Human Resources

Our Human Resources team partners with the hiring managers and staff within the College of Human Medicine to provide a wide range of human resource functions. Some areas of support include but are not limited to recruitment hiring, onboarding and performance excellence.

We are here to assist you. Please don’t hesitate to contact our team below.

Human Resources Offices

East Fee Hall, Suite 108, East Lansing
(517) 353-1730

Secchia Center, Suite 400, Grand Rapids
(616) 233-1678

Human Resources Team

• Carol Parker, Associate Dean for Administration

  Carol Parker
  Associate Dean for Administration

  Dr. Parker is the Associate Dean for Administration. She is responsible for implementation of the college’s strategic plan; space allocation; leads the human resources team; and, leads the operations team which includes development of new off-campus facilities, operational and security for existing off-campus facilities including three buildings in Grand Rapids, Michigan (Secchia Center, Grand Rapids Research Center and the Doug Meijer Medical Innovation Building) and one in Flint, Michigan (Flint Campus Building), and renovations of on-campus facilities.

• Toya Pruitt, Human Resources Director

  Toya Pruitt, MSA
  Human Resources Director
  517-353-7816
  

  Toya serves as the Human Resources Director for the College of Human Medicine, where she leads a team of HR professionals across the East Lansing and Grand Rapids (Secchia Center) campuses. In this role, Toya provides strategic guidance and support to faculty, academic and support staff, department chairs, directors, and administrators on a wide range of human resources matters, including employee relations, classification and compensation, performance management, recruitment, and policy interpretation.

  As the college’s HR liaison, Toya collaborates closely with university offices across campus and statewide, ensuring alignment with institutional goals and compliance with HR policies. She is the key MAU (Major Administrative Unit) leader for all human resources functions within the college.

  Toya holds a bachelor's degree in business administration with a concentration in Human Resources Management from Baker College, and a master's degree in human resources administration from Central Michigan University. She also earned the Certified Human Resources Specialist (CHRS) designation from Michigan State University.

  In her personal time, Toya enjoys traveling with her family, volunteering in her community, and spending time on the golf course.

• Colena Patrick, Human Resources Business Partner

  Colena Patrick
  Human Resources Business Partner
  616-234-2699

  Colena has been with the College of Human Medicine since 2016. Colena provides human resources support for all college paid faculty and staff located in Grand Rapids. Her responsibilities include posting positions, serving on search committees and on-boarding all new employees; processing reappointments, reclassifications among other changes in appointments; cost distributions and various payroll functions; facilitating departures from the college; etc. Colena graduated from Michigan State University with a Bachelor’s in Human Resources with a Business Specialization.

• Alicia Angell, Human Resources Professional

  Alicia Angell
  Human Resources Professional
  
  

  Alicia is a Human Resources Professional at the College of Human Medicine’s East Lansing Campus. Alicia’s primary duties include posting positions, serving on search committees and helping onboard new employees. Alicia also assists with processing varies EBS HR personnel transactions such as reclassifications, pay changes, status changes, reappointments, and cost redistributions. Alicia Graduated form Central Michigan University with a Bachelor’s in Human resources and a minor in Information Systems. On her free time, Alicia enjoys spending time outdoors with her dog Cooper.

• Angela Curtis, Human Resources Coordinator

  Angela Curtis
  Human Resources Coordinator
  616-234-2697

  Angela is a Unit Human Resources Coordinator working alongside the Dean’s team in the College of Human Medicine in Grand Rapids. Angela’s primary responsibilities are processing hiring and Human Resource processes of employment for On-Call/Temporary staff, MSU students and On-Call Faculty, which includes administering the PageUp posting process and other various HR related job duties. Angela has over 8 years of experience in Human Resources and is SHRM certified. In her free time, she enjoys reading and being outdoors with her family.

• Grace Yoder, Human Resources Assistant

  Grace Yoder, CHRS
  Human Resources Assistant
  616-234-2866

  Grace is a Human Resources Professional for the College of Human Medicine in Grand Rapids. She started her journey with Michigan State University in October 2018. Grace’s primary responsibilities are coordinating the faculty appointment process for non-MSU-employed faculty. She collects faculty appointment applications, completes faculty appointments transactions, change of statues, and terminations. Along with the East Lansing human resources team, Grace is responsible for the coordination of the university’s annual mass update process for the Grand Rapids, Traverse City and Upper Peninsula communities. Grace also assists with processing various EBS HR personnel transactions and hiring support staff positions.

   

• Lily Davis, Unit HR Services Assistant

  Lily Davis
  Unit HR Services Assistant

  Lily is the Unit HR Services Assistant for the College of Human Medicine at the East Lansing campus. Lily’s main responsibilities include handling clinical/adjunct appointments, processing payroll, temporary and student hiring, graduate assistantships and fellowships, as well as distributing keys and handling email communications. Lily is also assisting in the Mass Update process for CHM. While not working, Lily enjoys going for walks and spending time with family.