Meet the Team

Benefits / Leaves of Absence / Workers’ Compensation

Phone: (760)750-4418 | Fax: (760)750-3141 or (833)536-1793                                          Email: hrbenefits@csusm.edu

• Contact Benefits for the following:

  Benefits and Leaves of Absences

  Contact Justine Cook for the following:  

  • Health Benefits 
  • Retirement 

   

  Contact Edward Dikitanan for the following:  

  • CalPERS Dependent Eligibility Verification Audit 
    
  • Workers' Compensation

   

  Contact Tanya Obermark for the following:  

  • Fee Waiver & Reduction Program (feewaiver@csusm.edu) 
  • Leave of Absences (tobermark@csusm.edu) 

   

  Workers' Compensation

  Phone: (760)750-4416 | Fax: (760)750-3141 or (833)536-1793 
  Email: hrbenefits@csusm.edu 
  Contact Edward Dikitanan 

  Reasonable Accomodations

  Email: workplaceaccommodation@csusm.edu
  Contact Melanie Hobbs

• Benefits Directory

  Justine Cook
  HR Benefits Analyst
  jcook@csusm.edu
  (760)750-4427

  Tanya Obermark
  HR Leaves Analyst
  tobermark@csusm.edu
  (760)750-4426

  Edward Dikitanan
  Workers' Compensation and Benefits Analyst
  edikitanan@csusm.edu
  (760)750-4438

  Melanie Hobbs
  Associate Director of Benefits, Leaves & Workers' Compensation  
  mhobbs@csusm.edu
  (760)750-4433

Classification & Compensation 

Email: classandcompservices@csusm.edu

• Contact Classification & Compensation for the following:
  • Classification Reviews (Reclassification Requests) 

  • Classification & Compensation Questions for Recruitments 
  • In-Range Progression Requests & Other Compensation Items (e.g. Bonus, MPP & Union Salary Increases) 
  • HR Requisition Transaction Questions (e.g. Temporary Appointment Extensions, Reassignments, Stipend Requests) 
  • Workforce Planning & Analysis 
• Classification & Compensation Directory

  Chelsea Gruber
  HR Analyst - Classification & Compensation
  cgruber@csusm.edu
  (760)750-4439

  Marianne Wall
  Director of Classification, Compensation & Talent Acquisition 
  mwall@csusm.edu 
  (760)750-4436

  Lisa McLean
  Senior Director, Human Resources
  lmclean@csusm.edu
  (760)750-4411

Customer & Operational Support

Phone: (760)750-4418 | Email: hr@csusm.edu

• Contact Customer & Operational Support for the following:
  • HR Programs / Special Events Support 
  • General Customer Service, Administrative/Clerical Support 
  • Personnel File Management 

  • Student Employment 
  • Background Check Coordination for student, employees and volunteers 
  • Volunteer Program 
  • New Employee Orientation 
  • Off-Boarding and Clearance Process 
• Customer & Operational Support Directory

  Susie Martinez
  Senior HR Coordinator
  samartinez@csusm.edu
  (760)750-4429 

  Charlease Tyson
  HR Coordinator
  ctyson@csusm.edu
  (760)750-4418

  Pablo Chavez
  Director, Employee Relations & Labor Relations
  pchavez@csusm.edu
  (760)750-8179

Equal Employment Opportunity & Compliance

Phone: (760)750-4418 | Fax: (760)750-3141 | Email: hr@csusm.edu

• Contact Equal Employment Opportunity & Compliance for the following:
  • Reasonable Accommodation
  • Affirmative Action Plan
  • Conflict of Interest
  • Whistleblower Compliance
  • Compliance with CSU Policies & Executive Orders
  • Required Postings
  • Compliance Training
  • Discrimination, Harassment and Retaliation (DHR) - please contact campus DHR Office
  • Title IX – please contact campus DHR Office
• Equal Employment Opportunity & Compliance Directory

