Benefits Team

Meet our hardworking Benefits Team. They can help you with anything from medical, dental and vision insurance, retirement accounts, life insurance, short and long term disability insurance, wellness programs, and mental health support, FMLA, new employee orientation and more!

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Employee Benefits

LEARN MORE Employee Benefits Meet the Benefits Team ADA, Pregnancy, Religious Accommodations Discounts & Advantages Employee Assistance Program FMLA & Sick Leave Donations Health, Life, Ambulance Insurance, Short/Long Term Disability, Flex Spending Leave Policies & Leave Without Pay Leaving Employment Retirement & Supplemental Tuition Waiver Information Workers' Compensation - Injury on the Job

Meet the Benefits Team

ADA, Pregnancy, Religious Accommodations

LEARN MORE ADA & Other Accommodations Americans with Disability Act (ADA) Accommodation Pregnancy Accommodations Campus Lactation Program Religious Accommodations

Discounts & Advantages

LEARN MORE Employee Discounts & Advantages Employee Discount Program Pet Insurance Qualified Transportation Plan Student Debt Relief

Employee Assistance Program

LEARN MORE MINES & Associates Employee Assistance Program Cigna Employee Assistance Program

FMLA & Sick Leave Donations

LEARN MORE Family and Medical Leave Family Medical Leave Request Form Sick Leave Donations

Health, Life, Ambulance Insurance, Short/Long Term Disability, Flex Spending

LEARN MORE Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Ambulance Coverage MASA Flexible Spending Plan Life Insurance Short and Long Term Disability

Leave Policies & Leave Without Pay

Leaving Employment

Retirement & Supplemental

LEARN MORE Retirement Investing in Your Supplemental Retirement How to Borrow or Withdraw from your 403b Retirement Checklist

Tuition Waiver Information

Workers' Compensation - Injury on the Job

Meet the Team

Kira Poulson

Manager, Benefits

Hill Hall 341

kpoulson@uwyo.edu (307) 766-4220

Hallie Guidry

Benefits and ADA Specialist

Areas of Expertise: Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Accommodation.

Hill Hall 346

hbell3@uwyo.edu (307) 766-5693

Cherise Laud

Benefits and Retirement Specialist, Sr.

Areas of Expertise: Retirement, Insurance (Life, Health, Dental), Family and Medical Leave (FMLA), Tuition Waivers, New Employee Orientation, Sick Leave Donations, Leave Without Pay, Military Leave, Workers' Compensation, Unemployment, Flexible Spending, Open Enrollment.

Hill Hall 339

claud@uwyo.edu (307) 766-2437

Contact Us

Human Resources

HR Benefits Office

Campus: Hill Hall 3rd Floor
Mail: Dept. 3422
1000 E. University Ave.
Laramie, WY 82071
Office Hours: Monday - Friday
Regular: 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Summer: 7:30 am - 4:30 pm
Fax: (307) 766-5636
Email: hrbenofc@uwyo.edu
Phone: (307) 766-2290

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