Tonya York
Tonya York

HR Generalist|Remote Generalist| Benefits, FMLA/ADA & Multi-State Compliance | HRIS: Paycor, Gust

Open to offers · Member since 11 Nov 2026
Location
Tyler, United States
Desired salary
Unspecified
Work preference
Remote Only
Experience level
Senior

About

Professional summary

I am a highly adaptable HR Generalist with more than six years of progressive experience supporting healthcare, behavioral health, nonprofit, and academic health organizations.

I manage the full employee lifecycle, including recruiting, onboarding, benefits administration, employee relations, performance management, leave administration, and policy interpretation.

I have extensive experience supporting multi-state compliance, ACA lookback analysis, unemployment claims, and benefits processes such as carrier communication, plan reconciliation, qualifying life events, and open enrollment.

I am experienced in administering HRIS and LMS environments, maintaining employee data, workflows, records, user access, and training content across multiple platforms.

I provide remote, client-focused HR support and am comfortable serving as an embedded resource for managers and employees. I am known for learning new systems quickly, improving HR operations, and delivering practical training and compliance support.

Skills

18 capabilities

Experience

Career history

HR Generalist North Star Advisory

Provide comprehensive remote HR support for two client organizations simultaneously, ranging from 10 to 490 employees. Support benefits, HRIS, payroll, and day-to-day tactical HR operations.

Manage benefits administration, including carrier communications, plan reconciliation, qualifying life events, and open enrollment support. Administer HRIS platforms, maintain employee records and workflows, and manage user access.

Conduct ACA lookback analysis and support multi-state compliance with federal, state, and local employment laws. Manage unemployment claims, tax information, hearing support, employee relations, manager coaching, policy interpretation, recruiting, and onboarding.

Helped build an HR ticketing system using Power Automate and SharePoint.

HR Generalist Lead University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler

Led HR Training and Compliance team operations for a 4,700-employee academic health system and served as a primary HR liaison for policy communication.

Administered HealthStream, SkillSoft Percipio, and Symplr Net Learning as LMS Super User. Learned three LMS platforms and two HRIS platforms within ten months, and created or converted more than 32 training courses for publication across LMS environments.

Managed probationary and annual performance evaluations for compliance and accuracy, conducted employee file audits, and coordinated onboarding, orientation, training, and EPIC scheduling for diverse employee groups.

Managed unemployment claims and provided hearing support.

HR Specialist II Andrews Center

Provided full-spectrum HR support for a 500-employee behavioral health organization across talent acquisition, employee relations, compliance, and benefits administration.

Supported HRIS, LMS, and timekeeping systems, including PeopleAdmin, by providing technical troubleshooting and assistance to employees and managers. Performed resume screening, supported annual performance appraisals, and answered employee questions regarding insurance and sick leave.

Acted as a liaison between management and employees to support conflict resolution and interpret compensation and benefits policies. Joined the organization in 2018 in a non-HR role before transitioning into HR in 2020 and advancing to HR Specialist II.

Education

Learning history

University of Texas at Tyler

Bachelor of Arts, Business Administration

Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration, in progress.

Tyler Junior College

Associate of Arts, General Education

Associate of Arts in General Education.

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