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Executive Director of Human Resources – Nicole M. Carter – nicole_carter@hcpss.org
Executive Assistant, Office of Human Resources and Professional Development – Lisa Beschner – 410-313-6698, lisa_beschner@hcpss.org
All phone numbers below begin with (410) 313-
Human Capital Recruitment, Retention, and Talent Acquisition Team
The Human Capital Recruitment, Retention, and Talent Acquisition Team facilitates a comprehensive recruitment process designed to attract and retain the best educators and staff to the students of the Howard County Public School System. In alignment with our Strategic Call to Action, our team works with potential candidates and school system staff to recruit, retain, and onboard for all our permanent and temporary positions.
Coordinator – Ella Bradley, x5600
Sandy Saval, HR Business Partner, x6689
- School-Based Administrators
- School-Based Professional Staff
- Central Office Professional Staff
Rebecca Pfenninger, Recruitment Specialist, x6784
- Business and Computer Management Systems
- ESOL
- Mathematics
- Media Specialist
- Music
- School Counseling
- Science
- Engineering and Technology Education
- Theater Arts
- Computer Science
Laurie Watts, Recruitment Specialist, x1521
- Computer Technicians
- Custodial
- Grounds
- Maintenance
- Secretaries/Clerical
- Warehouse
Natasha Mahasa, Recruitment Specialist, x7342
- Food and Nutrition Assistants
- Food and Nutrition Managers
- Health Assistants
- Itinerant Behavior Paraeducators
- Paraeducators
- Security Assistants
- Science Paraeducators
- Student Assistants
- Testing Assistants
Nancy FitzGerald, Recruitment Specialist, x6769
- Administrative Vacancies Support
- Alternative Education
- Occupational Therapy
- Physical Therapy
- Pupil Personnel Worker
- School Mental Health Therapy
- School Psychologist
- Social Worker
- Special Education
- Speech Language Pathology
- Vision/Hearing Teachers
Rosemarie Suszkiw, Recruitment Specialist, x5688
- Art
- Career Research and Development
- Dance Education
- English
- Family and Consumer Sciences
- Health Education
- Physical Education and Adapted Physical Education
- Reading Recovery
- Reading Teacher
- Reading Specialist
- Social Studies
- World Languages
Chaquane Matthews, Recruitment Specialist, x7179
- Early Childhood Education
- Elementary Education
- Elementary Technology
- Gifted and Talented
- Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps
Janele Crawley, Technical Assistant, x6793
Denise Lee, Technical Assistant, x7035
Nellonda Whitaker, Technical Assistant, x7034
Human Capital Classification, Compensation and Certification
The Classification, Compensation, and Certification (CCC) team supports certificated employees, across all HCPSS locations. The CCC team is responsible for managing the certification process for all certificated staff, accurately defining and evaluating the essential position functions (roles and responsibilities) of all positions, as well as performing reclassifications, compensation reviews and audits; and salary equity studies.
Coordinator – Jennifer Sifuentes, x7338
- HR Business Partner – Kitesha Ford, x5337
- Certification Specialist – Lasheda Young (Employees with last names A-K), x6783
- Certification Specialist – Lindy Sims (Employees with last names L-Z), x6813
- Tuition Reimbursement – tuitionreimbursement@hcpss.org, x1524
Human Capital Project Operations Administrator
Manager – Nicole Lewis, x7112
Human Capital Position Control and Staffing
The Position Control and Staffing team is responsible and accountable for the oversight of all position management operations for the school system and maintaining position integrity. This team facilitates the Involuntary and Voluntary Transfer Processes for certificated and non-certificated staff, as well as assists in the identification of placements for all staff members returning from leaves of absence.
Manager – Kim Bookhultz, x5340
- Position Control and Staffing Analyst – Brianna Robinson, x6761
- Position Control and Staffing Specialist- Michelle Bharmal, x1519
Employee Services and Human Capital Programs
The Employee Services Team is responsible for processing leaves of absence, retirements, workers’ compensation claims, employment verifications, requests for ADA accommodations, and Fitness for Duty Assessments, as well as ensuring that candidates successfully complete the pre-employment processing of criminal background checks, I-9 verifications, and HB486. The team also manages personnel records, and unemployment claims.
Director – Camille Bell-Jones – x8872
- Leave Specialist (employees with last names L-Z) – Pamela Saulsbury, x6695
- Leave, Retirement, and ADA Specialist (employees with last names A-K) – Lisa (Jennifer) Watkins, x1501.
- Workers Compensation Specialist – Justin Waters, x7494
- Administrative Secretary – Barbara Liberto, x1561
- Technical Assistant – Jacqueline Hopkins, x5670
- ADA Coordinator
- HR Leave of Absence
- Personnel Records
- Systems Analyst – Shannon Sorrell, x5692
- Technical Assistant – Robin Beck, x6803
Employee Benefits
The Benefits Team administers HCPSS healthcare benefits, including voluntary benefits, 403bTax Sheltered Annuity plans, 457b deferred compensation plan, and staff well-being services under EAP for employees, retirees and their dependents.
Coordinator – Nasrene Mirjafary – x1272
- Manager – Jeeni Griffin, x1563
- Specialist – Cynthia Harrison, x1541
- Assistant – Steven Rosario, x1557
Howard County Maryland Retired School Personnel Association
Howard County Maryland Retired School Personnel Association (HEART) welcomes teachers, administrators, and support staff who have retired from Howard County Public School System.