APSU HR @ Your Service

JaCenda D. Robinson

Assistant Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer

Provides leadership and is responsible for all aspects of the Human Resources Department, including supervision and evaluation of functional area Directors, management and oversight of operations, employee relations, policy development, and compliance with federal and state laws. The AVP/CHRO is responsible for setting the vision and creating strategies and initiatives designed to support APSU's mission.

Primary Areas of Responsibility:

• Immigration
• Employee Relations
• Strategic Overview/Management
• Workplace Investigations

Fonda Fields

Director, Human Resources

Works closely with the AVP/CHRO and serves as a partner and resource for the campus by leading and guiding recruitment, staff development, training, and employee relations. Ensures that HR best practices and continuous improvement are implemented across the campus.

Primary Areas of Responsibility:

• Employee Recruitment
• Positive Discipline and Employee Grievances
• Supervisor/Manager Coaching

Laura Goodman

Director, Benefits and Retirement

Works closely with the AVP/CHRO and is the chief point of contact for all benefits and retirement needs. Provides new employees with an overview of benefits and all APSU employees with a variety of resources and assistance during life-changing events, from hire through separation.

Primary Areas of Responsibility:

• Benefits Onboarding
• Benefits Changes & Annual Enrollment
• Employee Consultations
• Retirement Services

Antionette Brown

Human Resources Generalist, Leave and Benefits

Manages APSU's employee leave programs, ensuring compliance with company policies and relevant laws such as FMLA and Workers' Compensation. The HR Generalist, Leave, and Benefits processes leave requests, maintains records, advises employees and management on policies, and oversees medical certifications and case management for leaves of absence. 

Primary Areas of Responsibility:

• Family & Medical Leave
• Workers Compensation
• Educational Benefits
• HR Events & Coordination

Victoria Rayburn

Human Resources Business Analyst

Facilitates compensation- and classification-related activities in support of university goals and objectives. Responsible for providing consultative and advisory services to the university community on position classification and reclassification and associated compensation issues, and maintaining the university's Compensation Program.  

Primary Areas of Responsibility:

• Conducts initial review, job analysis, and job evaluation of new, vacant, and filled positions to determine the nature of work performed and identify the appropriate classification.
• Completes requests for reclassification, equity adjustments, in-grade adjustments, and salary range updates and confirmations.
• Processes educational increases and promotional increases.
• Maintains data on salary inversion, compression, and equity.
• Completes CUPA-HR salary surveys and analyzes market conditions to adjust salary ranges as needed.
• Acts as a bridge between Human Resources and Information Technology.
  
• Maintains and optimizes the current HR Information System to analyze workforce metrics to make data-driven talent decisions.

Vacant 

Human Resources Generalist

The HR Generalist provides a wide range of human resources support and consulting services while ensuring smooth operations of the HR department. Serves as a link between the HR department and APSU students and employees.

Primary Areas of Responsibility:

• Customer Experience
• Temporary Staff Advertisement
• Temporary Staff Onboarding

Julianna Shipman

Human Resources Specialist, Academic Affairs

Under the direction of the Director of Human Resources and in collaboration with the Director of Academic Finance and Administration within the Office of Academic Affairs, the Human Resources Specialist serves as a key liaison between Human Resources and Academic Affairs. The position provides HR guidance and operational support related to faculty employment processes, ensuring consistent, accurate, and timely coordination between the two areas.

Primary Areas of Responsibility:

• Supports the recruitment and hiring processes for all full-time and part-time faculty
• Coordinates and facilitates faculty job advertisements and recruitment postings
• Manages onboarding processes for part-time instructors, including required employment documentation and HR processes
• Coordinates and supports the evaluation process for full-time and part-time faculty
• Serves as a primary point of contact between Human Resources and Academic Affairs regarding faculty employment matters

Maddison Aslinger 

Human Resources Generalist, Temporary and Student Employment

Oversees office operations to ensure HR provides a transactional and first-line best-in-class support services to our employees and supervisors, and ensures processes and procedures are completed efficiently and right first time, every time. Builds strong, trusted internal working relationships across campus and functions to ensure our HR processes and services support the university.

Primary Areas of Responsibility:

• Student Onboarding (General Campus, FWS, & RA)
• Student/RA Data Entry
• Graduate Assistant Onboarding
• Student Worker Supervision

Vacant

Human Resources Business Partner

Primary Areas of Responsibility:

• Employee Relations
• Staff Onboarding
• Workplace Investigations
• Assists with:
  • Performance Management
  • Recruiting & Onboarding
  • HR Compliance
  • Benefits
  • Offboarding

HR Business Partner for the following departments:

• College of Arts & Letters
• College of Business
• College of Education
• Academic Affairs
• Athletics
• Library
• Military and Veterans Affairs
• PresidPresident'se

Robert Lane

Human Resources Business Partner

Primary Areas of Responsibility:

• Employee Relations
• Staff Onboarding
• Workplace Investigations
• Assists with:
  • Performance Management
  • Recruiting & Onboarding
  • HR Compliance
  • Benefits
  • Offboarding

HR Business Partner for the following departments:

• College of Behavioral and Health Sciences
• College of Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics
• Alumni, Engagement and Philanthropy
• Finance & Administration
• Legal Affairs & Organizational Strategy
• Student Affairs
• THEC