Human Resources Consulting Group
Your first contact for assistance with any human resources issue is your college or administrative unit's HR professional. The HR Professionals know Human Resources policies and procedures particular to your unit.
If your unit's HR Professional advises you to contact an HR Consultant, please contact the HR Consultant assigned to your unit, as indicated below.
Role of the HR Consultant
Human resources consultants assist HR personnel, as well as managers and employees, with employment issues across each University campus. Their work includes:
- Interpreting and applying employment-related policies, rules, and contracts.
- Assisting with performance management issues, ranging from hiring, rewards, and recognition, to discipline and termination.
- Resolving conflicts and managing difficult workplace situations, including facilitating union grievances.
- Providing customized training about employment subjects.
- Leading units through organizational development
Consultants in the Academic Health Center Human Resources Office are available to assist HR personnel, managers, and employees in the AHC colleges, centers, and units.
Printable Version of HR Consultant Assignments (pdf)
HR Consultant Assignments by Campus, College or Administrative Unit
| Campus, College, or Administrative Unit | HR Consultant | Telephone |
| Academic Affairs and Provost, Office of the Senior Vice President for | Donna Saathoff | 612-625-4696 |
| Academic Health Center, Office of the Vice President for the | Sheila Reger | 612-626-9897 |
| Academic Health Center Shared Units | Sheila Reger | 612-626-9897 |
| Academic Support Resources | Lasamy Mila | 612-624-9640 |
| Accounting Services | Mike Overline | 612-625-8710 |
| Admissions | Lasamy Mila | 612-624-9640 |
| Alumni Relations | Mani Vang | 612-626-1726 |
| Asset Management, Office of | Mike Overline | 612-625-8710 |
| Athletics | Lasamy Mila | 612-624-9640 |
| Audits | Mike Overline | 612-625-8710 |
| Aurora Center for Advocacy & Education | Tony Gardner | 612-626-2184 |
| Auxiliary Services | Mike Overline | 612-625-8710 |
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| Campus, College, or Administrative Unit | HR Consultant | Telephone |
| Biological Sciences, College of | Kim Kopplin | 612-625-2512 |
| Board of Regents Office | Donna Saathoff | 612-625-4696 |
| Boynton Health Service | Tony Gardner | 612-626-2184 |
| Budget & Finance, Office of | Mike Overline | 612-625-8710 |
| Budget & Financial Analysis | Mike Overline | 612-625-8710 |
| Bursar, Office of | Mike Overline | 612-625-8710 |
| Business and Community Economic Development | Wendy Lane | 612-626-1708 |
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| Campus, College, or Administrative Unit | HR Consultant | Telephone |
| Dentistry, School of | Sheila Reger | 612-626-9897 |
| Design, College of | Mani Vang | 612-626-1726 |
| Disability Services | Wendy Lane | 612-626-1708 |
| Disbursement Services | Mike Overline | 612-625-8710 |
| Diversity in Graduate Education, Office for | Wendy Lane | 612-626-1708 |
| Duluth | Wendy Lane | 612-626-1708 |
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| Campus, College, or Administrative Unit | HR Consultant | Telephone |
| Education & Human Development, College of | Wendy Lane | 612-626-1708 |
| Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action – EOAA | Wendy Lane | 612-626-1708 |
| Equity and Diversity, Office of the Vice President for | Wendy Lane | 612-626-1708 |
| Extension | Tony Gardner | 612-626-2184 |
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| Campus, College, or Administrative Unit | HR Consultant | Telephone |
| Facilities Management | Mike Overline | 612-626-8979 |
| Faculty and Academic Affairs, Office of the Vice Provost for | Donna Saathoff | 612-625-4696 |
| Financial Systems Support | Mike Overline | 612-625-8710 |
| Food, Agricultural, and Natural Resources Sciences, College of | Kim Kopplin | 612-625-2512 |
| Foundation, University of Minnesota | Kim Kopplin | 612-625-2512 |
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| Campus, College, or Administrative Unit | HR Consultant | Telephone |
| General Counsel, Office of the | Mani Vang | 612-626-1726 |
| GLBT Ally Programs Office | Wendy Lane | 612-626-1708 |
| Global Programs & Strategy Alliance | Nicole Matteson | 612-624-0067 |
| Government Relations | Donna Saathoff
| 612-625-4696 |
| Graduate School | Lasamy Mila | 612-624-9640 |
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| Campus, College, or Administrative Unit | HR Consultant | Telephone |
| Health & Safety, University | Mike Overline | 612-625-8710 |
| Hormel Institute | Lasamy Mila | 612-624-9640 |
| Human Research Protection Program (HRPP) | Lasamy Mila | 612-624-9640 |
| Human Resources, Office of | Mani Vang | 612-626-1726 |
| Humphrey School of Public Affairs, Hubert H. | Margaret Yzaguirre | 612-625-8003 |
