About Us

Our office provides the New School community with information and guidance on workplace policies and practices; talent acquisition; student employment; health, retirement, and other benefits; employee and labor relations; Title IX and related issues; staff training and development; and other human resources functions. On this webpage, you will find general information about these services, along with a list of job opportunities, access to forms, and copies of relevant university handbooks and bargaining unit contracts.
We are currently working remotely, but can be reached via email, or by phone. Please keep in mind that since we are not in the office, we are not currently receiving hard mail. If you need to send us something please see the contact information below:
General HR Questions: hrhelp@newschool.edu, or fax 212.229.5884
Benefits Questions: benefitshelp@newschool.edu, or fax 646-843-3656
Payroll Questions: payrollhelp@newschool.edu
Important Information
For general information about your rights as an employee and the obligations of employers and unions under the National Labor Relations Act, go to the National Labor Relations Board website.
For general guidelines for managers regarding unionization drives, click here. If you have further questions, please contact the director of Labor Relations at bestg@newschool.edu.
Staff
- Management
  
  Sonya Williams
  Vice President of Human Resources, x3803, williasy@newschool.edu.
  Irwin Kroot
  Assistant Vice President, x4968, krooti@newschool.edu. Contact Irwin with questions, comments, and concerns about human resources, staff management matters, and identifying and implementing human resources strategies; developing and administering human resources policies; and The New School's compensation and classification, human resources systems, staffing, and records management functions.
  Jade Mullins
  Associate Director of Human Resources, x4946, mullinsj@newschool.edu. Jade supports the Title IX and Employee Relations unites by conducting investigations and preparing reports in responses to formal and informal complaints. Jade also provides leadership in identifying and implementing strategic initiatives to enhance the quality of Human Resources services across a broad range of disciplines, including talent acquisition, HR systems, operations, payroll, benefits, training and development, and compensation and classification.
- Benefits
  
  Andrea Yenco
  Assistant Vice President of Benefits, X4937, yencoa@newschool.edu. Our team's email is benefitshelp@newschool.edu.
  Arlene De La Rosa
  Associate Director, Benefit Administration, x3848, delarosa@newschool.edu.
  Jenny Borrero
  Senior Human Resources Analyst, x4945, borreroy@newschool.edu.
  Kelly Cardona
  Benefits and Labor Operations Specialist, x3706, cardonak@newschool.edu.
  Nizam Giasuddin
  Student Employment Analyst, x3519, giasuddm@newschool.edu.
  Thandiwe Weza
  Associate Director, Retirement Plan Benefits, x4949, w ezat@newschool.edu.
- HR Help
  
  Leah Bautista
  Senior Human Resources Associate, x4939, bautistl@newschool.edu.
- Labor Relations
  
  Geycel Best
  Director of Labor Relations, x4868, bestg@newschool.edu
- Operations
  
  Linda Kilcommons
  Senior Director of Human Resources Operations, x1308, kilcomml@newschool.edu. Our team's email is hroperations@newschool.edu.
  Brian Olsen
  Assistant Director, HR Systems and Data, x4951, olsenb@newschool.edu.
  Esther Hughes
  HR Operations Analyst, x3061, hughese@newschool.edu.
  Hamza Hami
  Senior HR Operations Analyst, x4988, hamih@newschool.edu.
  Kristin Vargas
  Assistant Director, HR Operations, x4948, vargask@newschool.edu.
- Payroll
  
  Daryl Haley
  Director of Payroll, x4224, haleydk@newschool.edu. Our team's email is payrollhelp@newschool.edu.
  Cruz Samuel
  Payroll Administrator, x4932, samuelc@newschool.edu.
  Emily Ruiz
  Senior Payroll Analyst, x4974, ruize566@newschool.edu.
  Margie Vazquez
  Assistant Director of Payroll, x4965, vazquezm@newschool.edu.
  
  Maria Kutsumalis
  Payroll Coordinator, x4961, georgalm@newschool.edu.
- Talent Acquisition
  
  Lauren Tomlinson
  Director, Talent Acquisition and Compensation, x3841, tomlinsl@newschool.edu.
  Jodie Ann Spencer
  Talent Acquisition Manager, x6907, spencerj@newschool.edu.
- Title IX & Equal Employment
  
  Rhonnie Jaus
  Vice President for Equal Employment Opportunity, Affirmative Action, and Compliance, x2610, jausr@newschool.edu. Rhonnie is responsible for a broad portfolio of duties, including Title IX, for which she will play a leadership role in policy development and campuswide outreach, advancing the university’s commitment to diversity and inclusion, and ensuring compliance with federal and state employment laws and reporting requirements.
  Gene Puno-DeLeon
  Associate Director, Title IX and Equal Opportunity, x3617, punog@newschool.edu.
  Jade Mullins
  Associate Director of Human Resources, x4946, mullinsj@newschool.edu.
- Training, Development & Employee Relations
  
  Ilana Levitt
  Senior Director of Employee Development and Organizational Effectiveness, x3842, levitti@newschool.edu.
  Alexandra Cherasia
  Assistant Director, Training and Development, x3703, chera187@newschool.edu.

Office of Human Resources
80 Fifth Avenue, 8th floor
Phone: 212.229.5671 (general number)

HR Help
212.229.5671 x4964
Fax: 212.229.5884
hrhelp@newschool.edu

Benefits Help
212.229.5671 x4942
Fax: 646.843.3656
benefitshelp@newschool.edu

Payroll Help
212.229.5671 x4963
Fax: 646-843-3651
payrollhelp@newschool.edu

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