College Directory

Academic Program Administration

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Provost

Nancy Kertz, PhD, APRN
Provost and Vice President, Academic Affairs
Email or (515) 643-6615; Office Location: SC-117

Associate Provost

Ryan (Bud) Marr, MDiv, PhD
Associate Provost and Associate Professor
Email or (515) 643-6679; Office Location: SC-311

Diagnostic Medical Sonography

Adrienne St. Clair, MS, RDMS, RDCS, RVT
Program Chair
Email or (515) 643-6610; Office Location: SC-323

Emergency Medical Services

Cheryl Blazek, BS, AS, NRP
Program Chair
Email or (515) 643-6766; Office Location: ACE-041

Healthcare Administration

Joelle Stolte, PhD, MPH, MLT (ASCP)
Program Chair
Email or (515) 643-6619; Office Location: ACE-211

Health Science

Jeannine Matz, PhD
Program Chair
Email or (515) 643-6703; Office Location: ACE-208

Medical Assisting

Stacy Smith, MS, CMA (AAMA)
Program Chair
Email or (515) 643-6705; Office Location: SC-325

Medical Laboratory Science

Kyla Dippold, MS, MLS(ASCP)^CM
Program Chair
Email or (515) 643-6772; Office Location: ACE-206

Mercy College PLUS

Tim Pearson
Senior Director, MercyPLUS and Continuing Education
Email

Nursing

Christa Steffens, EdD, MSN, RN, CNE
Associate Dean
Email or (515) 643-6783; Office Location: SC-217

Peggy Black, MSN, RN, NE-BC
Associate Dean
Email or (515) 643-6728; Office Location: SC-214

Ashley Hoff, MSN, RN
BSN Program Co-Chair, Assistant Professor
Email or (515) 643-6734; Office Location: SC-213

Alex McManus, MSN, RN, CCRN-K​
BSN Program Co-Chair, Assistant Professor 
Email or (515) 643-6726; Office Location: SC-213

Kim Oswald, EdD, EdS, MSN, RN
RN to BSN Program Chair, Professor
Email or (515) 643-6797; Office Location: SC-205

Physical Therapist Assistant

Sue Bravard, PT, MS
Program Chair
Email or (515) 643-6614; Office Location: SC-305

Public Health

Joelle Stolte, PhD, MPH, MLT (ASCP)
Program Chair
Email or (515) 643-6619; Office Location: ACE-211

Radiologic Technology

Karen Norris, BSRT(R)
Program Chair
Email or (515) 643-6616; Office Location: SC-205

Administrative Directory

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Bo Bonner, MDiv*
Senior Advisor of Mission Initiatives and Director of the Center for Human Flourishing, Assistant Professor
Email or (515) 643-6736; Office Location: SC-016

Joe Brookover
Sr. Director, External Engagement
Email or (515) 216-0753; Office Location: ACE-153

Anne Dennis, PHR, SRHM-CP*
Vice President, Engagement
Email or (515) 643-6640; Office Location: SC-110

Nancy Kertz, PhD, APRN*
Provost and Vice President, Academic Affairs
Email or (515) 643-6615; Office Location: SC-117

Thomas Leahy, JD*
Interim President and Vice President of Business and Regulatory Affairs
Email or (515) 643-6621; Office Location: SC-115

Lyneene Richardson, MEd
Dean of Student Affairs
Email or (515) 643-6659; Office Location: ACE-181

Matt Romkey, MBA*
Vice President Admissions, Marketing, and Financial Aid
Email or (515) 643-6663; Office Location: ACE-148

Jennie Ver Steeg, MA, MLS
Director of Library and Media Services
Email or (515) 643-6612; Office Location: Library

David von Arb
Director of Information Technology
Email or (515) 643-6708; Office Location: SC-224

Deborah Willyard, Ed.D, MSN, RN
Dean of Nursing
Email or (515) 643-6731; Office Location: SC-216

*Member of President's Cabinet

Allied Health Faculty

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Cheryl Blazek, BS, NRP
Program Chair - Emergency Medical Services
Email or (515) 643-6676; Office Location: ACE-040

Sue Bravard, PT, MS
Program Chair, Assistant Professor - Physical Therapist Assistant
Email or (515) 643-6614; Office Location: B2-252

Rudy Cataldo, NRP
EMS Instructor - Emergency Medical Services
Email or (515) 643-6675; Office Location: ACE - Garden Level

Kyla Dippold, MS, MLS(ASCP)^CM
Program Chair, Assistant Professor - Medical Laboratory Science
Email or (515) 643-6772; Office Location: ACE-206

Gretchen Kilworth, BSHCA, RT (R)
Clinical Coordinator/Instructor - Radiologic Technology
Email or (515) 643-6655; Office Location: B1-309

