Lauren Sellers – Associate Vice President of Human Resources and Payroll/Title IX Employee Coordinator – 704-272-5335
Manages the Human Resources & Payroll Department. Oversees personnel/employee relations, payroll operations, and administers employee benefits. Coordinates search authorizations, advertisements, and job descriptions for position openings. Processes all incoming employment applications and questions concerning full-time vacancies. Schedules interviewing and coordinates search team processes. Serves as Title IX Employee Coordinator concerning issues of harassment, etc.
Cheryl Brakefield – Director of Employee Development – 704-272-5471
Primary contact for personnel related questions. Coordinates onboarding for new hires, HR training sessions, the Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) paperwork, and Workers Compensation claims. Coordinates with college administration regarding faculty and staff credentials/certifications in relation to SACS standards. Responsible for maintaining College job descriptions and organizational charts.
Susie Trexler – Human Resources Coordinator, Part-time Employment – 704-272-5344
Primary contact for part-time employment. Processes all incoming employment applications and questions concerning part-time vacancies. Meets with new part-time hires to complete employment paperwork. Responsible for the data entry of new part-time hires. Processes full-time employment contracts, secondary employment requests, and emergency contact updates. Responsible for maintaining employee performance appraisals (annual and probationary).
Benefits
Melissa Senko – Benefits/Wellness Coordinator – 704-272-5334
Primary contact for benefit related questions. Processes employee health benefits, retirement, and supplemental insurance. Processes leave requests, including voluntary shared leave. Verifies and calculates previous state or county employment and postsecondary educator experience. Maintains non-exempt full-time timesheets. Meets with new full-time hires to complete employment paperwork. Responsible for the data entry of all new full-time hires. Coordinates employee health and wellness initiatives. Schedules benefit representatives and wellness clinics on campus.
Payroll
Christy Winfield – Payroll Coordinator/Compliance Specialist – 704-272-5339
Primary contact for payroll related questions. Responsible for processing full-time and part-time payroll. Handles monthly, quarterly and yearly tax reporting. Completes employment, wage verifications, and loan forgiveness certifications. Processes ESC claims paperwork. Manages E-verify process. Prepares and maintains institutional effectiveness outcomes for Human Resources and Payroll.