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| Campus, College, or Administrative Unit | HR Consultant | Telephone |
| Information Technology, Office of | Kim Kopplin | 612-625-2512 |
| Institute on the Environment | Lasamy Mila | 612-624-9640 |
| Institutional Compliance | Donna Saathoff
| 612-625-4696 |
| Institutional Research, Office of | Nicole Matteson | 612-624-0067 |
| Intercollegiate Athletics | Lasamy Mila | 612-624-9640 |
| Interdisciplinary Center for the Study of Global Change | Nicole Matteson | 612-624-0067 |
| International Student and Scholar Services | Nicole Matteson | 612-624-0067 |
| Inventory Services | Mike Overline | 612-625-8710 |
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| Campus, College, or Administrative Unit | HR Consultant | Telephone |
| McNamara Academic Center for Student Athletes | Lasamy Mila | 612-624-9640 |
| Measurement Services, Office of | Nicole Matteson | 612-624-0067 |
| Medical School | Sheila Reger | 612-626-9897 |
| Morris | Tony Gardner | 612-626-2184 |
| Multicultural & Academic Affairs | Wendy Lane | 612-626-1708 |
| Multicultural Center for Academic Excellence | Wendy Lane | 612-626-1708 |
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| Campus, College, or Administrative Unit | HR Consultant | Telephone |
| Nursing, School of | Sheila Reger | 612-626-9897 |
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| Campus, College, or Administrative Unit | HR Consultant | Telephone |
| Orientation & First Year Programs | Lasamy Mila | 612-624-9640 |
| Oversight, Analysis & Reporting | Lasamy Mila | 612-624-9640 |
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| Campus, College, or Administrative Unit | HR Consultant | Telephone |
| Real Estate, Office of | Mike Overline | 612-625-8710 |
| Recreational Sports | Tony Gardner | 612-626-2184 |
| Research Education and Oversight – REO (formerly Research Integrity and Oversight Programs – RIOP) | Lasamy Mila | 612-624-9640 |
| Research & Outreach Centers (CFANS) | Kim Kopplin | 612-625-2512 |
| Research Subjects Protection Programs | Lasamy Mila | 612-624-9640 |
| Research, Vice President for | Lasamy Mila | 612-624-9640 |
| Risk Management & Insurance | Mike Overline | 612-625-8710 |
| Rochester | Nicole Matteson | 612-624-0067 |
| ROTC | Lasamy Mila | 612-624-9640 |
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| Campus, College, or Administrative Unit | HR Consultant | Telephone |
| Science and Engineering, College of | Lasamy Mila | 612-624-9640 |
| Sponsored Financial Reporting | Mike Overline | 612-625-8710 |
| Sponsored Project Administration – SPA | Lasamy Mila | 612-624-9640 |
| Student Affairs, Office of the Vice Provost for | Tony Gardner | 612-626-2184 |
| Student Conduct and Academic Integrity | Kim Kopplin | 612-625-2512 |
| Student Judicial Affairs | Tony Gardner | 612-626-2184 |
| Student Unions and Activities | Tony Gardner | 612-626-2184 |
| Super Computer Center | Lasamy Mila | 612-624-9640 |
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| Campus, College, or Administrative Unit | HR Consultant | Telephone |
| Tax, Department of | Mike Overline | 612-625-8710 |
| Technology Commercialization, Office for | Lasamy Mila | 612-624-9640 |
| Transportation Studies, Center for | Lasamy Mila | 612-624-9640 |
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| Campus, College, or Administrative Unit | HR Consultant | Telephone |
| University Press | Lasamy Mila | 612-624-9640 |
| Undergraduate Education, Office of the Vice Provost | Lasamy Mila | 612-624-9640 |
| Undergraduate Research Program – UROP | Lasamy Mila | 612-624-9640 |
| University Arts Ticket Office | Mani Vang | 612-626-1726 |
| University Counseling & Consulting Services | Tony Gardner | 612-626-2184 |
| University Honors Program | Lasamy Mila | 612-624-9640 |
| University Libraries | Wendy Lane | 612-626-1708 |
| University Relations | Mani Vang | 612-626-1726 |
| University Senate | Donna Saathoff | 612-625-4696 |
| University Services | Mike Overline | 612-625-8710 |
| University Student Legal Service | Tony Gardner | 612-626-2184 |
| Urban & Regional Affairs, Center for | Nicole Matteson | 612-624-0067 |
| Urban Research and Outreach Center (UROC) | Nicole Matteson | 612-624-0067 |
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| Campus, College, or Administrative Unit | HR Consultant | Telephone |
| Veterinary Medicine, College of | Sheila Reger | 612-626-9897 |
| Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | Mike Overline | 612-625-8710 |
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| Campus, College, or Administrative Unit | HR Consultant | Telephone |
| Weisman Art Museum | Mani Vang | 612-626-1726 |
| Women’s Center (formerly University Women, Office for) | Wendy Lane | 612-626-1708 |
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