District Benefits Office Team
Administrators
Dr. Ronald McKinley, SPHR
Chief Human Resources Officer
rmckinley@peralta.edu
Phoenix Lara
District Benefits Manager
phoenix.lara@peralta.edu
(510) 466-7229
Staff
Taneesha Dickerson
Benefits Specialist
tdickerson@peralta.edu
(510) 466-7229
- Retirees – Retirement processes
- New hires – Verify Benefits, Benefits Orientation
- Surviving Spouses – (Administering Benefits, Direct Bill)
- Reimbursements – Medicare HRA Reimbursements, Retiree HRA Medical and Prescription Reimbursements
- Medicare – Initial Enrollment
- Part-time Faculty Benefits
Ronnie Roberts-McCain
Benefits Specialist
rroberts@peralta.edu
(510) 466-7229
Benefits Support for all Temporary Classified Employees and Active Employees for College of Alameda, Berkeley City College, Laney College, Merritt College, and the District Office.
- Medical, Dental, Vision Plans
- FSA – Flexible Spending Accounts (Healthcare & Dependent Daycare)
- Commuter Accounts (Transit & Parking)
- Affordable Care Act, Eligibility & Enrollments
- Form 1095-C, Employer-Provided Health Insurance Offer and Coverage questions/copies
- Benefits Termination/Resignation Processing
- Voya Voluntary Life Insurance Premium Verifications & Employee Contribution Reconciliations
- COBRA Enrollee Support
- Benefits Office Website Arrangement of Text and Visual Updates
- Special Projects & Implementations
- Benefits Office Invoice Processing & Report Management
- For Assistance with Tax Deferred – 403 (b) & 457 (b), Post-tax Roth 403 (b) & 457 (b),
- Active Employee HRA Medical and Prescription Reimbursements
Alejandra Rodriguez, MSHRM
Human Resources Analyst Leaves & Benefits
alejandrarodriguez@peralta.edu
(510) 466-7386
Leave of Absence for full-time employees (administrators, classified, faculty) and part-time faculty in the district and all four campuses.
- Family Medical Leave (FMLA)
- California Family Rights Act (CFRA)
- Pregnancy Disability Leave (PDL)
- Sick Transfer – new and former employees, CalPERS, CalSTRS Express Benefits
- Vacation payouts
- Accrued hours and timesheet assistance
- EDD forms for part-time faculty
- Extended Illness and Differential Leave