Human Resources Administration

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Erin Hillson

Human Resources Director

What I do:

  • Formulate, direct and coordinate human resources policies, programs and services.

 

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Brad Wollmann

Human Resources Budget and Data Analyst

What I do:

  • Citywide Position Control
  • Agency Budget & Expenditures
  • Data & Analysis
  • Personnel Records
  • Employee Data

 

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Juan Ortiz

Human Resources Administrative Clerk

What I do:

  • Provide admin support for the HR Services team and help guide callers to proper resources for assistance.

What can I help answer?

  • "Who Should I Ask About X?" (General Routing Q's)
  • "Where can I get an Employee Verification for my Mortgage Loan/Lease/etc.?"
  • "Who/where do I turn in my onboarding paperwork?"

Human Resources Services Unit

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Emaan Abdel-Halim

Human Resources Services Manager

What I do:

  • Recruitment/Employment Processes & Issues
  • Classification & Compensation Plans
  • General HR Consultations for Departments

 

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Julie Trimbell

Human Resources Analyst

What I do:

  • Recruitment Strategies
  • Provide Assistance to Applicants & Agencies (listed below)
  • Conduct Position Studies
  • Coordinate Departmental Engagement Efforts
  • Provide Strategic Assistance to Departments/Divisions (listed below)

Agencies I work with:
Building Inspection, CDA Housing, Community Development, DPCED Office of Director, Economic Development, Fire, Office of the Independent Police Monitor, Mayor's Office, Planning

 

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Bill Wick

Human Resources Analyst

What I do:

  • Recruitment Strategies
  • Provide Assistance to Applicants & Agencies (listed below)
  • Conduct Position Studies
  • Coordinate Departmental Engagement Efforts
  • Provide Strategic Assistance to Departments/Divisions (listed below)

Agencies I work with:

Attorneys, Assessors, Common Council, Fleet, Finance, Parks, Police, Streets

 

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Brooke Gillitzer

Human Resources Analyst

What I do:

  • Recruitment Strategies
  • Provide Assistance to Applicants & Agencies (listed below)
  • Conduct Position Studies
  • Coordinate Departmental Engagement Efforts
  • Provide Strategic Assistance to Departments/Divisions (listed below)

Agencies I work with:
Civil Rights, Clerks, EAP, Human Resources, Metro, Monona Terrace, Parks Assist, Water

 

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Otis Harris Jr.

Human Resources Analyst

What I do:

  • Recruitment Strategies
  • Provide Assistance to Applicants & Agencies (listed below)
  • Conduct Position Studies
  • Coordinate Departmental Engagement Efforts
  • Provide Strategic Assistance to Departments/Divisions (listed below)

Agencies I work with:
DOT Office of Director, Engineering, Library, IT Municipal Court, Parking, Traffic Engineering

 

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Javian Dayne

Talent Acquisition Specialist

What I do:

  • Recruitment
  • Research
  • Job Screening

 

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Human Resources General Inbox

HR@cityofmadison.com

When to reach out:

  • Labor/Employment-related questions
  • Verifying Employment
  • Checking on the Status of an Application

Employee and Labor Relations Unit 

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Tory Larson

Interim Employee and Labor Relations Manager, and Occupational Accommodations Specialist

What I do:

  • Negotiate & Administer Labor Contracts for the City 

  • Manage Benefits, Occupational Accommodations, and Employee & Labor Relations
  • Provide Manager and Supervisor Assistance on Employee Misconduct Investigations and Oversees the City's Performance Management Strategies and Interventions
  • Provide Consultation & Support for Disability Rights Efforts

  • Reasonable Accommodations, Return-to-Work, & Supported Worker Programs
  • Manages Fitness for Duties

What can I help answer?

  • I have a question about an issue I'm having with an employee I supervise, questions about how contracts or handbook provisions are interpreted or applied, questions about the Fair Labor Standards Act.

 

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Tameaka Bryant

Labor and Relations Specialist

What I do:

  • Provide Assistance to Managers, Supervisors, & Other Staff Related to ELR Functions

  • Provide Training & Assistance on Discipline, Contract Compliance, & Performance Management
  • Help Administer Benefits

 

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Denise Nettum

Benefits Analyst

What I do:

  • City Benefits & Paperwork

  • Health, Wage, & Life Insurance
  • Provide Retirement Benefits Consultations
  • Help Administer Employee & Labor Relations


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Brittney Hayes

FMLA/Leave and Benefits Program Assistant

What I do:

  • FLMA & Drug Testing
  • Wage Insurance Claims

 

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Katarina Klafka

Benefits Program Assistant

What I do:

  • Provide support to the HR Benefits team

What can I help answer?

  • City Benefits & Paperwork

  • Health, Wage, & Life Insurance
  • Provide Retirement Benefits Consultations
  • Help Administer Employee & Labor Relations
  • Other general HR Benefits Questions 

 

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Benefits General Inbox

Benefits@cityofmadison.com

When to reach out:

  • Assistance with Benefits Paperwork and Enrollments, etc.
  • Information/Assistance on FMLA Paperwork
  • Retirees Asking for Information About Their Life Insurance

Organizational Development Unit

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Anne Nowak

Organizational Development Manager

What I do:

  • Build Organizational Capacity
  • Organizational Development Strategic Guidance
  • Provide Management & Direction for OD team and staff
  • Manage Consultation Requests and needs for Increasing Organizational Health & Effectiveness
  • Inclusive Work Place Project
  • Onboarding Program 
  • Affinity Groups Guidance


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Leadership Development Specialist - Vacant

Leadership Development Specialist

What I do:

  • Leadership programs including: Leadership Courses, Supervisor Development (orientation, Supervisor Network, courses), Management Skills Webinars.
  • Developing leaders at all levels; 
    • Strengths-based, positive approaches to leadership development and organizational change (appreciative inquiry)
  • Anything related to supervisor or leadership effectiveness

What can I help answer?

  • "I'm hiring a new supervisor, what training do they need?"
  • "I have an idea for supervisor or leadership development"

 

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Kara Kratowicz

Performance Excellence Specialist

What I do:

  • Performance Excellence
  • Results Madison
  • Change Management
  • Government Services Recovery Team
  • COVID Messaging
  • Organizational Sustainability
  • Improvement of Overall Organizational Effectiveness
  • Improvement of Organizational Capacity

What can I help answer?

  • What is the City’s Vision, Mission, Values, and Service Promise?
  • How can I learn more about continuously improving City operations?
  • What is Results Madison and what I do I need to know as a City Employee.

 

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Learning & Development Specialist - Vacant

Learning and Development Specialist

What I do:

  • Learning & Development for employees
  • Developing Courses with Learning Partners
  • Training and Curriculum Design
  • Course Planning Form
  • Anything Related to Learning & Development, Organizational Effectiveness Activities/Courses

What can I help answer?

  • "I wish that we had a training course for…"
  • "I need help with a training course."
  • "I want to give feedback about the training I attended." 



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Emily Jamieson

Organizational Development Coordinator

What I do:

  • Interim L+D Tasks
  • Billing/Contracts/Purchasing
  • Course Coordination/Building/Maintenance
  • HR & OD Webpage Creation/Maintenance
  • Marketing and Communications

What can I help answer?

  • "I'm having difficulty signing up for a course offered by the city"
  • "Does the city offer ____ course currently?"


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Organizational Development Inbox

OrganizationalDevelopment@cityofmadison.com

When to reach out:

  • Course Inquiries
  • Event Access or Registration Troubleshooting
  • Course Accommodations
  • General Organizational Development Questions