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Berkeley Campus Benefits Team

Department HR and Benefits Administrator Functional Contacts List


If you are looking for benefits information, your personal benefits enrollments and retirement projections, or a link to your retirement savings accounts (which are administered by FITSCo),  visit the systemwide benefits website, At Your Service (http://atyourservice.ucop.edu/). 

For help from Campus HR Benefits, please choose one of the following links:

Not sure who to call?  Call 642-7053 or write to benefits@berkeley.edu and someone will direct your inquiry.

Where are we located?

HR Central Benefits, 2150 Shattuck Avenue, Suite 750, Berkeley, CA 94704-3540
Phone: (510) 642-7053  Fax: (510) 643-6856

BENEFITS ACTIONS Enrollment, cancellation, or changes:
1. Health and Welfare Plans enrollment for New Hires and during Open Enrollment:

(MEDICAL, DENTAL, VISION, LEGAL, LIFE, AD&D, HCRA, DEPCARE & DISABILITY)
Go to At Your Service website: http://atyourservice.ucop.edu/, click "Sign in to My Accounts."

2. Health & Welfare Plan changes (UPAY 850s):
First Letter of Employee's Last Name Contact Phone Email
A-D Rosemary Simpson 642-9311 rsimpson@berkeley.edu
E-M Nelson Hall 643-7546 nhall@berkeley.edu
N-Z Sheila Taliaferro 643-7986 sheilat@berkeley.edu
Add/delete dependents, cancellations, opt-outs, A-Z Ruby Thomas 643-5835 rthom@berkeley.edu
3. Flexible Spending Account (DepCare, HCRA) Enrollment for New Hires, Open Enrollment

At Your Service website: http://atyourservice.ucop.edu/, click "Sign in to My Accounts."

4. Flexible Spending Account (HCRA, DepCare) Enrollment, Change, Cancellation during plan year (UPAY 717 & UPAY 719)
First Letter of Employee's Last Name Contact Phone Email
A-Z Ruby Thomas 643-5835 rthom@berkeley.edu
5. UC Retirement Savings Program: Enrollment, cancellations, or changes:

Defined Contribution Plan, 403(b) Tax-Deferred Plan, 457(b) Deferred Compenstaion Plan (i.e., enrollments, changes, cancellations, fund transfers, 403(b) loans, beneficiaries, etc.): Call FITSCo at 866-682-7787, Monday—Friday between 5:00am and 9:00pm, PT. Or, go online at https://netbenefits.fidelity.com.

6. Savings Bonds:
First Letter of Employee's Last Name Contact Phone Email
A-Z Ruby Thomas 643-5835 rthom@berkeley.edu

COBRA:
First Letter of Employee's Last Name Contact Phone Email
A-Z Sharon Johnson 643-7547 sdjohnson@berkeley.edu

COVERAGE VERIFICATION:
First Letter of Employee's Last Name Contact Phone Email
A-Z Ruby Thomas 643-5835 rthom@berkeley.edu

DEATH REPORTS AND SURVIVOR BENEFITS:
First Letter of Employee's Last Name Contact Phone Email
A-Z, Active Employees Sheila Taliaferro 643-7986 sheilat@berkeley.edu
Back-up, A-F Art Leon 643-7549 aleon@berkeley.edu
Back-up, G-L Emily Ladner 642-1122 ladner@berkeley.edu
Back-up, M-Z Darda Swanson 642-9310 dswanson@berkeley.edu
A-Z, Retirees Office of the President, Customer Service 1-800-888-8267, press 4  

DEPCARE (Dependent Care Reimbursement Account)

Questions about the Plan and Problem Resolution:
First Letter of Employee's Last Name Contact Phone Email
A-Z Ruby Thomas 643-5835 rthom@berkeley.edu

DEPARTMENT BENEFITS COUNSELOR / HR ADMINISTRATOR SUPPORT:
For all information about department administrator roles, plans, and taking benefits actions, contact the functional area for assistance.
DBC Mailing List (enroll, change, update information):
First Letter of Employee's Last Name Contact Phone Email
A-Z Sheila Taliaferro 643-7986 sheilat@berkeley.edu

