Team

Amit Thomas

Chief Human Resources Officer
312.567.3225
athomas18@illinoistech.edu

Leads the Human Resources, Total Rewards and Benefits, Employee Relations, HRIS, and Student Employment functions.

President, Provost, Finance, TIX

Jada Allen

Human Resources/Student Employment Assistant
312.567.3318
jallen39@illinoistech.edu

Receptionist, General Inquiries, Scheduling, Student Employment Services and Data Entry, Public Service Loan Forgiveness

Melissa Muñoz-Rush

Human Resources Manager
312.567.3319
mmunozrush@illinoistech.edu

Supported Departments: Armour College of Engineering, Robert W. Galvin Center for Electricity Innovation, Wanger Institute for Sustainable Energy Research (WISER), Center for Learning Innovation, Institute of Design, The Ed Kaplan Family Institute for Innovation and Tech Entrepreneurship & IPRO, Advancement, College of Architecture, Office of Technology Services

Brian Steen

Human Resources Business Partner
312.567.3012 
bsteen@illinoistech.edu

Supported Departments: Chicago-Kent College of Law, Lewis College of Sciences and Letters, Institute for Food Safety and Health, Food Science and Nutrition, Pritzker Institute of Biomedical Science & Engineering, Facilities Operations & Maintenance, Event Services

Ed Wright

Human Resources Generalist
ewright16@illinoistech.edu

Enrollment Services, Financial Aid Undergraduate Admissions, Graduate Admissions, Office of the Registrar, Office of Global Services, Marketing & Communications, Community Affairs, External Affairs, Athletics, Pre-College, Career Services, Campus Life, Residence & Greek Life, Student Affairs, Academic Affairs, Student Experience, Student Health and Wellness Center

Nicole Sheppard

Human Resources Associate
312.567.5194
nsheppard@illinoistech.edu

Supported Departments: Recruitment Focus, Stuart School of Business, College of Computing, Galvin Library, OSRP

Kathryn Potts

Student Employment Manager
312.567.6802
kpotts1@illinoistech.edu

Paper Payroll Authorizations, Social Security Entries, Student Employment Compliance, Report Writing, Student Employment Verifications, SE Performance Concerns.

Terence Allen

Student Employment Office (SEO) Coordinator
312.567.3124
Seo1@illinoistech.edu

Troubleshoot Banner issues, Handshake Inquiries, Developing and implementing processes, Supports SEO department

George Lara

Associate Director, HRIS
312.567.3906
elara7@illinoistech.edu

EPAFs, Data Integrity, I-9’s, Background Checks, Unemployment Claims, Reporting, Banner and People Admin Technical Issues, Implementations, and HR Website Management.

Kristi Harreld

HRIS Associate III
312.567.5935
kharreld@illinoistech.edu

Data Entry and Integrity, I-9’s, Background Checks, EPAFs

Marko Lazovic

HRIS Associate
312.567.3059
mlazovic@illinoistech.edu

Data Entry and Integrity, I-9’s, Background Checks, EPAFs

Alaina Hicks

HRIS Associate
312.567.5934
ahicks8@illinoistech.edu

Faculty Data Integrity, Background Checks, EPAFs and PA processing, Adjunct processing

Sue Parpart

Technical Business Analyst
312.567.8627
parpart@illinoistech.edu

Banner Technical Issues, Report Writing, System Troubleshooting

Viktoria Rill

Sr. Director, Total Rewards & People Development
312.567.3353
vrill@illinoistech.edu

Benefits, Worker’s Compensation, Retirement Plans, Leaves of Absence

Anjuli Rabindranath

HR Systems & Process Consultant
312.567.3998
arabindr@illinoistech.edu

Benefits onboarding and data management, benefits vendor files, Employee Records, Tuition Remission/Reimbursement

Jacqueline Perez

Human Resources Coordinator
312.567.3125
jperez81@illinoistech.edu

Benefits, Leaves of Absence, Learning & Development