Human Resources
Vision Statement
The Employee Services (Human Resources) department strives to serve all staff and stakeholders by providing professional services that meet the district's varied HR needs, complies with applicable laws and reporting requirements, and consistently maximizes the ability of the district to focus its resources on students and staff.
Employee Services provides a full range of services including:
- Recruitment/onboarding/retention of quality employees
- Employee/labor relations
- Training and development
- Records management
- Personnel transactions and investigations
- Job classification compensation and negotiations
- Benefits administrations/management
- Leaves of absence/FMLA
- Policy and procedure development and implementation
- Student-teacher agreements/placements
- Substitute staff employment/management
Join Our Team
STMA is constantly looking for future employees who:
- Have students at the center of their work
- Engage in continuous improvement
- Cultivate family connections
- Are energetic and hard-working
- Take pride in their work
- Are persistent and service-minded
- Like to work in a team environment
- Set new standards for excellence
Meet the Employee Services Team
Douglas Birk, Executive Director of Administrative Services
douglasbi@mystma.org 763-497-6504 (direct) or ext. 5504
- Labor relations, negotiations, contracts
- Investigations, compensation, compliance, & policy development
- Human Rights and Title IX Officer
Angel Lussier, Human Resources Supervisor
angelalu@mystma.org 763-497-3180, ext. 5546
- Employee life cycle management for certified staff
- Federal and state reporting and compliance
- TalentEd system management
Heather Ludwig, Employee Services Specialist
heatherlu@mystma.org 763-497-3180, ext. 5532
- Employee life cycle management for non-certified staff
- Substitute and SmartFind system management
- Verifications of employment
Michelle Neu, Benefits and Leave Coordinator
michellen@mystma.org 763-497-3180, ext. 5578
- Benefits coordination
- Workers compensation
- Leaves of absence administration
Please see the STMA Employment page for more information on working at the STMA School District. You can access our online application system to view current vacancies, apply online, and continue/modify your application. An approved background check, I-9 verification, and payroll paperwork must be completed prior to working as an employee or substitute for the STMA School District.
