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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 Fidelity Retirement Services),  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 and Flexible Spending Accounts enrollment for New Hires and during Open Enrollment:

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

2. Health & Welfare Plan (UPAY 850s) and Flexible Spending Accounts (UPAY 717 and UPAY 919). For rehires, interlocation transfers, changes, cancellations you must use a form.  Forms are available from your Department or online at http://atyourservice.ucop.edu/forms_pubs/categorical/forms_worksheets.html
First Letter of Employee's Last Name Contact Phone Email
A-G (UPAY 850) Ruby Thomas 643-5835 rthom@berkeley.edu
H-O (UPAY 850) Nelson Hall 643-7546 nhall@berkeley.edu
P-Z (UPAY 850) Sheila Taliaferro 643-7986 sheilat@berkeley.edu
A-Z, Flexible Spending Account Changes (UPAY 919) Ruby Thomas 643-5835 rthom@berkeley.edu
3. 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 Fidelity Retirement Services (formerly FITSCo) at 866-682-7787, and press 0. Hours are Monday—Friday between 5:00am and 9:00pm, PT. Or, go online at http://netbenefits.com.

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

A-Z

Shirley Silveira

642-1623

sas@berkeley.edu

COVERAGE VERIFICATION:
First Letter of Employee's Last Name Contact Phone Email

A-G

Ruby Thomas

643-5835

rthom@berkeley.edu

H-O

Nelson Hall

643-7546

nhall@berkeley.edu

P-Z

Sheila Taliaferro

643-7986

sheilat@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, Actives Sharon Johnson

643-7547

sdjohnson@berkeley.edu
A-Z, Retirees Office of the President, Customer Service 1-800-888-8267, press 4 customer.service@ucop.edu

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
Back-up, A-Z Sharon Johnson

643-7547

sdjohnson@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 Sharon Johnson 643-7547 sdjohnson@berkeley.edu

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

Regular Disability A-D

 Rosemary Simpson 642-9311 rsimpson@berkeley.edu
Regular Disability, E-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

Sharon Johnson

643-7547

sdjohnson@berkeley.edu

Back-up A-Z

Marie Johnson

642-7730

mjohnson@berkeley.edu

Health FSA
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
Back-up, A-Z Sharon Johnson

643-7547

sdjohnson@berkeley.edu

HEALTH CARE FACILITATOR (HCF) PROGRAM and HEALTH & WELFARE INSURANCE PLANS (Questions about medical, dental, vision, legal, life, disability & 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 Shirley Silveira 642-1623 sas@berkeley.edu
A-Z, Retirees Sharon Johnson 643-7547 sdjohnson@berkeley.edu

Back-up, A-Z Actives

Sharon Johnson

643-7547

sdjohnson@berkeley.edu

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

LAYOFFS:
1. Health and Welfare Plans:
Resources Contact Phone Email
Primary Sharon Johnson 643-7547 sdjohnson@berkeley.edu
Backup Shirley Silveira 642-1623 sas@berkeley.edu
2. Retirement:
First Letter of Employee's Last Name Contact Phone Email
A-C Kim Martin 643-7634 kmartin@berkeley.edu
D-L Emily Ladner 642-1122 ladner@berkeley.edu
M-Z Darda Swanson 642-9310 dswanson@berkeley.edu
3. Retirement Savings Program:

Please use the contact info listed for Fidelity Retirement Services.

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

Back up, A-Z

Sheila Taliaferro

643-7986

sheilat@berkeley.edu

RETIREES:

RETIREMENT PLAN:
First Letter of Employee's Last Name Contact Phone Email
A-C Kim Martin 643-7634 kmartin@berkeley.edu
D-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 PASSWORD RESET (AT YOUR SERVICE ONLINE):
First Letter of Employee's Last Name Contact Phone Email
A-G Ruby Thomas 643-5835 rthom@berkeley.edu
H-O Nelson Hall 643-7546 nhall@berkeley.edu
P-Z Sheila Taliaferro 643-7986 sheilat@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 Fidelity Retirement Services (formerly FITSCo) at 866-682-7787, and press 0. Hours are Monday—Friday between 5:00am and 9:00pm, PT. Or, go online at http://netbenefits.com.

 

Senior Benefits Team

Marie Johnson, Interim Benefits Manager: Training, Resources, and Communications, 642-7730, mjohnson@berkeley.edu

Sharon Johnson, Health Care Facilitator: Health and Welfare Insurance Plans, Postdoctoral Benefits, Benefits Administration (Benefits Forms Processing, Carrier Interface, Compliance, Departmental Benefits Network and Support, Eligibility, and Exceptions), Disability, Flexible Spending Accounts (DepCare and HCRA), and Survivor Benefits, 643-7547, sdjohnson@berkeley.edu

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

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

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