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Gretchen Senez
Gretchen Senez, MS
Assistant Dean for HR
Second Floor, Rosenau Hall
135 Dauer Drive
CB #7400
- Oversees all human resource functions for the Gillings School, including oversight of nine major academic departments and central units.
- Provides counsel on all HR policies and matters, including recruitment and hiring, payroll, employee relations and performance appraisals.
- Interfaces with University contacts on HR-related issues.
- Acts as the Equal Employment Opportunity/Compliance officer for the Gillings School.

Abbey McLennan
Abbey McLennan, PHR, SHRM-CP
Assistant Director for HR
Second Floor, Rosenau Hall
amclenna@email.unc.edu
- Leads a sub-team of HR Staff.
- Co-manages daily HR operations for the school.
- Serves as an initial escalation point for inquiries with a focus on staff (SHRA and EHRA NF).
- Assists in creating best practices and standard procedure.

Linda Mitchell
Linda Mitchell, PHR
Assistant Director for HR
Second Floor, Rosenau Hall
lgmitche@email.unc.edu
- Leads a sub-team of HR Staff.
- Co-manages daily HR operations for the school.
- Serves as an initial escalation point for inquiries with a focus on faculty.
- Assists in creating best practices and standard procedure.
Chris Powe
Human Resources Specialist
Second Floor, Rosenau Hall
cpowe@email.unc.edu
- Supports the schoolwide MPH program by providing adjunct hiring support and consultation.
Biostatistics HR Contact

Annette Raines
Annette Raines
Human Resources Consultant
Second Floor, Rosenau Hall
annette_raines@unc.edu
- Supports the Department of Biostatistics by providing departmental and employee-specific human resources support and consultation.
Epidemiology / CEHS HR Contact

Sharon Sullivan
Sharon Sullivan
Human Resources Consultant
Second Floor, Rosenau Hall
sharon_sullivan@unc.edu
- Supports the Department of Epidemiology and the Center for Environmental Health and Susceptibility (CEHS) by providing departmental/center and employee-specific human resources support and consultation.
Health Behavior/Maternal and Child Health
Kristi Datta
Human Resources Consultant
Second Floor, Rosenau Hall
kdatt@unc.edu
- Supports the Departments of Health Behavior and Maternal and Child Health by providing departmental/center and employee-specific human resources support and consultation.
Nutrition / CAU HR Contact

Lasonya Whitworth
LaSonya Whitworth
Human Resources Consultant
Second Floor, Rosenau Hall
lwhitwor@email.unc.edu
- Supports the Department of Nutrition and the Central Administrative Units by providing departmental/unit and employee-specific human resources support and consultation.
Health Policy and Management / Public Health Leadership / NCIPH HR Contact

Caitlin Webster
Caitlin Webster
Human Resources Consultant
Second Floor, Rosenau Hall
caitlin_webster@unc.edu
- Supports the Department of Health Policy and Management, the North Carolina Institute for Public Health and the Public Health Leadership Program by providing departmental/unit and employee-specific human resources support and consultation.
Environmental Sciences and Engineering HR Contact
LaTonya Simrel-Wright
Human Resources Consultant
Second Floor, Rosenau Hall
latosimr@unc.edu
- Supports the Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering by providing departmental/center and employee-specific human resources support and consultation.
- Serves as primary contact for the School’s departmental requests related to the processing of immigrant/non-immigrant petitions and applications on behalf of all international scholars.