Our Team

For general HR inquiries, please contact humanresources@ithaca.edu or call our office at 607-274-8000. 

Please visit our Candidates & Job Seekers website for all things recruiting! General questions from candidates, hiring managers, and search committees can be directed to our Recruiting Inbox: recruiting@ithaca.edu

Our Recruitment and Employment team: 

Recruitment and Employment Consultant: Amy Overstrom

• Phone: 607-274-3133
• Email: aoverstrom@ithaca.edu  

Sr. Talent Management Specialist: Megan Stelick 

• Phone: 607-274-5773
• Email: mstelick@ithaca.edu

Please visit our Benefits & Wellness website to learn more about our programs! General questions about benefits, leaves, retirement, and wellness initiatives can be directed to our Benefits Inbox: benefits@ithaca.edu

Our Benefits team:

Sr. Retirement and Benefits Compliance Consultant: Deb Merriman 

• Phone: 607-274-3851
• Email: dmerriman@ithaca.edu 

Sr. Benefits and Work Life Consultant: Julie Tinkham 

• Phone: 607-274-7947
• Email: jtinkham@ithaca.edu

Benefits Associate: Rachel O'Campo

• Phone: 607-274-7378
• Email: rocampo@ithaca.edu

Please visit our Payroll and Student Employment website to learn about our services! 

• General payroll and timecard questions can be directed to our Payroll Inbox: payroll@ithaca.edu
• General student employment/payroll questions can be directed to the Student Employment Inbox: studentemployment@ithaca.edu
• General questions about your Federal Work Study Award can be directed to the Student Financial Services Office Inbox: sfs@ithaca.edu

Our Payroll team: 

Director: Jenn Brown

• Phone: 607-274-1122
• Email: jbrown16@ithaca.edu

Please visit our Employment Relations, Training and Development website to learn more about programs and offerings!

Our Employee Relations, Training and Development team: 

Employee Relations & Training and Development Consultant: Kimberly Lieb  

• Phone: 607-274-3953
• Email: klieb@ithaca.edu

Equity and Title IX Investigator/Employee Relations Consultant: Marie LeRoy

• Phone: 607-274-8000
• Email: mleroy2@ithaca.edu

Talent Management Associate: Laney Sodoma 

• Phone: 607-274-7301
• Email: lsodoma@ithaca.edu

Please visit our website to learn about what we do and how we can help! General Initial HR Cloud, data, and reporting questions can be directed to hrsystem@ithaca.edu. 

Our HRIS team:

HRIS Analyst: Megan Escobar (payroll, benefits, absence, time and labor)

• Phone: 607 274-1506
• Email: mescobar@ithaca.edu

HRIS Associate: Brynn Fielding (recruiting, performance, compensation)

• Phone: 607-274-4161
• Email: bfielding@ithaca.edu

Sr. Director, Talent Management: Michelle Hammond  

• Phone: 607-274-3732
• Email: mhammond@ithaca.edu 

Human Resources Associate: Kalea Swartz

• Phone: 607-274-8000
• Email: kswartz@ithaca.edu