Center Room 220A

Theresa Coleman-Kaiser

Assistant Vice President for Administration

Specialties

  • Human Resources.
  • Auxiliary business operations.
  • Continuous improvement using lean principles.
  • Crisis response and emergency operations.
Regina Engler-Burton

Regina Engler-Burton

Senior Training Specialist

906-487-2280
rmengler@mtu.edu
Lakeshore Center Room 314

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Specialties

  • Coordinate HR training opportunities.
M. Wayne Gaddis

M. Wayne Gaddis

Administrative Aide, Payroll Services

906-487-2130
mwgaddis@mtu.edu
Lakeshore Center Room 220K

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Karen Hext

Karen Hext

Benefits Coordinator

906-487-2517
kphext@mtu.edu
Lakeshore Center Room 220E

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Specialties

  • Answer questions relating to employee benefits, open enrollments, Aetna health insurance claims, Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs), and Michigan Tech’s Health/Dental/Vision plan designs.
Renee Hiller

Renee Hiller, SPHR

Director, Benefit Services

906-487-2517
rlhiller@mtu.edu
Lakeshore Center Room 220F

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Specialties

  • Responsible for delivery of all benefits services, including medical and life insurance, retirement benefits, leaves of absences, student insurance, and education benefits.
  • Develop and implement Michigan Tech Wellness programs.
  • Manage and direct Michigan Tech's Workers’ Compensation Program.
Patricia Kyllonen

Patricia Kyllonen

Director, HR Information Systems

906-487-2480
pkkyllon@mtu.edu
Lakeshore Center Room 214C

Specialties

  • Implementation of and training for Electronic Personnel Action Forms (EPAF).
  • Human Resources data access.
  • Employment reporting needs.
  • Generate authorized mass emails.
  • User account assistance for Michigan Tech Jobs applicant portal.
Kenneth Leivdal

Kenneth Leivdal

Data Analyst, HR Information Systems

906-487-1894
keleivda@mtu.edu
Lakeshore Center Room 220I
Tanya Maki

Tanya Maki

Office Assistant, Employment Services

906-487-2282
tanya@mtu.edu
Lakeshore Center Room 214I

Susan McDaniel

Staff Assistant, Employment and Benefit Services

906-487-2280
sbmcdani@mtu.edu
Lakeshore Center Room 214G

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Specialties

  • Customer service and administrative support to Employment and Benefit Services.
  • Coordinate and process student insurance forms.

Renee Ozanich

Academic Employment Services Specialist

906-487-2509
rozanich@mtu.edu
Lakeshore Center Room 214J

Specialties

  • Facilitate faculty hiring process.
  • Work with academic units and search committees to assist with faculty hiring.
Laurie Panian

Laurie Panian

Associate Director

906-487-2280
lmpanian@mtu.edu
Lakeshore Center Room 214B

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Open Position

Immigration and Visa Coordinator

906-487-2280

Lakeshore Center Room 214C

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Specialties

  • Coordinate immigration services and related employment processes.
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Alexander Saari

Data Analyst, HR Information Systems

906-487-1894
aksaari@mtu.edu
Lakeshore Center Room 220I
Tim Scullion

Timothy Scullion

Payroll Associate

906-487-2037
tpsculli@mtu.edu
Lakeshore Center Room 220C

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Susan Sergey

Susan (Sue) Sergey

Senior Executive Secretary

sjsergey@mtu.edu
Lakeshore Center Room 214J

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Tammie Vater

Tammie Vater

Office Assistant, Payroll Services

906-487-2130
tmvater@mtu.edu
Lakeshore Center Room 220M

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Lori Weir

Assistant to the Director of Human Resources

906-487-2980
llweir@mtu.edu
Lakeshore Center Room 300B

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Human Resources Office

2nd Floor, Lakeshore Center
1400 Townsend Drive
Houghton, MI 49931

Ph. 906-487-2280
Fax: 906-487-3220
Email: hrwebmaster@mtu.edu

Michigan Technological University

1400 Townsend Drive
Houghton, Michigan 49931-1295
906-487-1885

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