Human Resources Leadership Team

Office of the Vice President for Human Resources

Bill Brady
Vice President for Human Resources
william.brady@njit.edu

Amber N. Evans
Assistant to the Vice President for Human Resources
amber.n.evans@njit.edu

Lauren Rubitz-Nabbie
Interim Assistant Vice President, Talent Management
lauren.a.rubitz@njit.edu

Assistant Vice President, Human Resources Operations - Vacant

Mary Esther
HR ERP Project Manager
mary.esther@njit.edu

 

Talent Management

Talent Management is responsible for hiring highly competent people who align with NJIT’s mission and values and helping them achieve their vast potential. We aim to accomplish this through integrated talent acquisition, onboarding, talent development, workforce planning, and succession planning processes that are aligned with NJIT’s strategic goals. Key functions include:

• Advising leaders on workforce planning and employee engagement strategies
• Collaborating with managers on the recruitment, selection, and onboarding of top talent
• Facilitating new hire, faculty and adjunct orientation
• Providing training and development opportunities for faculty and staff
• Managing performance management and employee recognition programs

Lauren Rubitz-Nabbie
Interim Assistant Vice President, Talent Management
lauren.a.rubitz@njit.edu

Chelsea Mucci
Talent & Organizational Development Specialist
chelsea.e.valeo@njit.edu

Valerie Bagalay
Talent Acquisition Partner
valerie.a.bagalay@njit.edu

Jack Hill
Talent Acquisition Partner
jackson.hill@njit.edu

Fareeza Amin
Talent Acquisition Specialist
fareeza.amin@njit.edu

Hayley Sek
Temporary Talent Acquisition Coordinator
hs922@njit.edu

Please contact us by completing a HR Nexus General Inquiry.

HR Services

Director, HR Services - Vacant

Marisela Cotrina
HR Generalist
marisela.cotrina@njit.edu

People Operations Center & HRIS

People Operations and HRIS are committed to serving the community with their questions, processing requests and assisting with providing personnel data.

• People Operations is responsible for fielding and resolving HR inquiries and working with the functional areas to resolve complex requests. Key functions include:
  • HR Transactions and Processing
  • Personnel Action Form (PAF) Inquiries
  • Payment Inquiries
  • Verifications of Employment

Staci Mongelli
People Operations Manager
staci.l.mongelli@njit.edu

Angela Duarte
People Operations Specialist
angela.duarte@njit.edu

Iyisha Kidd
Secretarial Asst III/Floater
iyisha.kidd@njit.edu

Janeen Horton-Mosquera
Secretarial Asst III/Floater
janeen.mosquera@njit.edu

Chevonne Kettle
Temporary People Operations Specialist
ck423@njit.edu

• HRIS is responsible for the design, implementation, and maintenance of human resource systems activities associated with employee information, retrieval capabilities and reports as well as administering and improving system processes. Key functions include:
  • Requests for HR Data (Reports)
  • Maintenance of HR Systems and Technology

Alex Howze
Director, HRIS
alexander.j.howz@njit.edu

Artan Mustafai
HRIS Business Analyst
artan.mustafai@njit.edu

Please contact us by completing a HR Nexus General Inquiry.

Benefits

Benefits aims to attract and retain superior faculty and staff by providing a comprehensive benefits package, designed to help you and your family.  We are responsible for the administration of benefits and wellness programs for the NJIT community. Key functions include:

• Providing guidance and support on all benefit programs including health, dental, vision, wellness programs, retirement, and voluntary retirement programs
• Processing tuition remission

Angel Swai
Director, Benefits
angel.swai@njit.edu

Ruth Bernstein
Benefits & Wellness Administrator
ruth.a.bernstein@njit.edu

Anasuya Dey
Temporary Benefits Administrator
ad2476@njit.edu

Please contact us at benefits@njit.edu.

Compensation

Total Rewards aims to attract and retain superior faculty and staff by providing a comprehensive compensation package, designed to help you and your family.  We are responsible for the administration of compensation for the NJIT community. Key functions include:

• Review of special salary action requests
• Processing position requisition requests 
• Assigning job classifications 
• Managing the merit compensation process

Almesha Pegues
Director, Compensation
almesha.pegues@njit.edu

Tracy Ng
Senior Compensation Analyst
tracy.m.ng@njit.edu

Reshma Shivdasani
Compensation Analyst
reshma.r.shivdasani@njit.edu

Carlos Gomez
Temporary Compensation Analyst
cg584@njit.edu

Please contact us at compensation@njit.edu.

Employee & Labor Relations

Employee & Labor Relations (E&LR) is committed to promoting an effective, fair, and professional work environment at NJIT through providing advice, guidance and direction to employees, supervisors and leadership on a wide range of employee and labor relations matters. The E&LR team also partners with University leadership and supervisors to develop and administer HR strategies which support the University’s mission and strategic initiatives. Key functions include:

• Labor Contract Negotiation and Administration
• Strategic HR Partnership
• Policy Development and Interpretation
• Workplace Investigations
• Dispute Resolution
• Disciplinary and Grievance Procedures
• Affirmative Action and EEO Compliance

Victoria Cantrella
Director, Employee & Labor Relations
victoria.cantrella@njit.edu

Courtney Durham
Employee & Labor Relations Partner
courtney.durham@njit.edu

Linda
Employee & Labor Relations Partner
lo86@njit.edu

Human Resources ERP Project Management

Mary Esther
HR ERP Project Manager
mary.esther@njit.edu

An'Gelle Sylvester
Temporary HR ERP Project Coordinator
as5292@njit.edu