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Employee Relations Directory

Name Job Title Email   Phone Areas of Responsibility Backup Per Area
Leslie Pierce Director, Employee Relations (ER) lkp6uq  434.995.8208 University of Virginia  

Academic Division

          
Sandy Bakoczy

Manager, Employee Relations

 seb4yd   434.924.4417

Academic Division

 Leslie Pierce for Strategic Initiatives/HR

Regina Rice- Case Consultation & Operational Duties
Regina Rice 

Sr. ER Consultant & Team Leader

 rlc5d 434.924.4414 Athletics, University Communications, President's Office, EVP/COO, School of  Law, Business Services (Bookstore/Printing), University Police Department Jennifer Harmon
Jennifer Harmon

Sr. ER Consultant & Team Leader

 jsh4n 434.924.4105

Advancement, EVP/Provost, Biocomplexity, Arts & Sciences

 Regina Rice
Joann McCarthy ER Consultant att2vw 434.243.3764

School of Data Science, Student Affairs, Student Health & Wellness, SCPS, Arts & Sciences

 Tracey Medley
Lynn Russell ER Consultant lkr7r 434.243.2791

Safety Management, University Police Department, School of Education, School of Engineering, University Libraries

 Ronica Sledge
Ronica Sledge Sr. ER Consultant & Team Leader chx3sh 434.243.4022

Finance, IT/ITS, HR, Darden, McIntire/Batten, Respect@ Coordinator

 Lynn Russell
Tracey Medley ER Consultant tlf5q 434.924.7154 Architecture, VP Research (CCM, OSP), College of Wise, Parking & Transportation, Facilities Management Joann McCarthy
       

 

  
           

UVA Health

          
Althea Howell

Manager, Employee Relations

 ah4m 434.982.0886 UVA Health  
Rachel Bagnulo

Sr. ER Consultant

 rcb5ay

434.982.1573

 Ambulatory, Dialysis, Population Health, Contact Center, Family Medicine, Infectious Disease, Clinic Access Teams, Workmed, Employee Health  
Indira Borland ER Associate mms8sd 434.243.7196 Oncology, Heart & Vascular, Transplant, Digestive Health, Endoscopy, Community Medicine  
Carol Caesar

Sr. ER Consultant 

 cc9wh 434.982.5695

School of Medicine and School of Nursing - Faculty, PRS

  
Alexandra Growel ER Consultant ag3eq 434.529.7548 School of Medicine and School of Nursing - Staff, Claude Moore Health Sciences Library  
LaWanda Hurdle-Tillett ER Consultant qae8wk 434.924.0427 Life Support Learning Center, Revenue Cycle, Finance, Women's and Children's (Outpatient/Battle Building), Emergency Department, Medcom, Bed Coordination Center, Case Management, Social Work, Chaplaincy, Marketing  
Jill Melton

Sr. ER Consultant

 jsb5c 434.924.0486 Inpatient Nursing, Central Cardiac Monitoring Center, Nursing Professional Development Svs (NPDS), Medic 5, Women's and Children's (Inpatient)  
Nickie Williams

Sr. ER Consultant

 nnw6j 434.243.5135 OR, Radiology, Labs, Pharmacy, Respiratory/Physical Therapy, HIT, HSTS, Telemedicine, Clinical Engineering, Compliance  
Michelle Darnell ER Associate kfh9mt 434.924.9042 Patient & Guest Services, Parking & Transportation, Facilities Planning Operations, Supply Chain, Linen, Procurement, Quality, Staffing Resource Office  

Policy, Risk Management & Compliance

          
Glenn Gray Sr. HR Specialist gg9nu 434.987.7360 Risk Management, HR Survey Coordinator, Regulatory Survey/Audits, HR Medical Center Policy, Compliance & Risk, Legislative Review, Regulatory Reporting, PRMC Compliance Webpage Leslie Pierce
Leslie Pierce Director, Employee Relations lkp6uq  434.995.8208 SOEI/COI Compliance, Labor Law posters, HR Academic Policy