HRS Staff Directory

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

Meitian Luo
HR Specialist
MLuo@brooklyn.cuny.edu

Danny Tsui
HR Coordinator
Danny.Tsui@brooklyn.cuny.edu