Leadership and Support

Christine Homer

Christine Homer

Chief Human Resources Officer

chomer@mines.edu
303.384.2124

  • Leads Human Resources Team
  • Strategic Planning in Partnership with Campus Leaders
  • Oversees Employee Relations and Total Rewards
  • Performance Management and Succession Planning
  • Leadership Development
Jill Ostendorf

Jill Ostendorf

Executive Assistant

jill.ostendorf@mines.edu
303-273-3077

AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION

  • Administrative Support
  • Budget Management
  • Unemployement Claims

Total Rewards Team

BRANDY MALATESTA

BRANDY MALATESTA

Director, Total Rewards

bmalatesta@mines.edu
303.384.2496

AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION

  • Compensation
  • Benefits
  • Human Resources Information Systems
KYLE MATHES

KYLE MATHES

Compensation Analyst

kylemathes@mines.edu
303.384.2081

AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION

  • Compensation
  • Position Reviews
  • Salary Benchmarking
  • Job Offer Approval
  • Data Analytics
Vacant

Vacant

Benefits Analyst

benefits@mines.edu
303.273.3052

AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION

  • Faculty Insurance Benefits 
  • Classified Employee Benefits 
  • Retirement Plan Administration – PERA / MDCP 
  • Workers’ Compensation 
  • Leave Management / FMLA / Sick Leave / Annual Leave / Disability Leave
SAMANTHA MYERS- On Leave

SAMANTHA MYERS- On Leave

Benefits Analyst

smyers2@mines.edu
303.273.3196

AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION

  • Faculty Insurance Benefits 
  • Classified Employee Benefits 
  • Retirement Plan Administration – PERA / MDCP
Megan Foster

Megan Foster

Temporary Benefits Analyst

AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION

  • Faculty Insurance Benefits 
  • Classified Employee Benefits 
  • Retirement Plan Administration – PERA / MDCP
Tiesha Fennell

Tiesha Fennell

Temporary Benefits Analyst

AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION

  • Special Projects

Employee & Labor Relations

Craig Hess

Craig Hess

Director of Human Resources

rchess@mines.edu
303.273.3390

 

Areas of Specialization

  • President’s Office
ABDULLAH ALSALEM

ABDULLAH ALSALEM

Senior Human Resources Advisor

aalsalem1@mines.edu
303.384.2442

 

Areas of Specialization

  • Student Life
  • Research and Technology Transfer
  • Global Initiatives
  • Information Technology
Britt Hoerauf

Britt Hoerauf

Senior Human Resources Advisor

britthoerauf@mines.edu
303.273.3839

 

Areas of Specialization

  • Academic Affairs
Jennifer Sanchez

Jennifer Sanchez

Senior Human Resources Advisor

jlsanchez@mines.edu
303.384.2710

 

Areas of Specialization

  • Finance, Administration & Operations

Talent Acquisition Team

Clara Woodmansee

Clara Woodmansee

Talent Acquisition Manager

cwoodmansee@mines.edu
303.384.2305

 

Areas of Specialization

  • Talent Aquisition Management
  • Full Cycle Recruiting and Selection
  • Diversity, Inclusion and Access Focus
  • Strategic Staffing and Resourse Planning
  • Talent Management Training and Coaching
  • Recruitment Marketing, Branding
  • Sourcing Best-In-Class Active and Passive Talent
Kathy White

Kathy White

Talent Acquisition Partner

kwhite1@mines.edu
303.273.3494

 

Areas of Specialization

  • Classified Recruitment Selection
  • Search Committee Support
  • New Employee Orientation
  • Hiring Excellence Training
  • Finance, Administration and Operations, Global Initiatives, President’s Office, and Student Life Recruiting
Dorie Gelber

Dorie Gelber

Talent Acquisition Partner

dorie.gelber@mines.edu
303.384.2240

 

Areas of Specialization

  • Search Committee Support & Training
  • Recruitment Selection
  • New Employee Orientation
  • Onboarding
  • Academic Affairs Recruiting
Kathleen Feighny

Kathleen Feighny

Talent Acquisition Partner

kfeighny@mines.edu
303.273.3888

 

Areas of Specialization

  • Academic Affairs Recruiting
  • Recruitment Selection
  • Hiring Excellence Training
  • Search Committee Support
Erika Stone

Erika Stone

Talent Acquisition Partner

estone@mines.edu
303.273.3680

 

Areas of Specialization

  • Classified Recruitment Selection
  • Search Committee Support & Training
  • New Employee Orientation
  • Onboarding
  • Finance, Administration and Operations, President’s Office, Global Initiatives, Research and Tech Transfer, Student Life
Susan Trimmer

Susan Trimmer

HR Coordinator

strimmer@mines.edu
303.273.3250

 

Areas of Specialization

  • Recruitment Selection Support
  • Search Committee Training Support 
  • Hiring Excellence Support
  • Background Checks
  • Administrative Support
Sarah Smith

Sarah Smith

Student Recruitment Coodinator

sarah.smith@mines.edu

 

Areas of Specialization

  • Recruitment Selection Support
  • Student Recruitment
  • Contingent and Connected Workers
Megan Mears

Megan Mears

Human Resources Office Assistant

megan.mears@mines.edu

 

Areas of Specialization

  • Administrative Support
  • Recruitment Support
  • Background Checks

Learning and Development

Rakhi Ihiga

Rakhi Ihiga

Assistant Director of Learning and Development

rihiga@mines.edu
303.384.2712

 

Areas of Specialization

  • Curriculum and Development of Training Programs to Develop, Motivate, and Retain our Most Valued Resource, our Employees
  • Assessment of Training and Development Needs of our Community
  • LMS Systems and Programs
  • Thought Partner with Mines Community Alliances