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Employee Ombudsperson

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JMU's employee ombudsperson serves all employees within the JMU community, offering an informal, impartial and private setting to assist employees when differences of opinion or conflicts arise in the workplace.

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Contact Information
Employee Ombudsperson: Cathy E. Thomas, PHR
Telephone direct line: (540) 568-3967
HR Service Center: (540) 568-6165
Fax: (540) 568-7916
E-mail: thomasce@jmu.edu

Location
University Services Building, Room 204N
181 Patterson Street
Harrisonburg, VA 22807

Directions to the Employee Ombudsperson's Office (Click here for a map)
Traveling north on Route 11/Main Street, make a left-hand turn at the stop light located beside Buffalo Wild Wings onto Warsaw Avenue. When approaching the next light on Warsaw Avenue, travel forward and follow the road around the entrance of the parking deck. The University Services Building is the semi-circle shaped brick and glass building you will see in front of you. Red and Blue zone parking is available in the parking deck and surrounding lots.

Enter through the main entrance. Take a left. You may access the HR Service Center (room 204) and the employee ombudsperson's office by entering the second door on your right. Once in the Service Center, turn right. The first office on the right is 204N.