Support Units
Human Resources Contact Information
The best way to find answers to your Human Resources questions is to call the main HR phone line: (501) 671-2219 or email humanresources@uaex.edu. For specific benefits questions, email yourbenefits@uaex.edu
Our staff is cross-trained in many functional areas, and more than one person in HR will be able to assist you effectively.
Human Resources Team
Bridget Fortenberry
- Overall HR operations & training
- Confidential personnel & performance management issues
- Conflict resolution
- Supervisor counseling
- Performance evaluations
- Division personnel policy & procedures
- Division classification & compensation
- General HR Inquiries
Work Hours:
8:00am - 4:30pm
Jill Williams
- Workday Onboarding, Recruiting & Hiring
- Job postings
- Position descriptions
- Concurrent & Outside employment
- Performance evaluation support
- Proof of prior service
- General HR inquiries
Work Hours:
8:00am - 4:30pm
Del Johnson
Primary Responsibilities:
- UA Retirement plans
- Oversight of UA insurance plans (health, dental, vision, life, FSA)
- Voluntary insurance products
- Federal & state reporting
- Benefits-related policies
- Escalated benefits issues
- Long term disability
- Federal insurance & retirement
- Open enrollment
Work Hours:
8:00am - 4:30pm
Sandra Baker
Benefits AnalystOffice: 501-671-2353
Fax: 501-671-2251
skbaker@uaex.edu
- UA retirement plans (TIAA-CREF, Fidelity, APERS)
- UA insurance plans (health, dental, vision, life, FSA)
- Voluntary insurance products
- Benefits-related policies
- Long term disability
- Federal insurance & retirement
- Open enrollment
Work Hours:
7:30am - 4:00pm
Laquita Desmuke
- UA Vehicle Safety Program administration
- Employment verifications
- Unemployment processing
- Inventory/Supplies & Mail
- Main phone line reception
- General HR Inquiries
Work Hours:
7:30am - 4:30pm
Patricia Johnson
HR Specialistpjohnson@uaex.edu
- Hiring/Onboarding support
- HR Social Media admin
- E-Verify & I-9 support
- Personnel file management
- Document imaging (CEDAR)
- Workday support
Work Hours:
7:30am - 4:00pm
Jamie Bentley
bentley@uark.edu
- Division Recruiting, Hiring
and Onboarding Support - Performance Evaluation Support
- HR-Related Training & Counseling
- Position Management
- Classification & Compensation
- NRA Onboarding Support
- Position/Salary Reviews
- Concurrent Employment and Extra Compensation
Work Hours:
8:00am-5:00pm
Brett McKnight
HR Analystbmcknig@uark.edu
- Hiring/Onboarding support
- Tuition Discount
- Education differentials
- Personnel file management
- Document imaging
- NRA Employee Onboarding
Work Hours:
8:00am - 5:00pm
Nytalya Salter
- Family & Medical Leave (FMLA)
- Catastrophic leave program
- Wellness
- Worker's compensation
- Benefits-related policy & procedure support
Work Hours:
8:00am-4:30pm