Human Resources Staff

Human Resources is located in Myrtle Hall, 2nd Floor East on Pratt's Brooklyn campus.  

We encourage all employees to contact members of the HR staff for any assistance related to your employment, compensation, benefits, training, policies & procedures, or other relevant issues.

Below is a listing of the HR staff with a brief summary of respective responsibilities.

Carmen Cumba, HR Generalist, (718) 636-3787, ccumba@pratt.edu

• Faculty/academic payroll processing & recruitment
• HR event coordination/New Faculty Orientation
• Respond to employee inquiries

• General HR support

Mary Erazo, HR Manager, (718) 636-3787, merazo@pratt.edu

• Development and administration of employee compensation systems
• Research and recommendations on salary adjustments
• Employee communication, training, orientation, and recognition
• Employee policy and procedure development
• Employee Relations, Performance Counseling

Veinia Eubanks, HR Generalist, (718) 636-3787, veubanks@pratt.edu

• Staff personnel transactions, compensation & payroll processing
• Time & Leave Administration
• Staff recruitment & Hiring
• Employee Relations, Performance Counseling

• Union contract/policy interpretation & administration

Elizabeth Farrell, HR Assistant, (718) 636-3787, efarrell@pratt.edu

• Responsible for employee data and records
• Greet visitors and respond to inquiries
• Update and maintenance of HRIS data
• General HR support and assist with various projects

Thomas Greene, HR Director, (718) 636-3787, tgreene@pratt.edu 

• General oversight of all HR functions
• Policy and procedure development
• Labor Relations/Collective Bargaining
• Equal Employment Opportunity/Legal Compliance
• Employee Relations and Performance Counseling
• Union contract/policy interpretation & administration

Amy Hecht, Associate Director of HR, (718) 636-3787, ahecht@pratt.edu

• Faculty personnel transactions, compensation & Workload
• Recruitment and Search Committees
• Faculty and staff immigration compliance and compensation
• Employee Relations, Performance Counseling
• Union contract/policy interpretation & administration

NAkisha Henry, Benefits Manager, (718) 636-3787, nhenry@pratt.edu 

• Oversight of all employee benefit programs, and legal compliance
• Conduct Benefits Orientations, respond to benefits questions
• Liaison to benefit providers, resolve claims & eligibility issues

• Coordinate annual medical renewal, open enrollment

Steven McDaniel, HRIS Manager, (718) 636-3787, smcdani6@pratt.edu 

• Primary responsibility for HR Systems and technology
• Maintenance of Applicant Tracking system
• Automation of HR processes and process improvement
• HRIS data integrity

Kiley McKinstrie, Benefits Coordinator, (718) 636-3787, kmckinst@pratt.edu

• Administration of enrollments & billing for all benefit programs
• Administration of Tuition Remission and Tuition Exchange
• Assist in Open Enrollment
• Answer employee benefit inquiries and assist in resolving issues