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Katie Thomas

Katie Thomas

Associate VP for Human Resources

Office: Meridian 594A

(208) 373-1924

katiethomas@isu.edu

Ray Ludwig

Ray Ludwig

Director of HR Operations

Office: Administration Building 312

(208) 282-2518

ludwray@isu.edu

HRIS, Employee Relations and Compensation, Benefits Admin

Angie Dangerfield

Director of Compensation Programs

Office: Business Administration Building Room 244

(208) 282-4291

angiedangerfield@isu.edu

Karey Steed

Karey Steed

Assistant HR Director for Employee Relations and Development

Office: Administration Building 312

(208) 282-2796

kareysteed@isu.edu

Denise Hopster-Scott

Denise Scott

HR Business Partner for Talent Acquisition

Office: Administration Building 312

(208) 282-3830

denisescott@isu.edu

Abhilaasya Chennuri

HRIS Analyst

Office: Administration Building Room 312

(208) 282-4897

abhilaasyachennur@isu.edu

Janice Romero

Janice Romero

HR Benefits Coordinator

Office: Administration Building 312

(208) 282-3106

janiceromero@isu.edu

Clay Smith

HR Training Coordinator

Office: Administration Building 312

(208) 282-2519

claysmith2@isu.edu

Katie Hammond

Katie Baca

Program Information Coordinator

Office: Administration Building 312

(208) 282-4420

hammkat3@isu.edu

Stephanie Richardson

Stephanie Richardson

HR Specialist

Office: Administration Building 312

(208) 282-4828

stephanierichard1@isu.edu

Consultant Support

Dani Gribas

Employee Relations and Development Specialist

Office: Administration Building 312

(208) 282-3081

danigribas@isu.edu

Crystal Clezie

HR Associate for Leave Options

Office: Administration Building 312

(208) 282-3058

crystalclezie@isu.edu

Renea Midthun

Personnel Technician, Payroll Processing

Office: Administration Building 312

(208) 282-1353

reneamidthun@isu.edu

Tracy Mull

Personnel Technician, Data Processing

Office: Administration Building 312

(208) 282-3724

tracymull@isu.edu

For questions related to

For questions related to:  Contact Examples
Benefits 

Janice Romero, Benefits Coordinator/Interim Payroll Manager or

benefits@isu.edu

  • New employee benefits enrollment
  • Benefits questions and changes
  • Open enrollment questions/paperwork
  • Disability Insurance Claims
  • Life insurance Coverage/Claims
  • Retirement preparation/planning 
Change Management and Reorganizations  Katie Thomas, Associate VP for HR
  • Communication and change management support
  • Strategic support for reorg planning
Compensation 

Ray Ludwig, Director of HR Operations 

or

Angie Dangerfield, Director of Compensation Programs

compensation@isu.edu

  • Compensation analysis/review
  • Pay rate/adjustment questions
  • Contract questions related to pay
  • Change in Employee Compensation (CEC)
  • Salary Adjustment Requests (SARs)
Employee Relations 

 Karey Steed, Assistant HR Director for Employee Relations and Development

or

Dani Gribas, Employee Relations and Development Specialist

  • Employee/team concerns
  • Performance management
  • Manager coaching/guidance
  • Remote work support and process
  • Disciplinary process/actions
  • Terminations
Employment Verifications

 

voe@isu.edu, or

Fax (208)282-4976

 

  • Verification of Employment*
  • Public Service Loan Forgiveness Forms

*Signed release forms required for student employees

Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) Information 

Crystal Clezie, HR Associate for Leave Options

or

Dani Gribas, Employee Relations and Development Specialist,

fmla@isu.edu


 
  • FMLA Forms/Documentation
  • Leave reporting and guidance 
General HR Services 

hr@isu.edu

 
  • New hire paperwork (W-4, I-9, etc)
  • Employee/Spouse/Dependent Tuition Reduction forms
  • HR process/paperwork questions
  • General questions
  • Remote Work Application & Safety Checklist/ Remote Work Agreement forms
  • Student, Temp, and Adjunct background checks
HR Information Systems (HRIS)

