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HR Staff

A. Tracy Hassett

Vice President for Human Resources
+1-508-831-5473
thassett@wpi.edu

Tracy Hassett is the Vice President for Human Resources.  Holding a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from Roger Williams University and certification as a Senior Professional in Human Resources, Tracy is responsible for providing strategic vision for the work of the Office of Human Resources.  Tracy joined the WPI community over 10 years ago and has 17 years of experience in the HR field.

Cynthia J. Pellegrino

Director of Human Resources
+1-508-831-5737
cjl@wpi.edu

Cindy Pellegrino joined the Office of Human Resources at WPI in August of 2001. She graduated from Worcester State College with a Bachelors Degree in Business Administration, with a concentration in Human Resources Management. After joining WPI she returned to school and graduated from Nichols College with her MBA in 2005. In her role as Director, Cindy primarily oversees staff employment, payroll, and employee relations.

Cindy is a Notary Public for the State of Massachusetts and is currently studying for her SPHR certification.

Eric Chojnowski

Benefits Administrator
+1-508-831-6677
echojnowski@wpi.edu

Eric Chojnowski joined WPI in February 2008 as Benefits Administrator. He graduated from Westfield State College in 1992 with a BS in Mass Communication, and obtained his SPHR certification in 2004. Eric has worked in the Human Resource field for the past 16 years, specializing in benefits for the past seven years.  As Benefits Administrator, Eric oversees all processes related to employee benefits, including but not limited to: enrollment in health insurance and retirement plans, employee leaves, short- and long- term disability, tuition remission, and life insurance.

David Croke

Information Analyst - Human Resources and Finance
+1-508-831-6659
dcroke@wpi.edu

Dave Croke is the Finance & Human Resources Information Analyst who serves as a liaison between the Finance and Human Resource departments, IT resources, and the WPI Unified Digital Campus (UDC) project teams.  In this role, Dave provides input to work groups engaged in promoting data stewardship, data access, and administrative systems best practices to the university.  Dave works as part of a campus-wide team of Information Analysts who provide process and technology support to their assigned business units.  Each Information Analyst brings practical business experience and technical knowledge into the business units and collaborates with other staff to support the initiatives of the UDC. 

Gina F. Ferraro

Executive Assistant
+1-508-831-5470
ginaferraro@wpi.edu

Gina Ferraro joined the HR team in September of 2005. With over 20 years of previous experience in the Human Resources field, Gina has held HR positions in government on both the municipal and county level.  As the Executive Assistant to the Vice President for Human Resources, Gina’s work focuses primarily on the recruiting and employment processes for WPI.  She also assists the Vice President of Human Resources with special projects throughout the year, including union negotiations, drafting retirement agreements, and event planning.

Beth Mulvey

Human Resources Generalist/HRIS Analyst
+1-508-831-5146
bmulvey@wpi.edu

Beth Mulvey joined the HR team in the fall of 2007.  She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Mass Communications from St. Bonaventure University and has over nine years of experience in recruiting, benefits, workers compensation, and training.  As an HR Generalist Beth serves in the areas of maintenance and support of the Human Resources Information System, training, employee relations, staffing, affirmative action, compensation administration and benefits.

Jessica Szymczak

HR Data Entry/Benefits Assistant
+1-508-831-5470
jszymczak@wpi.edu

Jessica Szymczak joined the Office of Human Resources at WPI in January of 2010.  She graduated from Roger Williams University with a Bachelor’s Degree in Marketing.  With two years of Human Resources experience, Jessica will be primarily responsible for assisting the Benefits Administrator, and will also be the primary contact for the department.

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