  Melanie Hobbs - Reasonable Accommodation Process
  Associate Director of Benefits, Leaves & Workers' Compensation 
  mhobbs@csusm.edu
  (760)750-4433

  Pablo Chavez
  Director, Employee Relations & Labor Relations
  pchavez@csusm.edu
  (760)750-8179
  

  Lisa McLean
  Senior Director, Human Resources
  lmclean@csusm.edu
  (760)750-4411

Employee & Labor Relations

Phone: (760)750-4418 | Email: hr@csusm.edu 

• Contact Employee & Labor Relations  for the following:
  • Contract Administration & Negotiations
  • Collective Bargaining Agreement Interpretation
  • Grievance, Arbitration, and Investigation
  • Management & Employee Consultation (e.g. performance, corrective action, misconduct)
  • Performance Evaluations
• Employee & Labor Relations Directory

  Pablo Chavez
  Director, Employee Relations & Labor Relations
  pchavez@csusm.edu
  (760)750-8179
  

  Lisa McLean
  Senior Director, Human Resources
  lmclean@csusm.edu
  (760)750-4411

Talent Acquisition

Phone: (760)750-4418 | Email: talentacquisition@csusm.edu

• Contact Talent Acquisition for the following:
  • Recruitment and Selection process 
  • Background Check Compliance and Processing 
  • New Employee Onboarding  
  • Workforce Planning & Analysis 
• Talent Acquisition Directory

  Courtney Tamone
  HR Analyst - Talent Acquisition
  ctamone@csusm.edu
  (760)750-4412

  Divisions:

  • • Finance & Administrative Services
    • Office of the President 
      
    • University Advancement 
      
      

  Kandi Rehard
  HR Analyst - Talent Acquisition
  krehard@csusm.edu
  (760)750-4432

  Divisions:

  • • Academic Affairs
    • Student Affairs

   

  Marianne Wall
  Director of Classification, Compensation & Talent Acquisition 
  mwall@csusm.edu
  (760)750-4436

  Lisa McLean
  Senior Director, Human Resources
  lmclean@csusm.edu
  (760)750-4411

Payroll

Phone: (760)750-4420 | Email: payroll@csusm.edu
Location: Administrative Building 4800 

• Contact Payroll for the following:
  • Payroll and personnel transactions for Faculty, Staff, Student Assistants
  • Direct Deposit
  • Employment Verifications
  • Absence Management
• Payroll Directory

  Please review the department assignments to find the Payroll Technician assigned to your department.

  Penny Pritchett
  Payroll Lead 
  ppritchett@csusm.edu 
  (760)750-4423

  Brittany Rider 
  Payroll Technician
  bpiche@csusm.edu
  (760)750-4422

  Vielka Tovar
  Payroll Technician
  vtovar@csusm.edu 
  (760)750-8135

  Alex Helfrich
  Workforce Administrative Analyst
  ahelfrich@csusm.edu 
  (760)750-4430

  Lisa Tran
  HRIS Manager 
  ltran@csusm.edu 
  (760)750-4430

  Connie Lizaola
  Director, Payroll Services
  clizaola@csusm.edu
  (760)750-4424

Employee Staff Center

Phone: (760)750-4036 | Email: staffcenter@csusm.edu
Location: University Commons 109

• Contact Staff Center for the following:
  • Employee Engagement & Development 
  • Career Discussion/Pathways for staff 
  • Learning Management Systems (CSU Learn, LinkedIn Learning) 
  • Individual Learning Plans for staff 
  • Training & Development Programs and Workshops for staff (non-MPP) 
• Staff Center Directory
  Susan O'Connor
  Director, CSUSM Staff Center
  soconnor@csusm.edu
  (760)750-4036

Training & Professional Development 

• Contact Training & Professional Development for the following:
  • Leadership Development 
  • Learning Management Systems (CSU Learn, LinkedIn Learning) 
  • Training & Development Programs and Workshops 

  • Team Engagement Activities 
• Training & Professional Development Directory
  Toni Shields
  Director, Professional Development
  tshields@csusm.edu
  (760)750-4414