Human Resources Department Contacts
Brennan Asplen
Executive Director for Human Resources
(904) 547-7600
Assigned the overall responsibility for the directing of all functions of the Human Resources Department including, but not limited to the following:
Oversees the process of recruitment, selection and placement for administrative personnel; oversees the process for recruitment and placement of instructional and support personnel within the position control allotments and fiscal budget; is the liaison for the Department of Education, Office of Professional Practices, in dealing with issues related to certified teachers; directs the handling of support employee issues; is the liaison for the Employee Assistance Program; is the Chair for the Sick Leave Bank Committee, Race to the Top Committee, Race to the Top Communication Committee, and Master Calendar Committee; serves on both the SJEA and SJESPA administrative negotiating teams; oversees the development and process for principal and teacher evaluation system under SB 736; oversees the process of certification for all instructional
personnel and adjunct coaches; oversees the development of job descriptions for all areas of employees and maintains the current District organizational charts; oversees employee's benefits as provided through employment with the District.
Darlene VanLengen
Executive Secretary to the Executive Director for Human Resources
(904) 547-7600
Assists the Executive Director with all associated duties of the Human Resources Department.
Cathy Geiger
Director for Instructional Personnel
(904) 547-7607
Assists principals and managers in methods of diagnosing staff needs in the assigned area through position control and securing qualified employees within the needed area by application review and evaluation. Assists in the advertisement and counseling of school and district-level administrators in all aspects of contract (collective bargaining) compliance. Coordinate teacher recruitment, student interns, and on-going enhancements to PATS and Portal. Supervises application, certification, position control, and substitute teacher processes.
Pam Milillo
Executive Secretary to the Director for Instructional Personnel
(904) 547-7608
Assists the Director with all duties associated with the Instructional Personnel area.
Cathy Weber
Director for Non-Instructional Personnel
(904) 547-7604
Assists principals and managers in methods of diagnosing staff needs in the assigned area through position control and securing qualified employees within the needed area by application review and evaluation. Assists in the advertisement and counseling of school and district-level administrators in all aspects of non -instructional contract (collective bargaining) compliance. Negotiator for the SJESPA. Supervises employee processes involving payroll and benefits. Plan Administrator for funded medical plan.
Julie Ritter
Executive Secretary to the Director for Non-Instructional Personnel
(904) 547-7610
Assists the Director with all duties associated with the Non-Instructional Personnel area.
Shilo Rosenfeld
Certification Specialist
(904) 547-7619
Verification of certification/eligibility during the employment process; guidance/processing for initial temporary and professional certification; recertification of instructional and administrative employees; add-on fields/endorsement processing. National Board Certification. No Child Left Behind/Highly Qualified status, reports and updates.
Designated schools/departments are: Able Academy, Crookshank Elementary School, First coast Technical College, Gamble Rogers Middle School, G4S, Ketterlinus Elementary School, Murray Middle School, Osceloa Elementary School, Otis Mason Elementary School, St. Johns Technical High School, Sebastian Middle School, South Woods Elementary School, Transitions/Gaines, and Webster.
Jenna Poirier
Certification Specialist
(904) 547-7538
Verification of certification/eligibility during the employment process. Guidance/processing for initial temporary and professional certification. National Board certification. Verification of compliance/eligibility in ESOL and Reading areas. Maintaining Out of Field agreements and update and maintain No Child Left Behind/Highly Qualified notebooks.
Designated schools/departments are: Bartram Trail High School, Creekside High School, ESE Department, Fruit Cove Middle School, Landrum Middle School, Nease High School, Pacetti Bay Middle School, Pedro Menendez High School, Ponte Vedra High School, St. Augustine High School, and Switzerland Point Middle School.
Julie Vogel
Certification Specialist
(904) 547-7581
Recertification of instructional and administrative employees; add-on fields/endorsement processing. Guidance/processing for initial temporary and professional certification. Assist Certification Specialist with No Child Left Behind/Highly Quality reports.
Designated schools/departments are: Cunningham Creek Elementary School, District Office, Durbin Creek Elementary School, Hartley Elementary School, Hickory Creek Elementary School, R. B. Hunt Elementary School, Julington Creek Elementary School, Liberty Pines Academy, Mill Creek Elementary School, Ocean Palms Elementary School, PVPV/Rawlings Elementary School, Timberlin Creek Elementary School, Wards Creek Elementary School, New School "L".
Chris Williams-Ash
Position Control Coordinator
(904) 547-7596
Supervises the application process in PATS and processes all Personnel Action Forms and maintains position control of school allocations. PATS and Portal Administrator.
Linda Broussard
Applications Specialist
(904) 547-7631
Responsible for all applicant processes including applicant paperwork, management, communication with applicants.
