The Human Resource departments at the System Office and the 23 colleges collaborated in July 2006 to lay the foundation for HR's role in the future. Our HR Agenda highlights the goals we plan to accomplish before 2009. Please take a look at this document and learn more about what we do and where we are headed.
System Office
The System Office Human Resource Services Department manages HR related matters for the System Office and serves as the primary support for our Human Resource counterparts at the 23 community colleges throughout the Commonwealth. We strive to provide excellent customer service and to utilize our knowledge and skills in the Human Resource realm and beyond.
Human Resource Staff
Christopher Lee, Associate Vice Chancellor of Human Resources
Email: clee@vccs.edu
Phone: (804)819-4685
Chief Human Resources Officer for the VCCS providing leadership in the areas of HR, Diversity and Safety programs. The primary responsibilities include people strategy, policy development and operational support of college leaders and administrators.
Debra Person-Cooper, Recruiter
Email: dperson-cooper@vccs.edu
Phone: (804) 819-4937
Responsible for: providing technical assistance to System Office and Presidential recruitments and the diversity initiative, System Office wage and temporary employment, and the Employee Suggestion Program.
Julie Atkins, Human Resource Officer
Email: jatkins@vccs.edu
Phone: 804-819-4934
Responsible for: System Office-serve as Benefits Administrator, responsible for generating and overseeing PMIS/BES transactions, reporting employee changes to payroll, maintenance of employee personnel files, and responsible for system-wide PMIS/BES data integrity and data reporting. For our colleges-serve as a benefits consultant, a PMIS/BES data entry consultant and maintenance of presidents’ personnel files.
Cherie Watts, Human Resource Analyst
Email: cwatts@vccs.edu
Phone: (804) 819-4940
Responsible for: System Office leave administration, employee data maintenance of the PMIS/BES systems, and management of the ID Badge and Extraordinary Contributor programs.
Marian Hassell, Employee Relations Manager
Email: mhassell@vccs.edu
Phone: (804) 819-4935
Responsible for: Providing assistance with faculty policies and procedures, faculty salary planning, classified and faculty grievances, faculty and classified employee and manager concerns, System Office executive and faculty recruitments, and System Office educational assistance requests.
Ruth Tilley, Compensation and Employment Manager
Email: rtilley@vccs.edu
Phone:(804) 819-4938
Responsibe for: Providing assistance with compensation, classification, employment, and the applicant tracking system.