General Contact Information
Mondays–Fridays, 9 a.m.–5 p.m.
General Inquires: HRS@brooklyn.cuny.edu
Phone: 718.951.5377
Virtual Office Hours (Tuesdays, 11am – 12pm): Schedule an Appointment
Please book before 5 p.m. on the day prior to your desired appointment.
Management
Renita W. Simmons
Executive Director
RWSimmons@brooklyn.cuny.edu
1227 Boylan Hall
Debra Quashie
Deputy Director
DQuashie@brooklyn.cuny.edu
1219 Boylan Hall
Ayana Murray-Richards
HR Director of Recruitment and Instructional Staff
A.Murray-Richards@brooklyn.cuny.edu
1219 Boylan Hall
Lynda Sobieski
HR Manager of Classified Operations
LyndaS@brooklyn.cuny.edu
1219 Boylan Hall
Jean Garthaffner
HR Manager of Benefits and Time & Leave
Jean.Garthaffner@brooklyn.cuny.edu
1219 Boylan Hall
Benefits
1219 Boylan Hall
Email: Benefits@brooklyn.cuny.edu
- Retirement (Phased Retirement, TRAVIA Leave, & Terminal Leave)
- Health Insurance Enrollment & Changes
- Pension
- Deferred Compensation
- COBRA
- Transit Benefits
- Fringe Benefits
- Tuition Waiver
- Notification of Employee Death
- Workers Compensation Claims
- Reasonable Accommodation (ADA) Requests
- Medical Leave Requests
- Paid Parental Leave Requests
Jean Garthaffner
HR Manager of Benefits and Time & Leave
Jean.Garthaffner@brooklyn.cuny.edu
- Workers Compensation Inquiries
- Workers Compensation Claims
Donna Corbin
HR Specialist
DCorbin@brooklyn.cuny.edu
- Paid Family Leave (PFL) Inquiries
- Benefit Enrollment & Changes
- Deferred Compensation
- Retirement
- Notification of Employee Death
- Transit Benefits
Revee Jones (Room 1223)
HR Generalist
Revee.Jones@brooklyn.cuny.edu
- Medical Leave Requests
- Paid Parental Leave Requests
- Reasonable Accommodation (ADA) Requests
Alisha McDowell
HR Generalist
Alisha.McDowell@brooklyn.cuny.edu
- TRAVIA & Retirement Leaves
- Workers Compensation Inquiries
- Tuition Waiver
Bettina Smith
HR Coordinator
BSmith@brooklyn.cuny.edu
- Terminal Leave
- Tuition Waiver
Time & Leave
1219 Boylan Hall
Email: BCTime@brooklyn.cuny.edu (Full-time Instructional Staff, Full-time White Collar Staff, ECP)
Email: BCBlueCollarTime@brooklyn.cuny.edu (Full-time Blue Collar Staff, Skilled Trades Staff, Full-time Security Staff, and Laborers)
- Time and Leave Balance Inquires
- Full-time Timesheet Submissions
- Separation (Resignation, Termination)
Alisha McDowell
HR Generalist
Alisha.McDowell@brooklyn.cuny.edu
- Time and Leave for Instructional Staff (Teaching and Non-Teaching Staff, ECP)
- Workers Compensation Claims
Bettina Smith
HR Coordinator
BSmith@brooklyn.cuny.edu
- Time and Leave for Full-time White Collar Staff
Brenda Campfield
CUNY Office Assistant
BrendaC@brooklyn.cuny.edu
- Time and Leave for Classified Staff (Blue Collar Staff, Skilled Trades Staff, Security Staff, and Laborers)
Payroll Support and Employment Verification
1231 Boylan Hall
Email: PayrollSupport@brooklyn.cuny.edu (Payroll Support)
Email: HRVerifications@brooklyn.cuny.edu (Employment Verification)
Email: BCParttime@brooklyn.cuny.edu (Part-time Timesheet Submissions)
- Employment Verification
- Unemployment Insurance Benefits
- Part-time Timesheet Submissions
- Payroll Inquiries
Timesheet Submissions for Non-Teaching Adjunct (NTA), Continuing Education Teacher (CET), Coach Hourly Staff, & Classified Hourly Staff
BCParttime@brooklyn.cuny.edu
Peggy Sainte
HR Specialist
PSainte@brooklyn.cuny.edu
- Payroll Support
- Academic Leaves
- Personnel & Budget (P&B)
Melissa Keng
HR Coordinator
MKeng@brooklyn.cuny.edu
- Payroll Support
- Employment Verification
- Unemployment Insurance Benefits
Ireen Casimiro
HR Coordinator
IQuercia@brooklyn.cuny.edu
- Payroll Support
- College Assistant & Non-Teaching Hourly Instructional Timesheet Processing
Alvyne Alleyne
College Assistant
AAlleyne@brooklyn.cuny.edu
- College Assistant & Non-Teaching Hourly Instructional Timesheet Processing
Adjunct, NTA, CET, Coach Hourly, Graduate Assistant, & Classified Hourly Staff
1223 Boylan Hall
- Adjunct Appointment Processing
- NTA, CET, & Coach Hourly Appointment Processing
- Classified Hourly Appointment Processing
Guadalupe Leal
HR Specialist
Guadalupe.Leal@brooklyn.cuny.edu
- Adjunct
- NTA & CET
- Coach Hourly Staff
- Graduate Assistant
- Classified Hourly Staff
Geisha Pichardo-San Quintin
HR Coordinator
Geisha.Pichardo@brooklyn.cuny.edu
- Classified Hourly Staff
Classified Staff Operations
1219 Boylan Hall
- Hiring Pools
- Civil Service Exams
- Disciplinary Investigations
- Classified Staff Performance Evaluations
- Classified Staff Job Classification
Lynda Sobieski
HR Manager of Classified Operations
LyndaS@brooklyn.cuny.edu
Belkis Sanchez
College Assistant, Front Desk Support
BSanchez@brooklyn.cuny.edu
Recruitment
1219 Boylan Hall
Email: Recruitment@Brooklyn.cuny.edu
- Recruitment & Job Postings
- HEO & ECP Job Classification
- HEO Performance Evaluations
- Compliance Training
- Professional Development
Ayana Murray-Richards
HR Director of Recruitment and Instructional Staff
A.Murray-Richards@brooklyn.cuny.edu
Jennifer Tsui
HR Generalist
JTsui@brooklyn.cuny.edu
Revee Jones
HR Generalist
Revee.Jones@brooklyn.cuny.edu
HR Information Systems
1219 Boylan Hall
- CUNYfirst Access
- POI Inquiries
- Preferred Name Change Request & Legal Name Change
- Data Validation
Meitian Luo
HR Specialist
MLuo@brooklyn.cuny.edu
Danny Tsui
HR Coordinator
Danny.Tsui@brooklyn.cuny.edu