Benefits Contact List

Benefits Office Contacts

Tufts Benefits Office staff have offices on the Boston, Medford and Grafton campuses.

Benefits Office Locations and Scheduled Days:

Medford Campus	TAB Building 169 Holland Street, Room 204 Somerville, MA 02144	M-F (9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.)
Boston Campus	200 Harrison Avenue Boston, MA 02111	Mondays (9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.)
Grafton Campus	200 Westboro Road North Grafton, MA 01536	Fridays (9:00 a.m. – 12:00 Noon)

General Benefits Office Contact Information:

Main Phone #: 617-627-3270
Email: benefits-feedback@tufts.edu

Our Staff:

Ann White
Director of Benefits
ann.white@tufts.edu
617-627-3877

Ann is responsible for all aspects of the University’s benefit plans.

Joanna Brennan
Manager of Benefit Services
joanna.brennan@tufts.edu
617-627-2118

Joanna is responsible for answering all inquiries related to the University’s benefit plans, conducting new hire orientations, escalated benefit issues and supervision of Benefits staff.

Anne Marie Bumpus
Benefits Analyst
annemarie.bumpus@tufts.edu
617-627-3134

Anne Marie is responsible for running and transmitting weekly/biweekly vendor feeds, creating and running PeopleSoft queries and reports and assisting employees with all benefit questions.

Mary Ruth Flynn
Senior Benefits Representative
maryruth.flynn@tufts.edu
617-627-3209

Mary Ruth is responsible for conducting new hire orientations, assisting the University’s retiree population, authorizing payments to benefit vendors, J-1 student identification audits, overseeing COBRA outsourcing services and assisting employees with all benefit questions.

Kathryn Michaels
Benefits Specialist
Kathryn.michaels@tufts.edu
617-627-5232

Kathryn is responsible for conducting new hire orientations, answering the Benefits Feedback emails received, answering questions regarding long term disability, running monthly reports on leaves of absence, processing of Qualified Status Changes and assisting employees with all benefit questions.

Suzanne Brown
Benefits Assistant
Suzanne.brown@tufts.edu

Suzanne provides administrative support to the Benefits Staff. She is responsible for answering benefit calls, ordering supplies, updating budget, processing benefit forms, maintaining confidential files, and processes all new hires and terminations.