Welcome to the office of Human Resources!
The purpose of the Human Resources (HR) team is to advance institutional priorities by partnering with Northeast State's leadership to create a high-performance work environment characterized by fair treatment of all employees, open communication, personal accountability, trust, and mutual respect.
We fulfill our purpose by:
- Properly balancing the needs of the employees and the needs of the institution.
- Ensuring a safe and discrimination- and harassment-free environment by maintaining compliance with employment laws and government regulations, providing management and employee training, and developing policies and procedures.
- Providing training and development in areas of effective leadership and career development of employees, employment laws and government regulations, and litigation avoidance.
- Hiring the most-qualified employees by preplanning staffing needs, ensuring an effective internal search and interview process, increasing the institution’s visibility in the community and employment marketplace, identifying the best and most cost-effective recruitment sources, and conducting thorough reference checks.
- Retaining our valued employees by assuring effective leadership qualities in our supervisors; providing competitive wages and benefits; furnishing technical, interpersonal and career development training and coaching; conducting exit interviews and supplying relevant feedback to management; and enhancing two-way communication between employees and management.
HR Office & Staff Contact Information
- Pierce Administration Building
2425 Highway 75, P.O. Box 246
Blountville, TN 37617
HROffice@NortheastState.edu - Megan Jones, Director of Human Resources
Office: P311A
Email: MAJones@NortheastState.edu
Phone: 423-323-0226, Extension: 3226
Faculty Load and Compensation (FLAC) – Faculty Contracts, Personnel Budget, Compensation Plan, Personnel Policies & Procedures, HR Reporting, Employee Discipline, Change of Status Forms, Organizational Chart Updates, Performance Evaluations
- Molly Carpenter, Assistant Director of Human Resources
Office: P310
Email: MACarpenter@NortheastState.edu
Phone: 423-354-5368, Extension: 5368
Fee Waiver/Tuition Reimbursement, Spouse & Dependent Discount, FMLA, Medical Accommodations, Workers Compensation, DocuSign Accounts, Performance Evaluations, Professional Development, HR Special Events
- Starr Bradley, Assistant Director of Policy and Compliance
Office: P313
Email: ysbradley@NortheastState.edu
Phone: 423-354-5296, Extension: 5296
Policies, Compliance, Title IX, Title VI, Discriminations, Complaints, Harassment, Student and Employee Trainings
- Melissa Brickey, HR Benefits & Records Partner
Office: P308A
Email: MGBrickey@NortheastState.edu
Phone: 423-323-0204, Extension: 3204
Offer Letters/Contracts, New Hire Onboarding & Orientation, Employment & Prior Service Verification, Personnel Records, Fee Waiver/Tuition Reimbursement, Spouse & Dependent Discount, Employee Benefits, FMLA, Retirement
- Emma McMullen, HR Talent & Development Partner
Office: P308
Email: ELMcMullen@NortheastState.edu
Phone: 423-354-5183, Extension: 5183
Staffing Processes, Personnel Requisitions, Position Advertisements, Job Descriptions, Interview Guides, Contract Renewals
- Davida St. Martin, HR Administrative Assistant (Part-Time)
Office: P311
Email: DWStmartin@NortheastState.edu
Phone: 423-354-2589, Extension: 3289
Contact for:
Records Filing, Directory Updates, Address Updates, General HR Inquiries, Volunteer Agreements
Forms
Request to Update Personal Information
The following forms can be found in DocuSign and routed for approvals electronically. Employees with an account can access these templates. Please reach out to any HR staff member if you do not have a DocuSign account and we can create you one.
- Computer Account Request Form
- Fee Waiver
- Request for Fee Discount for Spouse and/or Dependent
- Outside Employment Notification
- Request for Stipend/Extra Compensation Form
- Request for Professional Development Funds
If you're looking for forms regarding leave, wages, or taxes, please contact the Payroll Department.
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