The Finance and Operations Human Resources Team has dual reporting to Rod Lehnertz, Senior Vice President, Finance and Operations/University Architect and Cheryl Reardon, Chief HR Officer & Associate Vice President.
The Finance and Operations HR Team provides support to all departments within the division that is comprised of various different departments/units and over 950 regular staff and approximately 550 part-time/students:
- Accounting and Financial Reporting & Capital Asset Mgt
- Campus Safety
- Grant Accounting
- Printing and Mail Services
- Surplus
- University Business Manager & UI Space Planning
- Administration
- Controller
- General Stores
- Parking and Transportation
- Risk Management
- Treasury and Budget
- Accounts Payable & Travel
- Facilities Management
- Laundry Services
- Purchasing
- Tax Manager
- University Shared Services
STAFF
![Lew](/sites/hr.fo.uiowa.edu/files/styles/square__1024_x_1024/public/2024-04/IMG_7428.jpg?h=9a47a4e5&itok=-vMODW2n)
Lew Montgomery
The HR team focuses its resources on supporting F & O staff and students in a way that ensures a positive employee experience that furthers the mission and vision of Finance and Operations and the University.
HR responsibilities include multiple touch points along the employee life cycle, which include:
Recruitment and Retention – Training and Development – Compensation – Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Performance Management – Legal Compliance – Safe Work Environment/Wellbeing – Organizational Culture
HR REPRESENTATIVES
![Colton](/sites/hr.fo.uiowa.edu/files/styles/square__1024_x_1024/public/2022-06/IMG_0104_0.jpg?h=14cc99d3&itok=q4aK9QOm)
Colton Smith, PHR
![picture of Vanessa Steffen](/sites/hr.fo.uiowa.edu/files/styles/square__768_x_768/public/2021-03/Vanessa%20Steffen%20Photo.jpg?h=63e0e9e0&itok=1sBx0Aaf)
Vanessa Steffen, PHR/SHRM-CP
![picture of Courtenay Villhauer](/sites/hr.fo.uiowa.edu/files/styles/square__1024_x_1024/public/2021-03/C%20Villhauer%20photo%20Spring%202021.jpg?h=0869ebf6&itok=O5zVU3oi)
Courtenay Villhauer, PHR
![picture of Jessica Voelker](/sites/hr.fo.uiowa.edu/files/styles/square__1024_x_1024/public/2021-03/2019_06_11-Voelker%2C%20Jessica-krbaumert-005.jpg?h=fc0baf60&itok=vrpMk19O)
Jessica Voelker, PHR/SHRM-CP
PAYROLL - STUDENT EMPLOYMENT - TRANSACTIONAL SPECIALIST
![picture of Dianne Reeve](/sites/hr.fo.uiowa.edu/files/styles/square__1024_x_1024/public/2021-03/2019_06_11-Reeve%2C%20Dianne-krbaumert-003.jpg?h=62dbb24e&itok=bEs-b0jg)
Dianne Reeve
![Haili](/sites/hr.fo.uiowa.edu/files/styles/square__1024_x_1024/public/2022-11/Haili-Smith%202500px2_1.jpg?h=0cda656a&itok=dSeDcL_v)
Haili Smith
RECRUITERS
![Andrew Brus](/sites/hr.fo.uiowa.edu/files/styles/square__1024_x_1024/public/2023-04/Andrew%20Brus.jpg?h=83bf2fe5&itok=tzh0GzF_)
Andrew Brus
![Brooke McMurl](/sites/hr.fo.uiowa.edu/files/styles/square__1024_x_1024/public/2021-11/Brooke.jpg?h=fbf7a813&itok=kHBFD8KX)