Payroll Office Contacts

We are committed to responding to all emails and phone calls in a timely manner. Please refer to the staff information below to help you identify the correct member of the Payroll team to contact for assistance.

Name  Phone Email

Christtie Tovar
Payroll Services Representative
Payroll Help Desk - general inquiries, off-cycle requests, payroll deductions

214-768-2073 

payroll@smu.edu 

Cynthia Rodriguez
Payroll Processing Liaison
Employee time reporting (time sheets, approvals), extra compensation requests

214-768-6038

 cynthiarodriguez@smu.edu

Guybreet McKinney 
Specialist for Payments to Foreign Payees
Non-payroll payments to foreign nationals and foreign entities, Forms 1042-S reporting

214-768-4593

 foreignnationals@smu.edu 

Kacey Nelson
Payroll Processing Liaison
General ledger posting, payroll tax coordination

214-768-5718

 kjnelson@smu.edu 

Paula Medders
Payroll Operations Manager
Payroll procedures, payroll cycles/deadlines, overpayment recovery, assistance escalation

214-768-3144

 pmedders@smu.edu 

Roopa Murthy
Payroll Processing Liaison
Payroll procedures, payroll cycles/deadlines, overpayment recovery, assistance escalation

214-768-2078

 rmurthy@smu.edu