The executive sponsors of this initiative are Executive Vice President and Provost Thomas Poon and Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Rosemarie Rae, and the committee consists of three subcommittees: Faculty, Staff, and Benefits. The committees will be chaired by Nancy Pluzdrak, Vice President of Human Resources.
Faculty Subcommittee
The faculty subcommittee is charged with developing recommendations on implementation methodologies, including guiding principles and process improvements that create consistency and equity for faculty compensation within this initiative. The faculty subcommittee members are:
- Bryant Keith Alexander, Dean and Professor College of Communication and Fine Arts
- Blake Mellor, Professor and Faculty Senate Vice President
- Nora Murphy, Professor and Faculty Senate Secretary
- Kat Weaver, Vice Provost for Research, Professional Development, and Online Learning
- Patrick Hogan, Vice President for Financial Planning & Budgets and Strategic Transactions
- Pablo Ortega, Sr. HR Specialist, Compensation (ex officio)
- Shannon Pascual, Sr. HR Partner, Academic Faculty Services (ex officio)
- Tracy Stewart, Sr. Director HRIS and Compensation (ex officio)
Staff Subcommittee
The staff committee is charged with developing implementation methodologies that include principles and process improvements for how we create consistency in staff annual performance appraisals, merit and equity increases, and benefits. The staff subcommittee members are:
- Maria Behm, Sr. Associate Athletics Director
- Marianne Carlton, Associate Dean for Finance and Business Services, LMU Loyola Law School
- Patrick Hogan, Vice President for Financial Planning & Budgets and Strategic Transactions
- Lisa Jackson, Director, Special Events and Staff Senate President
- Kawanna Leggett, Senior Vice President of Student Affairs
- Mike Wong, Vice President for Facilities Management
- Pablo Ortega, Sr. HR Specialist, Compensation (ex officio)
- Tracy Stewart, Sr. Director HRIS and Compensation (ex officio)
Benefits Subcommittee
The benefits subcommittee is charged with working with the HR benefits consultant (Willis Towers Watson) in reviewing the benchmark data and recommendations to formulate a final recommendation for senior leadership to consider. The benefits subcommittee members are:
- Heather Alexander, Sr. Director, Human Resources (ex officio)
- Kimberly Jones, Associate Director of Internal Communications, DEI/HR
- Deep Malik, Director, Benefits (ex officio)
- David Offenberg, Associate Professor
- Aida Shadfan, Vice President for Finance and Controller
- Leon Wiebers, Chair and Professor and Faculty Senate President
- Jeffrey Zychowski, Director, Real Estate/Property Management (Subject Matter Expert)