Contact Human Resources

HR/Benefits Office
191 South East Street
Frederick, MD 21701
HR Staff Listing

Julie Nguyen
Julia Nguyen
Director of Human Resources
301.644.5096 - Fax 301.644.5105

 

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Melissa Thompson
HR Executive Secretary
301.644.5096 - Fax 301.644.5105

Contact Information: Benefits

Benefit Contact Information

301-644-5080 ( Main phone)
301-644-5122 (fax)

Benefits Staff

Responsibilities

Sarah Minnick
Sarah Minnick

Senior Benefits Manager
301-644-5112

  • Benefit Program Management
  • Federal & State Mandated Compliance
  • Insurance Appeals
  • Retirement Coordinator
  • Retirement Program Management
  • Short-Term Disability (STD)

Khris Keepers
Administrative Secretary
301-644-4126

  • Administrative Support
  • Benefits Questions
  • Financials

Sharde Twyman
Sharde' Twyman

Personnel Officer
301-644-5092

  • ADA Accommodations
  • Benefits Questions
  • Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
  • Parental Leave
  • Retirement Coordinator

Kimberly Huff
Benefits Coordinator
301-644-5085

  • Benefits Questions
  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
  • Retirement Coordinator
  • Retirement Savings Plan Administration
  • Wellness Program Administration

Evelyn Davis
Evelyn Davis

HR Associate II
301-644-5115

  • Benefit Enrollment/changes
  • Life Qualifying Events
  • Flexible Spending Accounts
  • CareFirst, CVS, Delta Dental (Active Employees)
  • COBRA / LOA Insurance

Christine Hobble
Christine Hobble

HR Associate II
301-644-5052

  • Life Insurance Claims
  • Medicare Documentation
  • Retiree Benefits Questions
  • Retiree Insurance Administration

Mackenzi Carr
Mackenzi Carr

HR Associate I
301-644-5093

  • Retiree Insurance  
  • Medicare Documentation
  • Flexible Spending Accounts
  • Benefit Enrollment/changes

Julie Carlton
Julie Carlton

HR Associate I
301-644-5076

  • Employee Benefits Questions
  • Leave of Absence
  • Sick Leave Bank Processing

Contact Information: Classification

Classification Staff Responsibilities

 

Lisa Heinrich
Classification Specialist
301-696-6933

  • Classification

 

Contact Information: Data Management

Data Management Staff Responsibilities
Jess Sedgwick
Jess Sedgwick

Assistant Data Manager
301-644-5194
  • Job and Position Data Management
  • HR Data Reports and Queries
  • HR Data Integrity
  • Negotiations Data Support
Cara Schaffer
HCM Data Specialist
301-644-5097
  • Position Control
  • Lane Change Review
  • Unpaid leave/Work Year Calendar Support
  • MSDE Reports
  • Assignment Information
  • Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Requests
Patrice Wiles
HR Associate I
301-644-4006
  • Teacher Hiring Data Entry
  • Teacher Termination, Resignation, and Retirement Data Entry
  • Contingent Worker Hiring Data Entry
  • Non-Benefitted Employees Hiring Data Entry
  • New Hire Files/Orientation Assistance
Angela Fossett
Angela Fossett

HR Associate I
301-644-5094
  • Support Hiring Data Entry
  • Support Termination, Resignation, Retirement Data Entry
  • Support Transfers Data Entry
  • New Hire Files/Orientation Assistance

 

Contact Information: Labor Relations

Labor Relations Staff Responsibilities
Tim Thornburg
Senior Manager
301-644-5091
  • Employee Performance and Discipline
  • Certificated Teacher Evaluations/ Observations
  • FASSE/FCTA/FCASA Contract Negotiations
  • Non-Renewals
  • Teacher - Sabbaticals/Unpaid Leave of Absences/Resignations
  • Employee Compliance Management
Lacey Russ
Junior Executive Secretary
301-644-5387
 
Julie Wells
Junior Executive Secretary
301-644-5086
  • Fingerprinting
  • Form I-9
  • HB 486/§6-113 Reporting
  • Badging
Rachel Whitaker
Rachel Whitaker

HR Specialist
301-644-5088
  • Fingerprinting
  • Form I-9
  • HB 486/§6-113 Reporting
  • Badging
  • Unemployment

