HRM Staff Directory

For personal assistance, call or email the appropriate staff member listed below. Not sure? Email our help line at hrmhelp@agcenter.lsu.edu.


Ashley Gautreaux, Director/Assistant VC

Office # 225-578-4640

agautreaux@agcenter.lsu.edu

General HRM policies, Employee Relations, Title IX, ADA, EEO, Audits, Emergency rules, Telecommuting procedures, Faculty evaluations.


Ali Marrero, HR Manager - Talent & Operations

Office # 225-578-0324

amarrero@agcenter.lsu.edu

Talent acquisition, Title IX coordinator, EAP, ADA compliance, Crisis Leave Pool, mandatory postings.


Rebecca Smelley, HR Manager - Civil Service & Leave

Office # 225-578-4643

rsmelley@agcenter.lsu.edu

FMLA, Classified employee hiring, Time & Attendance monitoring, Absence partner, AAP plans, Awards, Reporting, Transient employees.


VACANT, HR Specialist

Office # 225-578-xxxx

TBD

Academic & unclassified recruiting & hiring processing, Grad assistants & students, Immigration (H visas), WAE processing.


Brandi F. Frey, Employee L&D Program Manager

Office # 225-578-0188

bffrey@agcenter.lsu.edu

Annual training & compliance monitoring, CPTP coordinator, AGxCEL onboarding, Training administration, development & delivery, Performance mgmt.

Jessica Chambers, Assistant Director

Office # 225-578-8223

jwchambers@agcenter.lsu.edu

Workday security & process management, HRM Policies, Promotion & Tenure, Internal audits, data quality management, employee relations.


Ryan Barnette, HR Manager - Benefits

Office # 225-578-4631

rbarnette@agcenter.lsu.edu

Workers Comp, Employee benefits manager, Retirement, Annual enrollment, Retiree issues, Life Insurance claims.


Karen Bean, Senior HR Specialist

Office # 225-578-4629

kbean@agcenter.lsu.edu

Employee onboarding, Insurance enrollments & changes, Employment verifications, Tuition exemption, Immigration (J visas).


Ashlyn Cole, Senior HR Specialist

Office # 225-578-4641

acole@agcenter.lsu.edu

Academic & unclassified employee processing, Sabbaticals, Honorifics & Professorships, Org charts.


Tika Griffin, HR Specialist

Office # 225-578-0748

sgriffin@agcenter.lsu.edu

Compensation studies, position descriptions, metrics, reporting, records, data integrity.

HRM Office Contact Information

103 Efferson Hall, Baton Rouge, LA

Phone 225-578-2258

Fax 225-578-8284

Email HRMHelp@agcenter.lsu.edu


The LSU Agricultural Center provides equal opportunities in programs and employment.

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