Contact

Where to Find Us
215 College St. (EH&S is located at 220 College St)
Hours:  9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. (Closed 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. for Lunch)
General HR Telephone Line: 207-786-6140
Fax: 207-786-6170

Employment Verification:
Call 207-786-6140 for instructions or submit a request accompanied by a signed authorization from the employee to Emma-Lee St.Germain, Human Resources Assistant, at estgerma@bates.edu. Requests are typically responded to within 1-2 business days.

Melissa Benoit                    
Manager of HR Partner Services, Deputy to the AVP for HR, EH&S 
207-753-6935

For a complete listing of the departments each HR Partner is responsible for, please click below.

List of HR Partner Departments (Alphabetical)
Marra, Jodybeth "Jody"Pronouns: she/her/hersjmarra@bates.eduHuman Resources Partner Human Resources 207-786-6175 215 College Street

Jody Marra
Human Resources Partner
207-786-6175

For a complete listing of the departments each HR Partner is responsible for, please click below.

List of HR Partner Departments (Alphabetical)

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Ken Emerson
Director of Compensation and Benefits
207-786-8271

  • Compensation Program Management
  • Benefits Program Management
  • Benefits Reporting & Compliance
  • Benefits Coordination & Communication
  • Wellness Program
Flink, Scot A.sflink@bates.eduDirector of Payroll Financial Offices 207-753-6948 215 College Street

Scot Flink
Director of Payroll
207-753-6948

  • Payroll
  • Student Employment and use of Handshake for Student Employment
Dot Letourneau 2016

Dot Letourneau
Payroll Administrator
207-786-6173

  • Payroll
  • Student Employment
  • International Specialist

Melani McGuire
Director of HRIS & Project Management, Human Resources Partner
207-786-8265

  • HRIS
  • Project Management
For a complete listing of the departments each HR Partner is responsible for, please click below.

List of HR Partner Departments (Alphabetical)

Mike Milliken
Wellness Program Manager
207-753-6936

  • Wellness program
  • Personal training
Brenda Sawyer

Brenda Sawyer
Senior Benefits Specialist and Manager of Leave Programs
207-786-6176

  • Benefits
  • Leave of Absence: Family Medical Leave, Short Term Disability, Long Term Disability
  • Workers compensation
  • Rowe Fund
  • Retirement and retiree recognition
Patrick Twombly
Compensation & Benefits Analyst
207-786-6176

Jennifer Kish
Human Resources Coordinator
207-753-6956

  • On-boarding
  • New Employee Orientation
  • Personnel Changes


Emma-Lee St. Germain
Human Resources Assistant
207-786-6140

  • Reception
  • Student Work Authorization Cards
  • New Hire coordinator for Dining Services
  • Verification of employment
 
Jessica Smith 2016

Jess Smith
Director of Environmental Health and Safety
 207-786-8226

  • Fire safety
  • Emergency planning
  • Spill prevention
  • Hazardous materials
  • Healthy work environment
  • Injury prevention

Hunter Smith
Environmental Health and Safety Coordinator
207-786-6413

  • Safety & Environmental Safety Programs
  • Investigates Environmental & Safety matters
  • EH&S Records maintenance
  • Campus surveyor
  • Safety guideline development
  • Training