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Org Chart: Human Resources and Legal Support Services
This page shows the reporting structure, divisions and positions that are part of the Human Resources and Legal Support Services Department.

Human Resources and Legal Support Services
- Chief: Todd Torgerson, (505) 889-4853
- Executive Administrative Assistant: Germaine McKercher
Employee Processes & HR Systems
HR Operations
- Director: Dorothy Chavez, (505) 889-4898
- Manager: Employee Processes & Recruitment: Connie Rangel
- Coordinator: Employee Processes & Recruitment: Melanie Chavez
- Coordinator: Employee Processes & Recruitment: Tiffany Duran
- Professional Support Staff: Emily Sandoval
- Professional Support Staff: TBD
Applicant Processing
- Specialist (1)
Substitute Services
- Kelly Education / Contractor
Labor Relations
- Albuquerque Teachers Federation (ATF)
- Albuquerque Federation of Classified Professional (AFCP)
- Workers of America (CWA)
- Educational Police Officers Association (EPOA)
- Communications Workers of America - Food Services
PAR & Mentor Programs
- Mentor Program Coordinator: Nicole Miner
- SETT Coordinator: Shaness Conley
- PAR Program Coordinator: Stephanie Garcia
- Secretary: Emily Abeyta
- Teacher: Violeta Djordjevic
- Teacher: Christina Leonard
- Teacher: Cathy Gamble
- Teacher: Tee McDougal
Employee Benefits, Wellness, & Leaves
- Senior Director: Valerie Atencio, (505) 889-4813
- Senior Analyst: TBD
- Coordinator: Becky MacGregor
- Specialist: Employee Benefits: Debbie Rodriguez
- Specialist: Rebecca Wheat
- Specialist: TBD
- Specialist: TBD
- Specialist: Crist Meg
- Specialist: Extended Leaves: TBD
- Specialist: Extended Leaves: Erika Larribas
Risk Management
- Senior Director: Michael Brown, (505) 830-8472
- Analyst: Claim Tech Coordinator: TBD
- Analyst: Claim Tech Coordinator: Pat McLaren
- Coordinator: ADA: Socorro Rodriguez
- Coordinator: Return to Work: Jessica Urioste
- Senior Risk Claims Analyst: Glenda Sanchez
- Senior Risk Claims Analyst: Johnny Easwood
- Specialist: ADA: Kelly Marvin
- Specialist: Sick Leave Bank/Work Comp: Erika Larribas
Employee Relations & Staffing
Employee Relations
- Director: Jessica Rivera, (505) 889-4826
- Senior Specialist: Joseph Lovato
- Specialist: Marena Ortiz
- Assistant Specialist: Adriana Muñoz
Staffing
- Executive Director: Valerie Hoose, (505) 889-4854
Special Ed Staffing (2)
Certified Staffing
- Manager: Louise Sanchez, (505) 889-4827
- Secretary: Alejandro Fernandez
- Specialist: Nissa Muñoz
- Specialist: Angelic Sena
- Specialist: Stanley Keith
- Specialist: Alma Luna
- Specialist: Angela Herrera
- Specialist: Sophia Childers
- Specialist: Jacob Ankrum
- Specialist: Nadia Vasquez
Licensure
- Manager: Danielle Torres, (505) 889-4806
- Specialist: Autumn Ortiz
- Specialist: Lisa Chavez
- Technician: Kerry Wellborn
District Support & Classified Staffing
- Manager: Administrative and Classified Staffing: Tereasa Sanders, tereasa.sanders@aps.edu
- Specialist: Casie Petit
- Specialist: Brian Perrault
- Specialist: Johnna Moore
- Specialist: Adriana Rangel
- Specialist: Marcela Orozco
- Assistant Specialist: Meagan Chavez
Employee Data Center and Compensation
- Manager: Rebecca Rendon, (505) 889-4837
- Lead Specialist: Denise Jones
- Secretary: Verifications: Guadalupe Leon
- Specialist: Judith Zuluaga Alzate
- Specialist: Adrianna Trujillo
- Specialist: LaVerne Barela
- Specialist: Renee Garcia
- Specialist: Clara Smith
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