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Carla Henson
Chief Human Resources Officer
Phone: (702) 871-0200
Fax: (702) 889-8492
E-mail: Carla_Henson@nshe.nevada.edu
Carla Henson was appointed in February of 2003 to serve as the director
of human resources for the NSHE and was named chief human resources
officer in 2006. In this role, Ms. Henson reports directly to the Chancellor
and is responsible for all human resource-related issues as they pertain
to System Administration and its employees, including employee relations,
recruitment, benefits and compensation, Affirmative Action, and personnel
record keeping. Ms. Henson assists the Board of Regents in developing
policies as they relate to System-wide human resource matters, such as
salary and benefits, compensation, and diversity goals.
Ms. Henson also serves on numerous System-wide and national committees
that address retirement and human resource management issues. She is
the chair of the NSHE Retirement Plan Advisory Committee, chair of the
Human Resources Advisory Council, a past member of the National TIAA
CREF Advisory Council, and a past board member with the Public Employees’ Benefits
Program. Ms. Henson is also a member of the College and University Professional
Association for Human Resources, Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society, and Nevada
CUPA. In addition, Ms. Henson has completed many professional development
seminars and courses. She is a graduate of the WACUBO four-year Management
Institute, and has taken such courses as “Personnel Management
for the Human Resource Specialist,” “Preventing and Defending
Sexual Harassment in Nevada,” and “Employee Attitude Problems,
Firing, and the Law.”
Before joining the NSHE, Ms. Henson served as director of human resources
at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas from July 2000 to February 2003.
She has also held various other positions at UNLV throughout her career,
including associate director of human resources from November 1991 to
June 2000; interim director of human resources from November 1993 to June
1994, benefits manager from 1990 to 1991, and assistant controller from
1988 to 1990.
A graduate of UNLV, Ms. Henson holds a bachelor of arts and letters
in sociology, and has completed 30 post-graduate courses in business.
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