
Laura Baril
- Administrative Aide 7, Employment Services
- labaril@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2280
- Lakeshore Center
Links of Interest
Specialties
- Customer service and administrative support to Employment Services.

Catherine Burns
- Manager, Staff Employment
- cahorsch@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2280
- Lakeshore Center
Specialties
- Serves as the department representative for areas regarding staff hiring needs, conflict resolution, performance management, and providing guidance on policies and procedures.
- Provides PageUp tracking system support
- Union Contract Administrator / Chief Negotiator

Megan Goke
- Human Resources Generalist, Staff Employment
- megoke@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2280
- Lakeshore Center

Lori Hardyniec
- Administrative Aide 7, Employment Services
- lehardyn@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2282
- Lakeshore Center

Hallie Leatherman
- Administrative Aide 7, Employment Services
- haleathe@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2280
- Lakeshore Center
Links of Interest
Specialties
- Customer service and administrative support to Employment Services.

Madeline Mercado Voelker
- Senior Immigration and Visa Services Specialist
- mmercado@mtu.edu
- 906-487-3681
- Lakeshore Center
Specialties
- Coordinate immigration services and related employment processes.
- Oversee and process faculty and staff employment based immigration petitions (H-1B, I-140 (EB-2), I-485 faculty special handling permanent residency and TN visas)
- Provide hiring departments with information about immigration and employment regulations affecting foreign nations; file relevant immigration petition with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services as appropriate
- Act as liaison between the University, Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Department of State (DOS), and Department of Labor (DOL) with respect to foreign nationals
- Liaison to immigration counsel retained for immigration support
- Fluent in Spanish

Renee Ozanich
- Manager, Academic Employment
- rozanich@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2509
- Lakeshore Center
Links of Interest
Specialties
- Facilitates hiring for faculty and postdoctoral employees in academic departments
- Academic departmental assistance with faculty and postdoctoral re-appointments
- Assisting academic departments and Provost’s Office on Promotion and Tenure process and all other faculty reviews
- Guidance with academic policies and procedures
- Provides PageUp tracking system support
- Oversight of immigration services
- Lean Facilitator