HR Staff

Office of the Vice President
212.229.5671
Fax: 212.229.5884


  • Carol S. Cantrell
    Senior Vice President for Human Resources and Labor Relations, x4900, CantrelC@newschool.edu. Contact with questions, comments, and concerns about human resources, labor relations, and staff management matters.
     
  • Irwin Kroot
    Assistant Vice President for Human Resources, x4968, krooti@newschool.edu. Contact with questions, comments, and concerns about identifying and implementing human resources strategies; developing and administering human resources policies; and directing the compensation and classification, human resources information systems, staffing, and records management functions.
     
  • Sheila M. Slaughter
    Executive Assistant to the Senior Vice President/HR Project Manager, x4946, SlaughtS@newschool.edu. Manages special projects for the Senior Vice President.
     
 

Staffing Services
212.229.5671 x3844


  • Miguel Roman
    Director, Staffing Services, x4948, RomanM@newschool.edu. Contact with questions about the overall recruitment process, general policy and employee relations, administrative performance improvement plans, recruitment for all senior level positions, and questions about the online employment application system. 
     
  • Sarah Mellone
    Talent Acquisition and Compensation Associate, x3844, mellones@newschool.edu. Contact with questions related to recruitment, union recruitment issues, employee services, in-house temps, and Local 1205 union orientations.
 

Benefits
212.229.5671 x4942 (Benefits Helpline)
BenefitsHelp@newschool.edu

Full-time Faculty and Administrative Staff Employees

Part-time Faculty and Other Union Employees

  • Emma Donnelly 
    Benefits Associate, x3848, donnelea@newschool.edu. Contact with questions about part-time faculty and union staff benefits, short- and long-term disability, worker's compensation, and FMLA leave. 
     
 

HR Information Services
212.229.5671 x4940

  • Tara Creagh
    Associate Director HR Information Services, x4959, CreaghT@newschool.edu. Contact with questions about human resources information systems, the tuition waiver program, benefits billing, and internal HR auditing.
     
  • Marisol Rivera
    Manager, HR Services, x4988, RiveraM@newschool.edu. Contact with questions and concerns about all new hires and payroll authorizations (PRAs) for full-time and part-time staff and full-time faculty personnel transactions.
     
  • Esther Hughes
    Assistant Manager, HR Services x4951, HughesE@newschooledu. Contact with questions about new hires, payroll authorizations, and personnel transactions.
     
  • Mary Grueser
    HR Associate, x4974, GrueserM@newschool.edu. Contact with questions about new hires, payroll authorizations, and personnel transactions.  
     
 
  • Leah Bautista
    Senior Human Resources Associate, x4936, BautistL@newschool.edu. Contact with questions about tuition fee waivers, employment and income verification, and change of address inquiries.

     

     

  • Jenny Borrero
  • Senior HRIS Analyst, x4945, Borreroy@newschool.edu.  Contact for Benefits and Union Billing, terminations, and part time faculty new hires.
      

Labor Relations
212.229.5671

  • Stephanie Basta
    Senior Director, Labor Relations, x3841, BastaS@newschool.edu. Contact with questions about grievances and labor contracts and for assistance with all labor relations issues. 
     
  • Shawn Ogiba
    Associate Director, Part-time Faculty Compensation System, x4966, OgibaS@newschool.edu. Contact with questions about promotions, reclassifications, transfers, and all compensation issues, including part-time faculty compensation, salary studies and surveys, and HRIS troubleshooting.
     
  • Annie Wong
    Assistant Director, Labor Relations, x4224, WongA@newschool.edu. Contact with questions about part-time faculty CV solicitations and general labor relations issues.
     
  • David Arenas
    HRIS Analyst, x3968, arenasd@newschool.edu. Contact with questions about part-time faculty hiring and pay.
     
  • Beverly Chee Hayes 
    Labor Relations Specialist, x3845, HayesB@newschool.edu. Contact with questions regarding part-time faculty hiring and pay.
 

Employee Services
212.229.5671 x4941


  • Ilana Levitt
    Director of Training and Development, x3842, Levitti@newschool.edu. Contact with questions about staff training and development. Programs and services include staff career services, wellness programming, leadership training, performance management, employee relations, and other employee service programs.