About HR Partners
HR Partners collaborate with leadership in their assigned areas to provide proactive, strategic guidance and identify potential risks to the University. They serve as HR experts with a focus on HR best practices, and provide guidance on policies, handbooks, and collective bargaining agreements. They advocate for employees and for management and foster accountability. They advise on organizational structure and collaborate with HR Centers of Excellence, the Office of Equal Opportunity, Payroll, and the Office of General Counsel.
HR Partners work in partnership with unit leadership to:
- Identify creative outcomes to benefit employees and the University
- Identify and provide training on HR best practices and policy/contractual obligations, in partnership with Talent Development
- Guide leaders through performance management and performance improvement efforts
- Support employee investigations
- Advise on reorganizations, managing change, and integrating new leadership
- Adhere to principles of due process, fair notice, and accountability for managers and employees
- Hold grievance meetings and help draft grievance responses
- Guide management in disciplinary actions
- Cultivating strong partnerships with union leadership though discussing issues and exploring solutions
Connect with your HR Partner
HR Partners work together as a team, but departments are typically assigned a specific partner to support them. General inquiries can be emailed to HRPartners@uvm.edu.
Unit | HR Partner Contact |
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ABSC | Amanda McIntire |
Academic Affairs & Student Success Services | Mackenzie Munro |
Admissions | Amanda Desmond |
Animal Care Management | Mackenzie Munro |
Athletics | Amanda Desmond |
Audit Services | Amanda Desmond |
Budget | Amanda McIntire |
CALS | Charity Dugener |
CAS | Matthew Casey |
CatCard | Charity Dugener |
CEMS | Amanda Desmond |
Center for Health & Wellbeing | Matthew Casey |
CESS | Charity Dugener |
CNHS | Charity Dugener |
Compliance & Privacy Services | Charity Dugener |
Controller | Amanda McIntire |
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion | Mackenzie Munro |
Emergency Manager | Charity Dugener |
Enrollment Management | Amanda Desmond |
Enterprise Technology Services | Matthew Casey |
Environmental Health and Safety | Charity Dugener |
Facilities Management | Mackenzie Munro |
Faculty Senate | Matthew Casey |
Finance & Facilities Administration | Mackenzie Munro |
Fleming Museum | Matthew Casey |
Graduate College | Mackenzie Munro |
GSB | Matthew Casey |
Honors College | Amanda Desmond |
Human Resources | Megan Boucher |
Institute for Rural Partnerships | Amanda Desmond |
Instrumentation & Technical Services | Mackenzie Munro |
LCOM | Amanda McIntire |
Libraries | Charity Dugener |
Military Studies | HR Info |
Office of General Counsel | Megan Boucher |
Office of Institutional Research and Assessment | Megan Boucher |
Office of International Education | Mackenzie Munro |
Office of the Provost | Megan Boucher |
Office of Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs | Megan Boucher |
PACE | Matthew Casey |
Police Services | Mackenzie Munro |
Registrar's Office | Amanda Desmond |
Research Administration | Amanda Desmond |
Research Administration/Operations | Amanda Desmond |
Research Development | Amanda Desmond |
Residential Life | Matthew Casey |
Risk Management | Charity Dugener |
RSENR | Matthew Casey |
Strategic Communications | Amanda Desmond |
Student Affairs and Dean of Students | Matthew Casey |
Student Financial Services | Amanda Desmond |
Student Government Association | Matthew Casey |
Student Life and Davis Center | Matthew Casey |
University Relations | Megan Boucher |
UVM Dining | Matthew Casey |
UVM Innovations | Amanda Desmond |
VT Advanced Computing Center | Amanda Desmond |
Not sure where to start?
If you have a question or concern and aren’t sure where to go with it, we recommend that you reach out to the HR Info team at HRinfo@uvm.edu or 802-656-3150 and they will connect you with the appropriate team and/or resources.