Claudia Gallagher

Program Assistant
cgallagher@whitworth.edu
509.777.4872

Provides front-office information and customer-service support to employees; provides office support to associate vice president and human resources staff; responds to employment verifications; assists new employees with employment documents.

Ariane Mondragón Oglesbee

Interim Chief Human Resources Officer
aoglesbee@whitworth.edu
509.777.4320

Administrative oversight for all areas of human resources including policies and procedures; performance reviews; compliance and regulatory matters; employee relations.

John Bujosa

Director, Human Resources Operations & Information Systems
jbujosa@whitworth.edu
509.777.4359

Oversees and provides leadership in development and use of technology in human resources; oversees and manages the upkeep of electronic employee personnel and associated records; performs various reporting and data acquisition functions; oversees HR process workflow and performance management; coordinates new employee training; manages HR student employees.

Sam Abbott

Employment Manager
sabbott@whitworth.edu
509.777.4280

Responsible for overseeing Whitworth's recruiting and hiring efforts for faculty and staff. Coordinates and conducts new employee orientation. 

August Weil

Health & Safety Manager
aweil@whitworth.edu
509.777.3236

Provide servant leadership to community members by strengthening a culture of mastery in health, safety and sustainability through continuous learning, professional expertise and ethical practices.

Elise Forman

Interim Senior HR Generalist
eforman@whitworth.edu
509.777.4219

Manages the university leave programs including processing requests for bereavement, family medical leave, reasonable accommodation and other leave related requests.. 

Facilitates the administration of classification/compensation policies, procedures and practices in conjunction with the CHRO.

Heidi Petersen

Benefits Specialist II
hpetersen@whitworth.edu
509.777.3800

Monitors and processes employee benefits records and databases. Processes tuition remission and tuition exchange programs.

Lauren Ambrose

HR Data Specialist
lambrose@whitworth.edu
509.777.4413

Processes a variety of updates to human resources personnel records in Colleague and Papervision; processes approved payroll and human resources entries; assists in the maintenance of electronic personnel records.