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10 leave and absence management experts
These ten professionals have managed leave of absence, absence management or accommodation programs inside employers, as their job titles show. A reader can learn how in-house teams run leave and accommodation programs and the compliance work that comes with them.
Professionals to explore
01—10Alisa Bledsoe SHRM-CP, MBA
LinkedInExperience: Leave & Accommodation Manager · Prime Healthcare
Leave & Accommodation Manager at Prime Healthcare since February 2026, where the profile describes managing high-volume leave of absence and workplace accommodation cases across multi-state employee populations. Former Senior HR Advisor, Time (2024–2026) and HR Live Support Advisor (2023–2024) at Amazon.
Anthony Cholag
LinkedInExperience: Senior Program Manager, Leave of Absence and Accommodations · Rivian
Senior Program Manager, Leave of Absence and Accommodations at Rivian since April 2025 and former Leave of Absence Program Manager at Rivian (2022–2025). The profile describes managing a team of leave of absence specialists who handle Work Comp, STD, LTD and FMLA. Former Disability Examiner at Sedgwick (2016–2022).
Debra Whisnant
LinkedInExperience: Manager, Leave Management · Pep Boys
Manager, Leave Management at Pep Boys since August 2022. The profile describes building and leading enterprise leave of absence programs and managing integrated absence, ADA accommodation, FMLA, PWFA and USERRA programs. Former Benefits and Leave Specialist at Avalara (2021–2022).
Deí Singletary, SPHR, AIC
LinkedInExperience: Manager, Integrated Absence Management (IAM) · Adventist Health
Manager, Integrated Absence Management (IAM) at Adventist Health since October 2019. Former Principal Analyst, Integrated Disability & Absence Management (IDAM) at University of California (2018–2019) and Regional Accommodations Program Manager - NAFC, California at Amazon (2017–2018).
Joshua Peterson
LinkedInExperience: Sr. Manager - Leave of Absence, Accommodations & Time-Off Programs · CrowdStrike
Sr. Manager - Leave of Absence, Accommodations & Time-Off Programs at CrowdStrike since September 2024. Former Head of Global Accommodations and Client Experience at Disclo (2023–2024), Global Accommodations Business Partner at Meta (2019–2022) and Absence and Accommodations Programs Manager at Air Liquide (2018–2019).
Laura McCormick
LinkedInExperience: Director, Employee Health & Leave Programs · Baystate Health
Director, Employee Health & Leave Programs at Baystate Health since September 2020 and former Manager, Disability & Leave Management at Baystate Health (2017–2020). Former Benefits Administration Consultant at MassMutual (2016–2017) and Benefits Administration Lead at The Yankee Candle Company, Inc. (2008–2016).
Lauren Jeyschune
LinkedInExperience: Sr. Manager, Absence Management and Compliance · Patagonia
Former Sr. Manager, Absence Management and Compliance at Patagonia (2022–2025) and Director, Absence Management and People Ops at Patagonia since July 2025. Former Associate Director, Absence Management at Northeastern University (2021–2022) and Manager, Disabilty and Leave Services at Amazon (2020).
Mary Siegenthaler, MBA
LinkedInExperience: Manager, Leave of Absence · Nestlé
Former Manager, Leave of Absence at Nestlé (2020–2025) and Manager, Leave of Absence at Safelite since January 2025. Former Supervisor, Leave Management (2018–2020), Leave Data Analyst (2017–2018) and Benefits Analyst (2013–2017) at Nestlé. The profile cites interpreting and applying complex employment laws and adjudicating challenging employment matters, including reasonable accommodations.
Tasha Lawson, MBA, CLMS
LinkedInExperience: Leave and Accommodations Manager · Coca-Cola Consolidated
Leave and Accommodations Manager at Coca-Cola Consolidated since July 2025, where the profile describes leading employee leave programs and ADA accommodation processes in compliance with federal, state and local regulations including FMLA, STD, USERRA and ADA. Former HR Manager- Leave of Absence & Accommodations at Amwins (2022–2023).
Tonia Deidesheimer
LinkedInExperience: Sr Manager, Leaves & Accommodations · Cengage
Sr Manager, Leaves & Accommodations at Cengage since April 2010, where the profile describes responsibility for managing and maintaining all programs, policies and processes for the company's global leave of absence, workers compensation, ADA accommodation and ergonomics programs. Former Human Resources Representative at Cengage (2009–2010).
Choose the right perspective
Match the person's setting to yours, since running leave for a single-state workforce differs from coordinating multi-state leave laws, disability benefits and accommodations at once. Ask whether the person managed leave in-house or alongside an outside administrator, because that choice shapes most of the day-to-day work.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01Which parts of leave administration should stay in-house and which can go to an outside administrator?
- 02How do you keep up with state paid leave laws that differ from federal FMLA rules?
- 03What does a good interactive process for workplace accommodations look like in practice?
Reaching leave and absence management experts
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