About the Office
Smith College’s Office of Human Resources is committed to providing solutions and partnerships that enhance the employee experience and foster an engaging working environment for every member of the Smith community.
Connect with the HR team for expertise in the following areas:
- Benefits
- Compensation
- Leaves of absence
- Performance management
- Policy interpretation
- Manager/employee concerns
- Career development
- Recruiting and talent acquisition
- Organizational design
For Benefit related questions, please email: HRBenefits@smith.edu
i.e., Medical, Dental, Vision, Prescription, Health Savings Account (HSA), leaves, EAP)
For General Human Resources questions, please email: hr@smith.edu
(i.e time off accruals, holidays, employee verifications, PSLF Forms,Background Checks, employment questions)
Appointments for CORI & I-9 Verifications can be made HERE
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Anne-Marie Szmyt |
The Associate Vice President for Human Resources is a strategic adviser and partner to the senior leadership of the college. While leading the development of workforce strategies encompassing all facets of the employee life cycle at Smith College, Anne-Marie helps to actively cultivate relationships with members of the college community at every level, ensuring that Smith is a workplace of choice. |
Human Resources Consulting
The Human Resources Consulting Team provides strategic and comprehensive day-to-day HR support and advice to customer groups on all HR-related matters, including employee relations and engagement, workforce planning, succession planning, talent management, performance management, learning and development, and talent acquisition.
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Jacquelyn Robbins |
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Matt Martindell |
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Human Resources Total Rewards
The Total Rewards team leads the design, development, administration and communication of the college’s compensation and benefits strategy, policies, programs and practices to support the mission and objectives of Smith College. Total Rewards is focused on offering solutions for all stages of life that support employees’ health, financial and social/emotional wellbeing.
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Katie Bowling |
Oversees the design, development and communication of Smith’s total rewards strategy, philosophy and practices aligned to the mission and values of Smith College. Leads the Total Rewards team. |
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Tina Benoit 413-585-2275 |
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Amy Smith |
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Talent Acquisition
The Talent Acquisition team works with hiring managers to attract the highest quality candidates to support the college’s mission and strategic plans. Including all phases of the recruitment life cycle such as sourcing, screening, interviewing, negotiation of employment offers, coordination of on-boarding and pre-employment activities.
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Kimberly Kenney-Rockwal |
Oversees the Talent Acquisition strategy and all facets of the recruiting life cycle that encompasses sourcing through onboarding. Leads the Talent Acquisition team and the strategy to attract the most diversified qualified candidates. |
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Ashley Lomma |
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Gregory Armstrong |
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| Human Resources Operations Team | Primary Area of Focus |
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Matteo Ramos-Mucci |
Provides Team leadership for the Operations team and supports the Workday optimization, Data stewardship, and Compliance reporting |
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Wendy Fox 413-585-2287 |
Provides direction and expertise for HR administrative and transactional services. Lead the day-to-day data entry process, data auditing, and cyclical HR transaction with key stakeholders within HR and across the college. |
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Holly Allen |
Serves as the primary resource for entering all employment data and works with Payroll to coordinate information and processing between the HR office and the Payroll office. |
| Kimberly Counter Human Resources Assistant 413-585-5589 |
Serves as the first point of contact of the office for all staff, faculty, visitors and other members of the College's community. Assisting with the administration of the day-to-day operation for the Human Resources office |
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Lynn A. Cocco |
The senior human resources & workforce analysts synthesize human capital data, building relevant analysis and interpretation to make personnel-related decisions for the HR department. |