HR and Academic Personnel Support

About HR and Academic Personnel Support

The ProS region provides Human Resources and Academic Personnel Support (HR/APS) to the Berkeley campus, including support for hiring, appointments, separations, classifications and compensation, and performance management. The region provides HR advice and consultation in partnership with Employee Relations and Labor Relations.

Important Dates for ASE/GSR Appointments

Payroll and Timekeeping

Hiring processes for Departments & ProS staff

8 Steps to Successfully Hiring for Managers and Supervisors

It's important that we hire and onboard new Berkeley staff successfully to ensure they have a positive experience from the very first day and are paid on time. Following these eight (8) steps will help ensure a swift hiring process and mitigates the risks of any payroll issues.

HR and Academic Personnel Support by Department

Names link to their campus directory(link is external) listing for contact information.

Department or GroupHR Partner
(Academic Titles managed by BRS and Staff titles)
HR Generalist
(Students, visiting scholars, volunteers, in some cases Postdocs)
Payroll
Law Ayana McDowell

Denise Hancock

Maria Palafox-Vargas

Nahid Rad
Public Policy Ayana McDowell

John Bankhead

Kayeshundia Ricks
Journalism Renee Wallace

Maria Palafox-Vargas

Denise Hancock

Nahid Rad
Optometry Annette Lewis
Renee Wallace

John Bankhead

Anisa Gouveia

Kayeshundia Ricks
Public Health Kathy Leviege
Aza Gevorkian 

Michelle Mandujano

Dee Hep
School of Business David Beausoleil Therese Santos Cecilia Jennings Quintanilla
Social Welfare Kathy Leviege
Lisa Fuller

Michelle Mandujano

Laila Akbari

Althea Bernaldo
Education Annette Lewis Ciarra Liles Dee Hep
UNEX Lisa Fuller  John Bankhead  Kayeshundia Ricks

Summer Sessions, Study Abroad & Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI)

Lisa Fuller
John Bankhead Althea Bernaldo