Amanda Hardwick

Amanda Hardwick is currently an HRBP at the University of South Florida. Prior to that, they were a Human Resources Specialist at the University at Buffalo from October 2015 to December 2020. There, they managed the Human Resources function for faculty and staff in the School of Management. Amanda's duties included serving as the subject matter expert in regards to Union Agreements, SUNY policy, applicable laws, etc., managing the recruitment process, providing direction in regards to staffing changes and updates, processing all faculty appointments and renewals, onboarding new employees, serving as the immigration administrator and overseeing the annual review process.

Before their time at the University at Buffalo, Amanda was the Office and Human Resources Manager at Sharp Tooling Company from October 2013 to October 2015. There they managed human resources and accounting functions for a precision machine shop. Duties included recruiting and onboarding machinists and office personnel, assisting with and coordinating interviews, processing payroll, accounts payable, accounts receivable, and bookkeeping tasks.

Amanda began their career as a Human Resources Intern at Fetch Logistics from May 2015 to August 2015.

Amanda Hardwick has a Bachelor's Degree in Industrial and Organizational Psychology from State University of New York College at Buffalo. Amanda also has an Associate's Degree in Business/Office Management from Erie Community College. In addition, Amanda has various certifications from LinkedIn in Leading and Motivating People with Different Personalities, Succession Planning, Change Management Foundations, Strategic Planning Foundations, Strategic Thinking, Become an HR Business Partner, Employer Branding to Attract Talent, Human Resources in the On-Demand Economy, Human Resources: Running Company Onboarding, and Strategic Human Resources.

They are on a team with Jessica LaBarre - HRBP, Katrina Leffers - Pre-Employment Coordinator, and Carina Chavarria - Pre-Employment Coordinator. Amanda Hardwick reports to Stephanie Wise, Director, Sr. HR Business Partner.