Last updated: July 9, 2026
The negotiating team and updates will be posted here for the contract beginning in 2025.
Last updated: July 9, 2026
- Jennifer Mallahan
- Negotiator, Labor Relations
- Mindy Kornberg
- Vice President, UWHR
- Alex Grothe
- Associate Director of Human Resources, College of Engineering
- Amy Junglov
- Director, HR Compensation
- Deepa Rao
- Associate Vice Provost for Faculty Development
- Jennifer McEwen
- Assistant Dean, Finance and Administration, School of Pharmacy
- Margo Cousins
- Director of Research and Graduate Education, School of Medicine
- Aileen Trilles
- Director of HR, College of Engineering
- Peter Denis
- Associate Dean, College of Arts & Sciences
- Trevor Thompson
- Specialist, Labor Relations
- Banks Evans
- Assistant Vice President, Labor Relations
- Alex Jaeger
- Director of Academic Appointments and Compensation, School of Medicine
- Beth Lund
- Compensation Consultant, HR Compensation
- Erin Mercer
- Human Resources Consultant, UWHR
- Lisa Hanna
- Director, Employee Relations, UWHR
- Shawna Skjonsberg-Fotopoulos
- Director of Personnel Projects, School of Medicine
- Stephanie Harrington
- Associate Dean, College of the Environment
- Tyler Hitt
- Human Resources Consultant, Academic Human Resources
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