Employee Services
Our Vision
To support Rio Salado College’s mission and strategic goals through collaborative partnerships and dedication to our faculty and staff.
Our Mission
The Employee Services division is a strategic partner with a focus on institutional excellence. We believe that fostering a sense of belonging is integral to furthering Rio’s mission of creating a diverse and welcoming campus community for our students and employees. Our diverse perspectives come from many sources including gender, race, age, national origin, sexual orientation, culture, education, and professional and life experience. We are builders of a culture defined by professional and educational development and heightened attention to accuracy and efficiency to support our employees who serve our students.
Our Values
RIO ES - Respect, Integrity, Opportunity, Excellence, Service
In pursuit of our mission, we are committed to the following values:
Respect: Build an inclusive community based on mutual respect.
Integrity: Communicate with honesty and clarity.
Opportunity: Provide personal and professional development opportunities that enable our faculty and staff to develop and feel valued.
Excellence: Work in collaboration with units to understand their needs and to help them to achieve workplace excellence.
Service: Provide the highest levels of service through timely and accurate interactions and transactions.
Employee Services is comprised of 4 main departments:
Alex Phan
New Hire Packets
Minimum qualification applicant screening Scheduling/hosting interviews
Part-time and contingent worker hires Miscellaneous payroll assistance
General HR assistance
Contact: alexander.phan@riosalado.edu
480-517-8306
Annamarie Dowling-Garrott
New Hire Packets
Minimum qualification applicant screening Scheduling/hosting interviews
Part-time and contingent worker hires Miscellaneous payroll assistance
General HR assistance
Contact:
annamarie.dowling-garrott@riosalado.edu
480-517-8257
Talent Acquisition Liaison: Status of Hiring process
Contact: paulina.post@riosalado.edu
480-517-8305
Cydney Handel
Supervisor
Recruitment
Job postings
Pay placement
Job offers
Contact: cydney.handel@riosalado.edu
480-517-8172
Donna Breault
Addictions and Substance Use Disorders
Applied Technology and Engineering
Communication
Early Childhood Education
Educator Preparation Programs
Library Services
STEM Initiatives
Online GED
Contact: donna.breault@riosalado.edu
480-517-8793
Cortney Mesaros
Accounting, Small Business, and Insurance Studies
Computer Technology
Counseling and Personal Development
Health Sciences and Sustainability
Reading, ESL
Contact: cortney.mesaros@riosalado.edu
480-517-8701
Amanda Telloni
Administration of Justice and Paralegal
English, Creative Writing, and New Media Studies
Business, Management, Public Administration, and Corporate/Government Programs
History
Humanities
Political Science
Social Sciences
Contact: amanda.telloni@riosalado.edu
480-517-8294
Lisa Traphagan
Biology
Dental Programs
Honors Program
Languages
Mathematics
Physical Science
Philosophy and Religious Studies
Psychology
AFPG college representative
Contact: lisa.traphagan@riosalado.edu
480-517-8295
Course Scheduling & Adjunct Pay:
Diana Herrera
Point of contact for Adjunct Pay for:
Administration of Justice and Paralegal Counseling/Personal Development English/Creative Writing
Humanities
Languages
Library Science
Math
Philosophy and Religious Studies Psychology
Reading
Contact: diana.herrera@riosalado.edu
480-517-8241
Jeff Lehman
Point of contact for Adjunct Pay for:
Allied Health
Behavioral Health
Biology
Business/ Management
Communication
History
Physical Sciences
Social Sciences
Contact: jeffrey.lehman@riosalado.edu
480-517-8658
Marissa Ames
Point of contact for Adjunct Pay for:
Accounting/Small Business
Applied Technology
Computer Information Systems
Dental
Education/Early Childhood Education STEM
Non-Credit classes
Contact: marissa.ames@riosalado.edu
480-517-8239
Heather Haskell- Supervisor
Point of contact for:
Partnerships (PRPA, AZDPS)
Course Creation in Non-Credit Catalog
Course Scheduling department training
Contact: heather.haskell@riosalado.edu
480-517-8236
Jessica Smith- Manager
Point of contact for:
Faculty
Instructional design and Course Production
Updates for Faculty disciplines
Faculty approvals in SIS,
Academic Orgs changes
SIS Assignment Approval changes
SIS Payroll deadlines
Contact: jessica.smith11@riosalado.edu
480-517-8234
Employee Engagement & Resource Center:
Alyssa Salazar
NEO Coordinator
Offboarding
Wellness Coordinator
Employee engagement events
Contact: alyssa.salazar@riosalado.edu
480-517-8176
Nathan Reaves
Retirements
NEO support
Probationary reminders
Training
DEIB,
Employee engagement events
Contact: nathan.reaves@riosalado.edu
480-517-8329