The HR Business Partners serve as strategic advisors and consultative partners to assigned client groups, helping leaders make informed workforce and organizational decisions that support business objectives. HRBPs provide guidance on workforce planning, employee relations, leadership effectiveness, organizational change, talent, and workforce-related challenges. They partner with leaders to proactively address people issues, build management capability, strengthen organizational effectiveness, mitigate risk, and support successful organizational change. HRBPs also provide workforce insights and guidance on the appropriate use and escalation of matters to HR Centers of Excellence and other specialized HR resources.

Campus

Name Title/role Phone Email
Bill Verble HR Director HR Business Partners, Provost Area (859) 323-1601 bill.verble@uky.edu
Crystal Gabbard HR Business Partner Senior, President’s Areas (859) 218-5427 crystal.gabbard@uky.edu
Dan Gier HR Business Partner, Provost Areas and Colleges (859) 257-8954 daniel.gier@uky.edu
Elizabeth Hillard HR Business Partner, College of Medicine and Health Colleges (859) 218-2204 ehhill3@email.uky.edu
Mieccia Samuels HR Business Partner, Research and Colleges (859) 562-2989 Mieccia.Samuels@uky.edu

UK HealthCare

Name Title/role Phone Email
Jennifer Siguenza Director of Human Resource Operations for UK HealthCare (859) 257-1738 jennifer.siguenza@uky.edu
Ann Stone HR Business Partner Senior, EVPHA Corporate (859) 323-1426 Ann.Stone@uky.edu
Reid Connelly HR Business Partner Senior, Ambulatory and Medical Group (859) 323-6800 reid.connelly@uky.edu
Alley Schwendeman HR Business Partner, Procedural and Diagnostic Services (859) 562-2539 a.pearson@uky.edu
Lauren Burgess HR Business Partner, Inpatient Clinical Operations (859) 323-3840 Lauren.Burgess@uky.edu