Contact Information


University of Minnesota Duluth
255 Darland Administration Building
1049 University Drive
Duluth MN 55812

Office Hours: Monday-Friday, 7:45 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Telephone: 218-726-7161
Fax: 218-726-7505
TTY: 218-726-8251
Email for employment questions: umdjobs@d.umn.edu
Email for all other questions: lwallace@d.umn.edu

Judith S. Karon
Director
218/726-6326

Labor relations, contract and rule interpretation, grievance handling, supervisor/employee issues, compensation matters, legal matters related to employment, management consultation, organization development, Workers' Compensation, Family and Medical Leave Act, Minnesota Government Data Practices Act

Betsy Behning
Academic HR Administrator
218/726-8732
Academic personnel including related policies and procedures, administrative consultation (academic searches, promotion and tenure process, sabbatical leaves, compensation and payroll), key contact for PeopleSoft and HRMS issues
Mary Cameron
Associate Director
Non-Academic
218/726-7912

Non-academic (bargaining unit and non-bargaining unit) personnel hiring including related policies and procedures, administrative consultation; student employment (Work Study and Miscellaneous)

Joan Erickson
HR Advisor
218/726-6520
Data requests, grievance processing, medical leaves, reasonable accommodations, Vacation Donation, contract and rule interpretation
Barbara Gundersen
Employment Coordinator
218/726-8297
Non-academic employment processing, layoff, student employment job postings, UReturn-Employee Services support
Tanisha C. Lee
HR Support Staff Specialist
218/726-7161
Staff support for Director and Associate Director/Non-Academic, back-up (non-academic employment processing, student employment job postings), Regents' Scholarship, special projects
Catherine L. Rackliffe
Workers' Comp & HIPAA Coordinator
218/726-6827
Campus resource for academic searches, Workers' Compensation, and HIPAA, staff support for the Office of Equal Opportunity, co-coordinator of Safety Awareness Fair
Audrey Temple
Payroll/Financial Coordinator
218/726-6740
Payroll coordinator (documents, payroll entry), JV's for Vacation Donation, Job Evaluation Questionnaire (JEQ), background checks, HR reports
Lita C. Wallace
Wellness & Training Coordinator
218/726-7822
Training (wellness, health, safety, personal, professional), employee benefits, Temporary Office Service, Employee Assistance Program, orientation, Outstanding Service Awards

Resources
Mary Harris
UMD Director, UReturn
218/726-7725
UReturn-Employee Services
Facilitates in returning employees with medical issues back to work
St. Luke's Employee Assistance Program
1.218.249.7077 or 1-888-355-8495
Employee Assistance Program