For personal assistance, call or email the appropriate staff member listed below. Not sure? Email our help line at hrmhelp@agcenter.lsu.edu.
Ashley Gautreaux, Director/Assistant VP
Office # 225-578-4640
General HRM policies, Employee Relations, Title IX, ADA, EEO, Audits, Emergency rules, Telecommuting procedures, Faculty evaluations.
Denise Fontenot, Assistant Director
Office # 225-578-8685
Employee Relations, Title IX, Classified positions & employees, EAP, ADA, Crisis Leave Pool, Classified performance evaluations.
Rebecca Smelley, HR Manager
Office # 225-578-4643
FMLA, Classified employee hiring, Time & Attendance monitoring, Absence partner, AAP plans, Awards, Reporting, Transient employees.
Ali Marrero, Senior HR Specialist
Office # 225-578-0324
Academic & unclassified recruiting & hiring, Grad assistants & students, Immigration (H visas), WAE processing.
Brandi F. Frey, Senior Training Specialist
Office # 225-578-0188
Annual training, Training compliance, CPTP training coordinator, New hire orientation, Training administration, Training development & delivery.
Jessica Chambers, Assistant Director
Office # 225-578-8223
Workday security & process management, HRM Policies, Promotion & Tenure, Internal audits, data quality management.
Ryan Barnette, HR Manager
Office # 225-578-4631
Workers Comp, Employee benefits manager, Retirement, Annual enrollment, Retiree issues, Life Insurance claims.
Karen Bean, Senior HR Specialist
Office # 225-578-4629
Employee onboarding, Insurance enrollments & changes, Employment verifications, Tuition exemption, Immigration (J visas).
Ashlyn Cole, HR Specialist
Office # 225-578-4641
Academic & unclassified employee processing, Sabbaticals, Honorifics & Professorships, Org charts.
Tika Griffin, HR Specialist
Office # 225-578-0748
Compensation studies, position descriptions, metrics, reporting, records.
HRM Office Contact Information
103 Efferson Hall, Baton Rouge, LA
Phone 225-578-2258
Fax 225-578-8284
Email HRMHelp@agcenter.lsu.edu
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An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.
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