Contact Human Resources

The Human Resources office operating hours are Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. To practice healthy social distancing, the Human Resources office is following a By Appointment Only policy. The size of the Human Resources office does not allow for normal daily traffic and recommended distancing. To make an appointment with Human Resources, please email HRAccount@pacificu.edu.

Zoom drop-in virtual office hours are also available on Wednesdays from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. No appointment is necessary for virtual office hours. All drop-ins will be done one-on-one with a waiting room and breakout rooms to ensure privacy. The Zoom link may be accessed through a secure Box document (available only to Pacific University community members).

Staff - Human Resources 

Helen Howell | Human Resources Director

Tammy Scheenstra | Associate Human Resources Director 

Tracy King | Benefits Administrator 

Heidi Garner | HR Generalist 

Carmen Castañeda | HR Generalist

April Meyer | HRIS Program Manager

Violet Madrid | Onboarding Specialist

Tiffany Burress | Administrative Assistant & Notary

Employment Verification | please send all requests via email to hraccount@pacificu.edu

Please Note: employment verifications have a 3-5 day processing period. 

Staff - Legal Affairs 

Jennifer Yruegas | General Counsel 

Ashly Tilden Browning | Executive Administrative Assistant

Not sure who to contact? Visit the Help Matrix.

To make an appointment with Human Resources, please email HRAccount@pacificu.edu or employees can drop-in during virtual office hours. Virtual office hours are held on Wednesdays from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Get access to the virtual office hours Zoom link in BOX.