Staff
Jerry M. Cutler
Senior Vice President for Human Resources and General Counsel, x4900, cutlerjm@newschool.edu. Jerry is responsible for overseeing the provision of legal advice and representation to the university, litigation
management, contract review, and compliance. Jerry also provides leadership in the development and execution of the university's human resources business plan through strategic direction of talent management, organizational effectiveness, diversity
and inclusion, compensation and classification, healthcare, retirement, Title IX, employee and labor relations, Workday®, operations, and payroll.
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, and
advancing the university’s commitment to diversity and inclusion, ensuring compliance with federal and state employment laws and reporting requirements.
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, wezat@newschool.edu.
HR Help
Leah Bautista
Senior Human Resources Associate, x4939,
bautistl@newschool.edu.
Human Resources 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 and Equal Employment
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 and 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.