HR Consulting, Employee and Labor Relations
Meet Our Team
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Tanya Brown
Sr. Director HR Consulting, Employee & Labor Relations |
Bari Brooks
Sr. HR Consultant |
Chris Hicks
Sr. HR Consultant |
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Deniz Mckelvy
Sr. HR Consultant & Labor Relations |
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Anita Wihelm
HR Consultant |
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Shelia Holt Employee Relations, Workers' Compensation and Leave Manager |
Tracy Woodard Senior Claims Coordinator |
Patricia Parker Worker's Compensation & Leave Coordinator |
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Mission
The mission of HR Consulting, Employee and Labor Relations’ is to promote a respectful, diverse and high performing work culture through partnership with employees and leaders, to identify and respond changing needs, while advancing the overall mission of Vanderbilt University.
What we do?
Help foster supervisor and employee relationships and providing guidance to employees and leaders on strategic people initiatives, workforce analysis, policy creation, interpretation and guidance, leave management, employee and labor relations, workers' compensation, discipline and performance management, leader and employee training.
Key Information:
HR Policies and Procedures: https://hr.vanderbilt.edu/policies/
Employment Laws: https://hr.vanderbilt.edu/employmentlaw-posters/
FMLA: https://hr.vanderbilt.edu/fmla/
Workers’ Compensation: https://hr.vanderbilt.edu/policies/workers-compensation.php
Consultant List: https://hr.vanderbilt.edu/hrconsulting/all-departments.php
Unemployment Fraud Support: https://hr.vanderbilt.edu/hr_consultants/unemploymentfraud.php