Denise Liedtke
Personnel Specialist
(904) 547-7606
New employee set-up and assistance for various schools as well as the Maintenance and Transportation Departments. Also responsible for verifications of employment new employee orientation assists with random drug testing benefits (including medical life dental and vision insurance) retirement; sick leave payroll and processing of payroll memos for district which include new employee information salary changes reclassification resignations payouts leaves and transfers for biweekly substitute and part-time payrolls; enrolls and explains insurance program to all new employees; processes paperwork for health insurance processes paper-work pertaining to retirement and final salary certification; prepares income verifications for employees; prepares verification of experience forms for former employees; verifies completeness and accuracy of
assigned salaries; competes other tasks as assigned by the Associate Superintendent for Human Resources.
Designated School/Departments are: Administration/Purchasing, Bartram Trail High School, Durbin Creek Elementary School, Food Service, Gamble Rogers Middle School, Hartley Elementary School, Hickory Creek Elementary School, Landrum Middle School, Liberty Pines Academy, Ocean Palms Elementary School, Pacetti Bay Middle School, Pedro Menendez High School, and Sebastian Middle School.
Stacey Brown
Personnel Specialist
(904) 547-7609
New employee set-up and assistance for various schools as well as the Maintenance Department; verifications of employment; new employee orientation. Assists with Equity Program; benefits (including medical life dental and vision insurance) retirement; sick leave; payroll; processing of payroll memos for district which include new employee information salary changes reclassification resignations payouts leaves and transfers for biweekly substitute and part-time payrolls; enrolls and explains insurance program to all new employees; processes paperwork for health insurance; and for retirement and final salary certification; prepares income verifications for employees; prepares verification of experience forms for former employees verifies completeness and accuracy of assigned salaries; completes other tasks as assigned by the Associate
Superintendent for Human Resources.
Designated Schools/Departments are: Cunningham Creek Elementary School, Crookshank Elementary School, ESE Department, First Coast Technical College, Fruit Cove Middle School, Headstart, Intervention Services, Julington Creek Elementary School, Maintenance Department, Osceola Elementary School, Ponte Vedra High School, St. Augustine High School, St. Johns Technical High School, Transitions Program, Wards Creek Elementary School, and Webster Elementary School.
Lisa Stratton
Personnel Specialist
(904) 547-7666
New employee set-up and assistance for various schools as well as the administrative Building Food Services and Purchasing Departments;verifications of employment; new employee orientation. Assists with Equity Program; benefits (including medical life dental and vision insurance) retirement; sick leave; payroll; processing of payroll memos for district which include new employee information salary changes reclassification resignations payouts leaves and transfers for biweekly substitute and part-time payrolls; enrolls and explains insurance program to all new employees; processes paperwork for health insurance; processes paperwork pertaining to retirement and final salary certification; prepares income verifications for employees; prepares verification of experience forms for former employees verifies completeness and accuracy of assigned
salaries; completes other tasks as assigned by the Associate Superintendent for Human Resources.
Designated School/Departments are: Creekside High School, Ketterlinus Elementary School, Mill Creek Elementary School, Murray Middle School, Nease High School, Otis Mason Elementary School, PVPV/Rawlings Elementary School, R. B. Hunt Elementary School, South Woods Elementary School, Switzerland Point Middle School, Timberlin Creek Elementary School, Transportation Department.
Venessa Lee
Substitute Teacher Specialist
(904) 547-7634
Manages SmartFindExpress; data entry; formulates substitute applicant training and substitute payroll.
Cinde Lewis
Pre-Employment Specialist
(904) 547-7638
Responsible for pre-employment processing of recommended hires to the district.
Michelle Price
Benefits Supervisor
(904) 547-7549
Assists employees with insurance questions, retirement, and other duties as assigned.
Rhoda Ferrell
Human Resources Coordinator
(904) 547-7602
Under the direction of the Executive Director for Human Resources the HR Coordinator assists with the investigation of claims of impropriety against current District employees, including interviewing subject of investigation and witnesses, while serving as the first point of contact for employees in resolving work-related conflict. Serves as the Chair of the District's Equity Committee and develops all required reports with school administrative input for DOE. Supervisor to the areas of Pre-empoyment and Fingerprinting.
Chuck Greene
File Room Clerk
(904) 547-7542
Digital records custodian for St. Johns County School District employee personnel files, prepare digital file review for supervisiors, auditors, and Personnel Specialists. Also acts as a point of contact for public records request, functions as a back-up to the Application Specialist.
Vicky Eidsmoe
Fingerprint Specialist
(904) 547-7611
Receives fingerprint information from Field Print for applicants, vendor, and college students. Maintains all records for fingerprinting as well as communicates with the Florida Department of Law Enforcement regarding background screening.
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