DISABILITY:
Disability Intake, Counseling, and Case Management:
First Letter of Employee's Last Name Contact Phone Email

Regular Disability A-G

 Rosemary Simpson 642-9311 rsimpson@berkeley.edu
Regular Disability, H-Z Nelson Hall 643-7546 nhall@berkeley.edu
Maternity A-Z Sheila Taliaferro 643-7986 sheilat@berkeley.edu

ELIGIBILITY:

First Letter of Employee's Last Name Contact Phone Email
A-Z Emily Ladner 642-1122 ladner@berkeley.edu
Back-up, A-Z Rosemary Simpson 642-9311 rsimpson@berkeley.edu

EXCEPTIONS:
First Letter of Employee's Last Name Contact Phone Email
A-Z Emily Ladner 642-1122 ladner@berkeley.edu
Back-up, A-Z Rosemary Simpson 642-9311 rsimpson@berkeley.edu

HCRA (Health Care Reimbursement Account)

Questions about the Plan and Problem Resolution:
First Letter of Employee's Last Name Contact Phone Email
A-Z Ruby Thomas 643-5835 rthom@berkeley.edu

HEALTH CARE FACILITATOR (HCF) PROGRAM (MEDICAL PLANS):
First Letter of Employee's Last Name Contact Phone Email
A-L, Active Employees Ruby Thomas 643-5835 rthom@berkeley.edu
M-Z, Active Employees Sheila Taliaferro 643-7986 sheilat@berkeley.edu
A-Z, Retirees Sharon Johnson 643-7547 sdjohnson@berkeley.edu

HEALTH & WELFARE INSURANCE PLANS, Questions about the Plans (MEDICAL, DENTAL, VISION, LEGAL, LIFE, AD&D):
First Letter of Employee's Last Name Contact Phone Email
A-L, Active Employees Ruby Thomas 643-5835 rthom@berkeley.edu
M-Z, Active Employees Sheila Taliaferro 643-7986 sheilat@berkeley.edu
Back-up, A-Z Sharon Johnson 643-7547 sdjohnson@berkeley.edu

NEW HIRE KITS:
First Letter of Employee's Last Name Contact Phone Email
A-Z HR Receptionist, 7th floor 642-7053 benefits@berkeley.edu

POSTDOCTORAL BENEFITS:
First Letter of Employee's Last Name Contact Phone Email
A-Z Shirley Silveira 642-1623 sas@berkeley.edu

RETIREES:

RETIREMENT PLAN:
First Letter of Employee's Last Name Contact Phone Email
A-F Art Leon 643-7549 aleon@berkeley.edu
G-L Emily Ladner 642-1122 ladner@berkeley.edu
M-Z Darda Swanson 642-9310 dswanson@berkeley.edu

STATEMENTS OF HEALTH:
First Letter of Employee's Last Name Contact Phone Email
A-Z Ruby Thomas 643-5835 rthom@berkeley.edu

UC PASSWORDS (AT YOUR SERVICE ONLINE):
First Letter of Employee's Last Name Contact Phone Email
A-Z HR Receptionist, 7th floor 642-7053 benefits@berkeley.edu

UC RETIREMENT SAVINGS PROGRAM:

Defined Contribution Plan, 403(b) Tax-Deferred Plan, 457(b) Deferred Compensation Plan (i.e., enrollments, changes, cancellations, fund exchanges, 403(b) loans, beneficiaries, etc.): Call FITSCo at 866-682-7787, Monday—Friday between 5:00am and 9:00pm, PT. Or, go online at https://netbenefits.fidelity.com.

 

Senior Benefits Team

Marie Johnson, Interim Benefits Manager, Benefits Administration (Benefits Deductions Forms Processing, Carrier Interface, Compliance, Departmental Benefits Network and Support, Eligibility, Exceptions), Disability and Flexible Spending Accounts (DepCare and HCRA), Survivor Benefits, 642-7730, mjohnson@berkeley.edu

Sharon Johnson, Health Care Facilitator, Health and Welfare Insurance Plans, Postdoctoral Benefits, 643-7547, sdjohnson@berkeley.edu

Kim Martin, UC Retirement Plan, UC Retirement Savings Program, 643-7634, kmartin@berkeley.edu

 

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