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Human Resources

Wilson Hall, Room 401
371 Wilson Boulevard
Rochester, MI 48309-4486
(location map)
(248) 370-3480

Office hours:
Monday - Friday
8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
and by appointment

Human Resources

Wilson Hall, Room 401
371 Wilson Boulevard
Rochester, MI 48309-4486
(location map)
(248) 370-3480

Office hours:
Monday - Friday
8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
and by appointment

Meet the Staff

Meet Oakland University’s Human Resources team.

Office of the VP

Primary Duties:

  • Vice President of Human Resources for the University
  • Ensure that the University is in compliance with all applicable laws, codes, regulations, contracts and other legal documents related to the university human resources function.
  • To collaborate with the University management to ensure productive and positive employee relations.
  • To effectively manage labor relations, including the negotiations of bargaining unit contracts, language interpretation and implementation of agreements, and arbitration and grievance proceedings.

Staff

Professional image of Joi Cunningham

Joi Cunningham
Vice President of Human Resources
418 West Wilson Hall
(248) 370-3487
[email protected]

Academic HR

Primary Duties:

Our focus is providing human resources advice and support to faculty and academic administrators regarding hiring, contract administration, reappointment, tenure and promotion process and employee and labor relations. We also partner with University Human Resources, which provides support for academic employment, benefits enrollment, payroll and leave administration.

Eric Herppich
Assistant Vice President of Labor and Employee Relations
414 West Wilson Hall
(248) 370-4166

Michelle Mich
Academic Human Resources Administrator
420 West Wilson Hall
(248) 370-2196
[email protected]

Benefits and Compensation

401 West Wilson Hall
(248) 370-4207

Primary Duties:

  • Benefit eligibility and communications
  • Health Care (medical, dental, optical, etc)
  • Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D) 
  • Long Term Disability
  • Flexible Spending Accounts
  • Met Law (pre paid legal plan)
  • Long Term Care
  • Retirement Plans
  • Workers’ Compensation
  • Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
  • Disability management
  • Benefit surveys
  • FLSA compliance
  • Reclassification and position reviews
  • Compensation surveys
  • Merit Increase process

Staff

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Ashley Heang

Manager of Benefit Services
404 West Wilson Hall
(248) 370-3477
[email protected]



Monica Haines
Senior Benefits & Comp Analyst
413 West Wilson Hall
(248) 370-4951
[email protected]

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Kara Sheehan
Benefits Coordinator
401 West Wilson Hall
(248) 370-4207
[email protected]

Employment Services

431 West Wilson Hall
(248) 370-3480

Primary Duties:

  • Recruitment services for administrative, clerical, service, police, casual and temporary positions
  • New employee processing of non-faculty personnel
  • Employee recognition programs
  • New employee orientation

Staff

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Kim Crawford
Office Assistant III
430 West Wilson Hall
(248) 370-3489
[email protected]

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Lisa Carter
Office Assistant III
431 West Wilson Hall
(248) 370-3499
[email protected]

Tracey Zang

Tracey Zang
Employment Services Manager
429 West Wilson Hall
(248) 370-3481
[email protected]

Emily Block

Emily Block
Senior Employment Specialist
428 West Wilson Hall
(248) 370-3479
[email protected]

Labor and Employee Relations

Primary Duties:

  • Contract interpretation
  • Grievance investigations 
  • Employee and labor relations management
  • Unemployment compensation
  • Performance improvement process

Staff

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Eric Herppich
Assistant Vice President of Labor and Employee Relations
414 West Wilson Hall
(248) 370-4166
[email protected]

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Jennifer Farrell
Manager of Labor and Employee Relations
415 West Wilson Hall
(248) 370-3498
[email protected]

Personnel Records

405 / 407 West Wilson Hall

Employment Verification (Staff & Faculty)
Phone: (248) 370-3675
Email: [email protected]

Primary Duties:

  • Employee data processing
  • Accruals: usage payoff, accumulation, etc.
  • Employment verification (Staff & Faculty)
  • Longevity
  • Requests to see personnel files
  • Requests to locate employees
  • Overtime rates
  • Termination/retirement/leave processing procedures

Staff



Pamela Fritz
Personnel Records Coordinator - Staff
405 West Wilson Hall
(248) 370-3482
[email protected]

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Teri Dean
Personnel Records Coordinator - Faculty
407 West Wilson Hall
(248) 370-2195
[email protected]

Learning and Organizational Development

426 West Wilson Hall
(248) 370-4579

Our mission is to provide the tools and resources needed for Oakland University employees to effectively and efficiently perform their jobs.

Our area is responsible for training on:

  • New technologies
  • Web development
  • Desktop applications
  • Banner
  • Employment issues
  • Management skills

These responsibilities are met through classroom/laboratory trainings, one-on-one trainings, online courseware, and presentations from outside experts. We also have a library of professional development books, videos, and courses for faculty and staff use.

For additional information, contact [email protected] or visit the Learning and Org Development page.