 

Contact Information: Certificated Talent Acquisition

Certificated Staff Responsibilities
Gina Keefer
Gina Keefer

Senior Manager
301-644-5084
  • Certificated Hiring Management
  • Administrator Hiring
  • Internal Teacher Transfer Process
  • Acting A&S
  • Teacher Recruitment Management
  • Tenure/Non-Tenured
Kathy Martin
Kathy Martin

Administrative Secretary
301-696-6934
 
Rob Bruno
Rob Bruno

Personnel Officer
301-644-5090
  • Elementary Teacher
  • Early Childhood Education
  • Special Education
  • Teacher Recruitment/Hiring
  • Temporary/non-benefitted teacher hiring

Anne Paxton
Anne Paxton

Personnel Officer
301-644-5083

  • Specialist Teacher
  • Art/Music/Physical Education/Health
  • ELL
  • Teacher Hiring for Elevate Academy
  • Teacher Recruitment/Hiring
Megan Quinn
Megan Quinn

Personnel Officer
301-644-5099
  • Middle/High School
  • Speech Language Pathologist
  • Teacher Recruitment/Hiring
April Vierra
Recruitment Specialist
301-644-5252
  • Teacher Recruitment
  • Create / Monitor Recruitment Metrics
  • Job Fairs
  • Establish / Maintain partnership with businesses and higher education organizations

Toya Newman-Piermarini
Recruiter
301-644-5242

  • Teacher Recruitment
  • Student Teacher/Interns
  • Job Fairs
  • PDS Interns
  • IHE Partnership Support

 

Contact Information: Education Certification

Educator Certification Staff Responsibilities
Nicole Bell
Personnel Officer - Certification
301-644-5110
  • Initial Requests
  • Renewals/Endorsements
  • Reinstatements/Re-issues
  • Re-issues
  • Senior Teacher Waivers
  • Certification
  • Course approval
Jill Querry
Jill Querry

Certification Specialist
301-644-5004
  • Tuition Reimbursement
  • Course approval
  • Certification
  • Renewals/Endorsements
  • Reading Summer Evaluations
  • Senior Teacher Waivers
  • Lane Change Review

 

Contact Information: Support Talent Acquisition

Support Staff Responsibilities
Rob Wedge
Rob Wedge

Senior Manager
301-644-5095
  • Support Employee Performance and Discipline
  • Support Employee Relations
  • Support Sabbaticals
  • Support Non-Benefited
  • Support Probation
  • Excess Support Placements
  • Support Sick Leave Bank
  • Support Retirement Coordination
Nunzia Sulmonte
Nunzia Sulmonte

Administrative Secretary
301-644-5089
  • Administrative support for The Talent Acquisitions Management Team (Support)
  • Support Team Applicant Inquiries
  • Address & Name Change
  • Employment Verifications
Molly Bentz
Molly Bentz

Personnel Officer
301-644-5098
  • Substitutes
  • Long-term Substitutes
  • Resident Substitutes
  • Lunch Room Monitors
  • Support Recruitment/Hiring
  • Support Transfers
  • New Employee Onboarding
Megan Perry
Megan Perry

Personnel Officer
301-696-6806
  • User Support Specialists
  • Special Education Instructional Assistants
  • Instructional Assistants
  • Support Recruitment/Hiring
  • Support Transfers
  • New Employee Onboarding
  • Career Coaches
Nicole St. Louis
Nicole St. Louis

Personnel Officer
301-644-5058
  • Custodial/Operations/Maintenance
  • Secretarial/Clerical
  • Administrative, Management, and Technical (AMT)
  • Fiscal Services
  • Other Support positions Recruitment/Hiring
  • New Employee Onboarding
Elizabeth Donegan
Elizabeth Donegan

HR Associate II
301-644-5087
  • Frontline Substitute Management Support call 301-644-5120
  • Long-Term & Substitute Teacher and Substitute SEIA Support
  • Substitute Orientation Support
  • Substitute and Non-Benefited Employee Data Entry

Caroline Hendy
Talent Acquisition Associate
301-644-5123

  • Assists Talent Acquisition Teams with administrative projects
  • Assists with sourcing, recruitment, and talent acquisition systems
  • Supports Talent Acquisition teams through candidate hiring process