 Ray Ludwig, Director of HR Operations

or

Abhilaasya Chennuri, HRIS Analyst

  • Employee reporting from Banner
  • Banner Access Setup
  • Employee data
  • EPAF Security
  • Time approver proxy setup
Personnel Action Processing 

Katie Baca, Program Information Coordinator 

and 

Tracy Mull, Personnel Technician for Data Processing

epaf@isu.edu

 
  • EPAFs
  • PRs
  • Personnel info in Banner
HR Policy Questions

Katie Thomas, Assistant VP for HR

  • General questions about the application of ISU HR, DHR, and/or State Board of Education policies
Payroll

Janice Romero, Benefits Coordinator/Interim Payroll Manager

Renea Midthun, Payroll Technician

payroll@isu.edu

  • Time review/approvals
  • Timesheet or paycheck questions/issues
  • Payroll processing
  • Payroll taxes and other withholdings
  • Post-tax payroll deductions (Meal Plan, Campus Rec, Parking etc.)
  • Time approver (T-ORG) questions
  • Labor redistributions (Payroll JV)
Performance Evaluations

Ray Ludwig, Director of HR Operations

  • Talent Management System (TMS) questions
  • TMS access and functionality
  • Performance evaluation timeline
  • Evaluation process and steps
  • Manager guidance and support
  • Coaching conversations
Classified Employee Hiring

Stephanie Richardson, HR Specialist

 

  • Employee requisitions
  • Recruiting/hiring system support
  • Hiring Lists
  • Candidate screening
  • Benefited employee background checks 
  • Reclassification requests (PDQ)
  • Classified Offer Letters

 

Talent Acquisition, non-classified staff and faculty searches 

Denise Scott, HR Business Partner for Talent Acquisition

Angie Dangerfield, Director of Compensation Programs 

  • Staffing planning/strategy
  • Search committee training and consultation
  • Executive searches
  • Vacancies
  • New Position Requests, Search Waivers, Emergency Hires
  • Interviewing/hiring approvals
  • Recruiting strategy
  • Recruiting marketing and advertising strategy and content creation
  • Applicant communication including regrets
  • Non-Classified and Faculty Offer letters
Training and Organizational Development 

Karey Steed, Assistant HR Director for Employee Relations and Development

Clay Smith, Training Coordinator

training@isu.edu

 

  • Respectful Workplace Training
  • Leadership Development
  • Manager Training
  • Online, on-demand TMS training
  • Employee Recognition week
  • Ombuds Coordination
  • Strengths Training Facilitation
  • DHR Cybersecurity Training
  • New Employee Orientation
  • Be A Bengal Recognition program
  • Strengths Training Coordination

 

Human Resource Staff

Name Phone Email
Katie Thomas
Associate VP for Human Resources
(208) 373-1924                            katiethomas@isu.edu

Ray Ludwig, Director of HR Operations

HRIS, Employee Relations and Compensation, Benefits Admin

(208) 282-2518   rayludwig@isu.edu
Angie Dangerfield, Director of Compensation Programs
(208) 282-4291 angiedangerfield@isu.edu 
Karey Steed, Assistant Director
Employee Relations and Organizational Development
(208) 282-2796   kareysteed@isu.edu 

Denise Scott, HR Business Partner
Talent Acquisition

(208) 282-3830 denisescott@isu.edu 
Abhilaasya Chennuri, HRIS Analyst (208) 282-4897 abhilaasyachennur@isu.edu
Janice Romero, HR Benefits Coordinator/Interim Payroll Manager
(208) 282-3106 janiceromero@isu.edu
Clay Smith, HR Training Coordinator (208) 282-2519 claysmith2@isu.edu
Katie Baca, Program Information Coordinator (208) 282-4420 katiebaca@isu.edu
Stephanie Richardson, HR Specialist
Consultant Support
(208) 282-4828  stephanierichard1@isu.edu
Dani Gribas, Employee Relations and Development Specialist (208) 282-3081 danigribas@isu.edu

Crystal Clezie, HR Associate
Leave Options

(208) 282-3058 crystalclezie@isu.edu

Renea Midthun, Personnel Technician
Payroll Processing

(208) 282-1353  reneamidthun@isu.edu
Tracy Mull, Personnel Technician
Data Processing
(208) 282-3724 tracymull@isu.edu

For General Information, contact the Office of Human Resources