Welcome to human resources
Welcome to human resources![]()
Welcome to human resources
Our Human Resources Department is responsible for recruiting, hiring, and maintaining a highly professional staff for all schools and departments.
Services and Programs of the Human Resource Services Department
- Recruitment and Selection
- Position Control
- Employee Orientation
- Leave of Absence Management and Attendance Reporting
- Risk Management: Workers' Compensation, Modified Duty, Employee Safety
- Credential Analysis
- Classification and Compensation
- Labor Relations and Contract Administration
HR Contacts by Topic (updated 1/6/2025)
Staff Directory
Laura Benson
Interim Associate Superintendent, Human Resources
(530) 406-3212 or Laura.Benson@wjusd.org
Theresa Arias-Dunlop
Director, Human Resources
(530) 406-3206 or Theresa.Dunlop@wjusd.org
HR Operations Management
Workers' Compensation
Minerva Rocha
Director, Human Resources
(530) 406-3217 or Minerva.Rocha@wjusd.org
Position Control
Special Project Coordination
Jessica Medina
Senior Personnel Analyst
(530) 406-3209 or Jessica.Medina@wjusd.org
Areas of Responsibility:
Position Control
Special Project Coordination
Ana Barrientos
Administrative Assistant
(530) 406-3212 or Ana.Barrientos@wjusd.org
Areas of Responsibility:
Administrative Support to Assistant SuperintendentFaviola Bernal
Risk Manager
(530) 406-3213 or Faviola.Bernal@wjusd.org
Areas of Responsibility:
Workers' Compensation
Modified Duty Assignments
Employee Safety
Public School Works (PSW) Management
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Cynthia DeVaney
Personnel Analyst
(530) 406-3216 or Cynthia.DeVaney@wjusd.org
Areas of Responsibility:
Leaves of Absence Management
Employee Attendance Management
Frontline Management
Sandie Gaud-Torres
Personnel Technician
(530) 406-3210 or Sandie.Gaud-Torres@wjusd.org
Areas of Responsibility:
Absence Tracking Support (Frontline questions, employee attendance)
VOE (excluding salary verification & verification of experience)
CLASSIFIED
Andrea Cota
Personnel Analyst
(530) 406-3180 or Andrea.Cota@wjusd.org
Areas of Responsibility:
Classified Recruitments and Staffing for the following sites:
State Preschools, All Paraprofessional I & Paraprofessional II, Adult Education,
M&O, Transportation, ELOP
(Including summer school and extended school year)
VSA's Recruitment
Summer School Recruitment
Guadalupe Vidales
Personnel Analyst
(530) 406-3208 or Guadalupe.Vidales@wjusd.org
Areas of Responsibility:
Classified Recruitments and Staffing for the following sites:
All Elementary Schools
All Secondary Schools
(Including Flex/K-8/ILC)
District Office and Nutrition Services
TB MonitoringPre-Employment Testing
Bilingual/Biliterate Testing
Summer School Recruitment
Classified Substitutes Recruitment
Classified Substitute Assignment
(Frontline Questions)
Seniority List
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CERTIFICATED
Vanessa Gomez
Personnel Analyst
(530) 406-5801 or Vanessa.Gomez@wjusd.org
Areas of Responsibility:
Areas of Responsibility:
Certificated Recruitments and Staffing for the following sites/departments:
PHS, DMS, CCHS (incl. ILC, K-8, FLEX), Beamer, Dingle, Prairie, Sci-Tech, Spring Lake, Tafoya, Adult Ed, Educational Services
Credential Monitoring
Salary Reclassification
Summer School Recruitment
Recruitment Coaching:
PHS, DMS
Student Teacher
Certificated Substitute
Certificated Substitute Assignment:
(Frontline Questions)
Seniority List
Abraham Nava-Luna
Personnel Analyst
(530) 406-3211 or Abraham.Nava-Luna@wjusd.org
Areas of Responsibility:
Certificated Recruitments and Staffing for the following sites/departments:
WHS, LMS, Gibson, Freeman, Maxwell, Plainfield, Whitehead, Zamora, Special Education (including Adult Living Skills)
Credential Monitoring
Salary Reclassification
Summer School Recruitment
Recruitment Coaching:
WHS, LMS
Certificated Substitute
Certificated Substitute Assignment:
(Frontline Questions)
- Departments
- Business Services
- Benefits
- Measure P
- Measure Y
- Fiscal Services
- Learning Loss Mitigation Funding - CARES Act
- Payroll
- Reports
- Maintenance, Operations and Facilities
- PRE QUAL/CUPPCCA - District Contractor Pre-Qualification & CUPCCAA Registration
- Complaint Information
- Developer Fees
- Facilities Advisory Committee
- Injury and Illness Prevention Program
- Notice of Annual Contractor Prequalification Campaign
- Permanent Site Improvements Information
- PROJECTS (Inquiries: vicki.pulsifer@wjusd.org)
- Use of School Facilities (Facilitron)
- Integrated Pest Management Plan
- School Site Maintenance Projects
- Woodland High School Stadium Project
- Work Orders
- Transportation
- Technology Services
- Food and Nutrition Services
- Frequently Asked Questions & Answers
- Human Resources
- Educational Services
- College & Career Readiness
- Equity & Access
- Student Support Services
- Student Attendance and Welfare
- Alternative Educational Options
- Health Services
- Homeless & Foster Youth Services
- Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS)
- School Climate and Bullying Prevention & Intervention
- Section 504 Plan
- Social & Emotional Wellness
- Student Study Team (SST)
- Title IX (Non-Discrimination)
- California Healthy Kids Survey Samples 2023 - 2024
- Special Education
- State and Federal Programs
- School Accountability Report Card
- School Plan for Student Achievement (SPSA)
- Title I
- School Site Councils
- Beamer Elementary
- Dingle Elementary
- Freeman Elementary
- Gibson Elementary
- Tafoya Elementary
- Maxwell Elementary
- Plainfield Elementary
- Spring Lake Elementary
- Whitehead Elementary
- Prairie Elementary
- Zamora Elementary
- Science & Technology Academy
- Lee Middle School
- Douglass Middle School
- Pioneer High School
- Woodland High School
- Cache Creek High School
- Teaching & Learning
- Youth Engagement
- Business Services
