Your strategic and trusted advisors. If you don’t know your Strategic HR Partner yet, you should. Each college, school and division has a dedicated HR leader to provide high-quality, business-focused consultation and guidance in partnership with our Centers of Expertise. Strategic HR Partner support includes:

  • Recruit and Onboarding including sourcing candidates, screening, interviewing, and selection support as well as negotiations, immigration assistance, onboarding, and more.
  • Work Culture through engagement, retention, and employee experience feedback. Help identify issues, enhance the workforce effectiveness and lead positive change.
  • Workforce Design by evaluating current and future needs, identifying gaps, developing job position descriptions, and designing effective organizational structures.
  • Performance Feedback including effective coaching, talent and skill gap evaluations, performance improvement support, and professional development opportunities.
  • Compensation and Classifications using job audits, proactive market analysis and equity reviews, and providing leadership for ensuring effective job scopes and position classifications and reclassifications.
  • Organizational Change advising on established methods, tools, and strategies for engaging employees and cascading communications.
  • HR Policy and Compliance through understanding policies, legal responsibilities, and compliance with employment regulations to meet internal and external requirements while supporting a safe, inclusive, and productive work environment.
  • People Related Issues such as conflict resolution, corrective action, employee transitions, separations, and off-boarding.

Alyssa Bernard

SPHR, Senior Strategic HR Partner
(573) 882-6330

  • Joint Office of Strategic Communications and Marketing
  • Missouri Online
  • Finance (MU/UM)
  • Office of Human Resources (MU/UM)
  • Inclusion, Diversity, & Equity
  • President
  • UM System

Tiffany Clevenger

B.S., Senior Strategic HR Partner
(573) 882-0204

  • School of Nursing

Sheryl Cullina

SHRM-CP, PHR, Assistant Director of Human Resources
(573) 882-4477

  • Veterinary Medicine

Bonnie Gregg

CCP, SHRM-SCP, SPHR,
Senior Strategic HR Partner
(573) 882-4840

  • School of Law

Amy Groves

MBA, PHR, SHRM-CP, Assistant Director of Human Resources
(573) 882-6750

  • College of Education and Human Development

Nick Grunenwald

JDAssistant Athletic Director – Human Resources

  • Athletics

Mary Haskamp

Senior Strategic HR Partner
(573) 882-5590

  • Business Operations and Strategic Initiatives
  • Campus Facilities

Nicole Huggins

MSA, SHRM-CP, Associate Director of Human Resources
(573) 884-9789

  • Alumni & Advancement

Krista Jennings

SHRM-CP, SPHR, Senior Strategic HR Partner
(573) 884-6190

  • Student Affairs

Kim Jones-Jackson

Senior Strategic HR Partner
(573) 884-9495

  • School of Health Professions

Kim LeCompte

PhD, SHRM-CP, Associate Director of Human Resources
(573) 884-0651

  • College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources
  • Extension and Engagement

Marty Logan

MPA, SPHR, HR Director II
(573) 882-7642

  • Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs
  • School of Medicine

Teresa Long

PHR, SHRM-CP, Senior Strategic HR Partner
(573) 882-3690

  • Division of Information Technology (MU/UM)
  • College of Business

Tina Olson

Ed.D., M.B.A., SPHR, SHRM-SCP, Associate Director of Human Resources

(573) 882-6556

  • College of Arts and Science

Leslie Patrie

M.Sc, Senior Human Resource Specialist
(573) 882-4859

  • Journalism

Crystal Schilling

MHRM, SHRM-CP, PHR, Senior Strategic HR Partner
(573) 882-7976

  • Provost
  • Enrollment Management and Strategic Development
  • International Programs
  • Undergraduate Studies
  • Graduate Studies

Erin Teeple

MBA, SHRM-CP, Senior Strategic HR Partner
(573) 882-0539

  • College of Engineering

Alan Toigo

M.Ed., SHRM-CP, Associate Director of Human Resources
(573) 882-0547

  • Research, Innovation and Impact

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Contact Your HR Partner

If you know the Strategic HR Partner for your college, school or division, feel free to reach out to them directly. If you aren't sure who your Strategic HR Partner is, check with a supervisor or reach out to the Office of HR.

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