Human Resources

In the Office of Human Resources, we strive to share and provide knowledge, support and advocacy to faculty and staff, as well as students and the community. We aim to be business partners, good listeners, committed advocates for employees and the university, stewards of university policies and procedures, and active community members.

Contact Human Resources

We are located in the Frye Building on 21st Avenue in Forest Grove. Office hours are 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Please ring the doorbell.

Contact our main office by email at HRAccount@pacificu.edu or by phone at 503-352-3116 — or find a direct contact among our staff listing below.

We also offer drop-in sessions on Zoom. Chat with us:

• 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesdays | open to everyone
• 1 to 2 p.m. Thursdays | supervisors

Quick HR Resources

• Read our Winter 2022 Edition HR newsletter.
• Get Datos help with this Datos FAQ.
• Send employment verification, tuition remission and PLSF requests to hraccount@pacificu.edu. Requests are processed within five days.

Who to Contact in Human Resources

Helen Howell | Director of Human Resources
helenhowell@pacificu.edu
Personnel Issues | Policy & Compliance | General HR | Exit Interviews

Tammy Scheenstra | Associate Director of Human Resources
tammys@pacificu.edu
Compensation | Contracts | General HR

Carmen Castañeda | Benefits and Leaves Specialist
carmen@pacificu.edu
Benefits | Open Enrollment | Retirement | Leaves | Worker’s Comp | Accommodations

Heidi Garner | Payroll Manager
heidig@pacificu.edu
Student Payroll | Faculty & Staff Payroll | Stipends | Time-off Accruals | Employment Terminations | Final Check Requests 

April Meyer | HRIS Specialist
april.meyer@pacificu.edu
Paycom Reports | Paycom Training | Paycom Access

Violet Madrid | Onboarding Specialist
violet.madrid@pacificu.edu
Position Posting | Background Checks | New Employee Onboarding 

Tiffany Burress | Administrative Assistant & Notary
burresst@pacificu.edu
Employment Verification | Tuition Remission | PSLF | I-9 Verifications | General Questions

Who to Contact in Legal Affairs

Jennifer Yruegas | General Counsel
jennifer.yruegas@pacificu.edu

Ashly Tilden Browning | Executive Administrative Assistant
ashlytb@pacificu.edu 

Digital Bulletin Board

• Posted LCAs |   Professor   --  Professor  -- Professor 
• Notice of PERM Filing for Pacific University Employee 

Pacific University does not discriminate on the basis of sex, physical or mental disability, race, color, national origin, sexual orientation, age, religious preference, or disabled veteran or Vietnam Era status in admission and access to, or treatment in, employment, educational programs or activities, as required by Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, or any other classification protected under state or federal law, or city ordinance.