Meet the Human Resources Team

Dana Nagengast, SHRM-SCP

Dana Nagengast, SHRM-SCP

Assistant Vice President – Chief Human Resources Officer (AVP-CHRO)Kingston Hall909.621.8512dnagengast@hmc.edu

  • Advise and collaborate with college leadership to achieve college and department goals that support the College’s strategic initiatives.
  • Strategically lead the Human Resources team in addition to providing operational oversight for recruitment and selection, training and development, compensation and benefits, performance management, employee relations, HRIS/payroll processing, policy administration, professional and organizational development, along with all other HR related areas.
  • Serve as a point of contact for supervisors pertaining to employee relations matters.
  • Act as the College’s Affirmative Action Officer.
  • Lead and manage the College’s annual wage and salary increase program, including partnering with the Office of Financial Affairs.
Patrice Siffert, SHRM-SCP

Patrice Siffert, SHRM-SCP

Associate Director for Human ResourcesKingston Hall909.607.4154psiffert@hmc.edu

  • Partner with the Sr. Director for Human Resources to oversee recruitment, onboarding, and retention of faculty.
  • Oversee Leave administration, which includes medical, family, and workers’ compensation matters.
  • Serve as the liaison with The Claremont Colleges Services (TCCS) regarding benefits administration, questions, and issue resolution for faculty and staff.
  • Oversee the annual service award program and other HR services for the College.
  • Schedule and conduct new hire orientation.
Catharyne Magro

Catharyne Magro

Human Resources Generalist Kingston Hall909.607.9700cmagro@hmc.edu

  • Provide administrative support to the Office of Human Resources for staff pre-employment actions, on-boarding and off-boarding.
  • Manages student hiring and onboarding process for student hires.
  • Oversee all HR records management and provide other administrative support for HR.
  • Coordinate internal and external HR meetings/appointments and respond to HR-related queries and/or requests.
  • Provide administrative support for HR such as maintaining and updating employee records through the human resource information system (HRIS).
  • Complete background checks and employment verification requests for faculty, staff, and student employees.
José Barajas

José Barajas

HR Analyst & AdministratorKingston Hall909.607.6531jbarajas@hmc.edu

  • Provide a broad range of support related to compensation and benefits, performance management, employee relations, HRIS, payroll, policy administration, training and development and special projects.
  • Collect and interpret data for HR and compensation surveys and partner with members of HR and the Office of Financial Affairs to perform data analysis.
  • Coordinate the design, configuration, implementation, communication, maintenance and administration in support of HR strategy.
  • Support Staff Pilot Remote Work program. Including monthly attestation and tracking.
Sophie Hernandez

Sophie Hernandez

HR/Payroll SpecialistKingston Hall909.607.2729sohernandez@hmc.edu

  • Manage payroll administration for faculty, staff and student workers
  • Serve as the primary point of contact for Workday Time Tracking and Absence Management system, providing support and troubleshooting
  • Coordinate and administer student employment programs, including recruitment and payroll processing
  • Manage the Special Payment Authorization (SPA) function on campus
  • Coordinate payroll changes related to leave of absences, including FMLA, medical leave, and other types of employee leave, in partnership with other HR team members
  • Assist with developing and delivering HR training sessions for the community on HR and payroll compliance requirements in collaboration with HR team members
Haley Phillips

Haley Phillips

Assistant Director for Special Projects (part-time)Offices of the Chief Operating Officer and Human ResourcesKingston Hall909.607.4096hphillips@hmc.edu

  • Partner with the VP/COO to manage special projects and initiatives
  • Partner with VP/COO and HR Director in drafting policies and communications
  • Provide HR support including recruitment, employee relations and compliance
  • Collaborate with HR team on strategic projects