Human Resources

Human Resources Administration

Erin Hillson

Human Resources Director

What I do:

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

 

Brad Wollmann

Human Resources Budget and Data Analyst

What I do:

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

 

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?"

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Human Resources Services Unit

Emaan Abdel-Halim

Human Resources Services Manager

What I do:

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

Javian Dayne

Talent Acquisition Specialist

What I do:

• Recruitment
• Research
• Job Screening

 

Human Resources General Inbox

HR@cityofmadison.com

When to reach out:

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

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Employee and Labor Relations Unit 

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.

 

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

 

Denise Nettum

Benefits Analyst

What I do:

• City Benefits & Paperwork

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

Brittney Hayes

FMLA/Leave and Benefits Program Assistant

What I do:

• FLMA & Drug Testing
• Wage Insurance Claims

 

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 

 

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

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Organizational Development Unit

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

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"

 

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.

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." 

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?"

Organizational Development Inbox

OrganizationalDevelopment@cityofmadison.com

When to reach out:

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