Meet the HR Team

Contact Human Resources

Location on Campus

Human Resources Department
7th Floor, Wesley J. Howe Center
1 Castle Point Terrace
Hoboken, NJ 07030

Contact

p. 201-216-5122
e. Christel.Santamaria@stevens.edu

If you have questions about...

General HR Inquiries

For general HR inquiries, employment verification, new hire employment processing, scheduling meetings for the VP, contact:

Primary Contact
Christel Santamaria
Executive Assistant and HR Program Manager
Christel.Santamaria@stevens.edu

Advanced Workday Requests and Reporting

For custom Workday reports request, baseline reporting support, assignment/troubleshooting of Workday roles, security, business process workflows, contact: 

Primary Contact
Jose Abad
Associate Director of HRISS
Jose.Abad@stevens.edu

Benefits Questions and Support for Health and Welfare Benefits, Retirement, Tuition Remission

For general benefits questions (insurance cards, paid time off, benefit deductions), benefits orientation/enrollment changes (medical, dental, vision, retirement, flexible spending, life, COBRA), and retirement plan questions:

Primary Contact 
Sophornarath Horn
Retirement Administrator and Benefits Analyst
Soph.Horn@stevens.edu

Compensation Management

For merit process, salary policy, salary grade questions:

Primary Contact
Steven Czachor
Assistant Director, Total Rewards and Business Analytics
sczachor@stevens.edu

Secondary Contact
Melanie Murtha
AVP, Employee Experience and Organizational Development
Melanie.Murtha@stevens.edu

Ismenia Molina
Senior Human Resources Business Partner
Ismenia.Molina@stevens.edu

Daryl Rembert
Human Resources Business Partner
Daryl.Rembert@stevens.edu

HR Policy Development and Interpretations

For HR policies and procedures:

Primary Contact
Mike Esposito
Assistant Vice President, Human Resources and Strategic Initiatives
mesposit1@stevens.edu

Secondary Contact
Xhiljola Ruci Kluger
Director of Employee Relations and Compliance
xruci@stevens.edu

Leaves

For FMLA, disability, ADA, parental leave, and Worker’s comp:

Primary Contact
Sarah Clinchy
Benefits Administrator
sclinchy@stevens.edu

Jerville Weekes
Total Rewards Coordinator
jweekes@stevens.edu

HR Business Partner Support

Plays a strategic role in aligning HR initiatives with organizational goals. Serving as a trusted advisor, the HRBP collaborates with leadership to enhance talent management, employee engagement, workforce planning, and organizational effectiveness. The HRBP focuses on fostering a positive workplace:

Daryl Rembert
Human Resources Business Partner
Daryl.Rembert@stevens.edu

Francisco Perez
Human Resources Business Partner
Francisco.Perez@stevens.edu

Ismenia Molina
Senior Human Resources Business Partner
Ismenia.Molina@stevens.edu

Secondary Contact

Melanie Murtha
AVP, Employee Experience and Organizational Development
Melanie.Murtha@stevens.edu

Title IX

For staff complaints and investigations:

Primary Contact
Stacy Fisher
Director of Community Standards & Title IX Coordinator, Division of Student Affairs
sflowers@stevens.edu

Discrimination, Harassment or Bias Incidents

Primary Contact

Xhiljola Ruci Kluger
Director of Employee Relations and Compliance
xruci@stevens.edu

Mike Esposito
Assistant Vice President, Operations and Strategic Initiatives
mesposit1@stevens.edu

Staff and Faculty may also use this email to report a bias incident: biasreporting@stevens.edu

Workday Business Process Routing and Approvals and Team Dynamix Ticket Requests

For Workday business process routing and approvals for all hiring, job/status changes, reappointments, terminations and Team Dynamix Ticket requests: 

Primary Contact
Rachel Alejandro
HR Business Support Specialist
Rachel.Alejandro@stevens.edu

Tiana Garner
Manager, HR Operations and Student Employment
Tiana.Garner@stevens.edu

Secondary Contact
Mrinal Kumar (Students Inquires)
HR Operations Coordinator
mvinothk@stevens.edu

Human Resources Staff

Christel Santamaria

Christel Santamaria

Executive Assistant and HR Program Manager

Daryl Rembert

Daryl Rembert

Human Resources Business Partner

Francisco Perez

Francisco Perez

Human Resources Business Partner

Ismenia Molina

Ismenia Molina

Senior Human Resources Business Partner

Jerville Weekes

Jerville Weekes

Total Rewards Coordinator

Jose Abad

Jose Abad

Associate Director, HR Information Systems Services

Kristal Gonzalez

Kristal Gonzalez

Senior Director of Total Rewards

Melanie Murtha

Melanie Murtha

AVP, Employee Experience and Organizational Development

Mike Esposito

Mike Esposito

Assistant Vice President, Human Resources and Strategic Initiatives

Mrinal Chandra

Mrinal Chandra

HR Operations Coordinator

Rachel Alejandro

Rachel Alejandro

HR Business Support Specialist

Sarah Clinchy

Sarah Clinchy

Benefits Administrator

Sophornarath Horn

Sophornarath Horn

Retirement Administrator and Benefits Analyst

Steven Czachor

Steven Czachor

Assistant Director, Total Rewards and Business Analytics

Tiana Garner

Tiana Garner

Manager, HR Operations and Student Employment

Xhiljola Ruci Profile Photo

Xhiljola Ruci Kluger

Director of Employee Relations and Compliance

Portrait of Sheraine Gilliam

Sheraine Gilliam

Vice President for Human Resources and Chief Human Resources Officer