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Human Resources

Our guiding principles
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  • Lead with positive intent for equitable outcomes to provide clear direction and communication. ​
  • Collaborate optimistically with respect and empathy to develop authentic connections and utilize active listening to enhance unified understanding. ​

Phone: 503-614-1447 
Employment Verification Fax: 503-614-1628       


Chief Human Resources Officer
Debbie Simons: 503-614-1407

Executive Assistant to Chief Human Resources Officer
Isabell Gomez-Rios: 503-614-3194

Assistant Director of Human Resources
​Carol Helfer, Ph.D.: 503-614-1658
  • ​Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) accommodation management
           *​to request ADA accommodations, please email Kathy Fernandez 
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Talent Acquisition & Retention Manager
Victor Cato: 503-601-2984

Human Resources Support Specialist 
​Lynsie Scharpf:  503-614-1482
  • Supplemental employee support​​​
  • Technical support: 
    • Frontline/Recruiting & Hiring
Human Resources Specialist
Michelle Odell: 503-614-1644 
  • Classified employees
  • Public/Federal Student Loan Forgiveness
  • ​Employment Verification
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Human Resources Specialist
​Grace Fasching: 503-614-1425 
  • Administrative employees
  • ​Licensed employees
  • License renewal/peer Forms
  • ​Technical support: 
    • Frontline/Professional Growth
    • Public School Works

Human Resources Specialist​                 
Kathy Fernandez: 503-614-1445
  • Benefits
  • FMLA/OFLA all Employees
  • Technical Support:
    • Ergopoint
  • Workers' Compensation

​Service Center Administrative Assistant
Carolyn Quinn: 503-614-1447
  • Conferences/Tuition
  • ​ID Badges

Washington Service Center Receptionist
Maria Navarro Ambriz: 503-614-1428
  • Staff Directory Updates
  • Room reservations

Wellness Coordinator
Bailey Kose: 503-935-9615
  • Wellness Program

  • Absence Management System
  • Benefits
    • Benefits Quick Links
    • Frequently Asked Questions
    • Glossary of Terms
    • MyOEBB
  • Career Opportunities
    • ​Employee Referral Program
  • Conference & Tuition Request
  • ​​Ergopoint - Online Ergonomic Self Assessment
  • ​Hiring and Evaluation Information
  • Job Descriptions
  • ​Leave Request Forms
  • License Renewal
  • Professional Development
  • Required Postings
  • Required Online Training
  • ​Retirement
  • ​Staff Handbook
  • Substitutes
  • Wellness​
Collective Bargaining Agreements - updates currently underway 
Memorandums of Agreement - updates currently underway
Salary Schedules 



Open Enrollment is August 15, 2022 - September 15, 2022 for benefits effective October 1, 2022.

​ Employee Assistance Program - EAP (Access Code is:  OEBB)

Uprise Health provides services to employees, their dependents, and household members to help them privately resolve problems that may interfere with work, family, and life.

The EAP can help you get back on top of your world. They provide: counseling; childcare services; adult and eldercare services; health coaching; legal and personal mediation; will preparation; financial services; home ownership program; and identity theft services.

Call or go online to learn more 1-866-750-1327, or visit their website at https://members.uprisehealth.com/ (Access code for registration is "OEBB").

FMLA/OFLA Leave
For information and paperwork, or if you think you may have an FMLA/OFLA Qualifying Event, please contact
Kathy Fernandez.

FAQ: http://www.mynwresd.org/fmlaofla.html

Complaints
  • Complaint form
  • Complaint of harassment form
  • Witness statement form
  • Working conditions form

New Employee Forms
Please Note: IRS regulation and the Federal Employers Handbook of 1998, requires that every employee’s payroll name must exactly match their Social Security card to prevent misdirected social security funds. To verify this, HR must see your original Social Security card and make a copy for your file.
  • All forms are completed through Frontline Links sent to employee upon hire

Worker's Compensation Resources
  • Workers' Comp
Retirement Information
  • Preparing for Retirement:  Your Blueprint for Success: http://www.mynwresd.org/hr-benefits-and-retirement.html
  • Medicare website: http://medicare.gov/
  • Medicare questions and plan selection assistance: www.oregonshiba.org
  • PERS Health Insurance Program (PERS offers Retiree and Medicare Plans): https://www.pershealth.com/

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