Human Resources Department
Welcome to the Human Resources Department
The High Desert Education Service District’s Human Resources Department provides staffing and personnel support to schools and districts as well as the HDESD offices. assistance includes staffing, compensation, evaluation, personnel record keeping, labor relations, employee benefits training and substitute employee programs.

Debi Brazelton
Chief Human Resources Officer
541.693.5685
debi.brazelton@hdesd.org
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- HR Department Oversight
- Labor Relations
- Employee Relations
- Employee Evaluation and
Performance - Title IX Resources

Kristen Johns
Human Resources Manager
541.693.5625
kristen.johns@hdesd.org
- Regional Substitute Program Management
- TSPC Licensure
- Staff Calendars
- Staff Support
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Salary Advancement – Licensed
- Staff Leave

Kimberly Mercer
Human Resources Specialist
541.693.5609
kimberly.mercer@hdesd.org
- Posting jobs
- Onboarding new employees
- Staff calendars
- VectorSolutions support (mandatory trainings)
- Background checks (employees & volunteers)
- Drug testing
Schedule a meeting with me here

Sally West
Human Resources Administrative Assistant
541.693.5606
sally.west@hdesd.org
- Health Insurance Benefits
- Workers Compensation Claims
- Safety Committees
- Verification of Employment
- Staff Evaluation Tracking
Schedule a meeting with me here

Tiffany Whitehurst
Substitute Placement Specialist with Red Rover
541.693.5626
tiffany.whitehurst@hdesd.org
- Substitute Placement Specialist with Red Rover
- Tech support with Red Rover
- Assignments in Red Rover
- License updates for substitutes
- Time Tracking for substitutes

Ann Marie Anderson
Recruitment, Retention and Substitute Specialist
541.693.5621
annmarie.anderson@hdesd.org
- Recruitment and retention
- Networks with district partners, community and staff, supporting inclusion & diversity
- Coordinates, facilitates, and monitors the Substitute hiring process
- Substitute professional development
- Substitute workforce support
- Substitute policies and procedures