Karen Norris, MS, RT(R)
Program Chair, Assistant Professor - Radiologic Technology
Email or (515) 643-6616; Office Location: B1-205

Kimberly Patrick, BS, MLS (ASCP)^CM
Instructor - Medical Laboratory Science
Email or (515) 643-6784; Office Location: ACE-202

Stacy Smith, CMA (AAMA), MS
Program Chair, Assistant Professor - Medical Assisting
Email or (515) 643-6705; Office Location: B1-325

Adrienne St. Clair, MHS, RDMS, RDCS, RVT
Program Chair, Assistant Professor - Diagnostic Medical Sonography
Email or (515) 643-6610; Office Location: B1-323

Alissa Thompson, PTA
Academic Coordinator of Clinical Education, PTA Program
Email or (515) 643-6773; Office Location: B1-303

Liem Tran
Assistant Professor - Emergency Medical Services
Email or (515) 643-6674; Office Location: ACE-041

Janet Whitney, MEd, MLS (ASCP)^CM, SBB^CM
Assistant Professor - Medical Laboratory Science
Email or (515) 643-6741; Office Location: ACE-204

Continuing Education Instructors

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Community Health Worker and Behavioral Health

Ryle Egge, MS, MSW, BS
Instructor
Email

Chris Havran
Continuing Education Coordinator
Email

Kelsey Machado, BA
Certificate Program Coordinator
Email

Joycelin Pelaez, BS
Instructor
Email

Gurkirat Toor
Continuing Education Director
Email

Liberal Arts and Sciences Faculty

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Victor Babich
Associate Professor
Email or (515) 643-6709; Office Location: ACE-218

Bo Bonner, MDiv
Assistant Professor
Senior Advisor of Mission Initiatives and Director of the Center for Human Flourishing
Email or (515) 643-6736; Office Location: BH-124

Susan L. Brown, PhD, NRP, CHES
Associate Professor
Email or (515) 643-6638; Office Location: ACE-235

Ela Cuturic
Assistant Professor
Email

Marti Doyle, PhD, MSW
Professor
Email or (515) 643-6774; Office Location: ACE-233

Archana Indira, MD
Assistant Professor
Email or (515) 643-6624; Office Location: ACE-220

Amy MacKrell, PhD, MA, MSE
Professor
Email or (515) 643-6795; Office Location: ACE-225

Audra Meyer, EdD
Assistant Professor
Email or (515) 643-6796; Office Location: ACE-217

Ryan (Bud) Marr, MDiv, PhD
Associate Provost
Email or (515) 643-6679; Office Location: SC-311

Joe Moravec, DMin
Professor
Email or (515) 643-6643; Office Location: ACE-227

Truc Nguyen, PhD
Professor
Email or (515) 643-6777; Office Location: ACE-231

Darrin Rasberry
Assistant Professor
Email or (515) 643-6654; Office Location: ACE - 216

Rebecca Steidl
Assistant Professor
Email or (515) 643-6770; Office Location: ACE-219

Nursing Faculty

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Tria Allen, MS, BSN, RN
Diploma Class of 1994 and BSN Class of 1999
CARE Project Education Coordinator, Assistant Professor of Nursing
Email or (515) 643-6728; Office Location: SC-214

Chris Beaird, MSN, FNP, ARNP-BC
Assistant Professor
Email or (515) 643-6651; Office Location: SC-214

Mylissa BeLieu, DNP, RN
Assistant Professor
Email or (515) 643-6714; Office Location: SC-204

Kim Bruett, MSN, RN
Assistant Professor
Email or (515) 643-6622; Office Location: SC-203

Kim Cafaro, MSN, MM, BSN
Assistant Professor
Email

Dawn Catlin, MSN, BSN
Assistant Professor
Email

Alicia Clayton, MSN, BSN
Assistant Professor
Email

Jane DeGooyer, EdD, MSN, RN-BC
Diploma Class of 1981
Assistant Professor
Email or (515) 643-6737; Office Location: SC-205

Nadira Dhanaswar, DNP, MSN, CCRN-K, CNRN
Assistant Professor
Email or (515) 643-6725; Office Location: SC-216

Teresa Doolittle, MSN, ARNP, FNP-BC, RNC-OB, C-EFM
Associate Professor
Email or (515) 643-6727; Office Location: SC-212

Jolynn Ernst, DNP, RN
Associate Professor
Email or (515) 643-6706; Office Location: SC-225

Halle Haedtke, MSN, RN, OCN
Assistant Professor
Email or (515) 643-6656; Office Location: SC-222

Melanie Kappelman, MSN-ed, RN
Assistant Professor
Email or (515) 643-3180; Office Location: SC-204

Allyson Kendrick, MSN, BA
Assistant Professor
Email

Karla Kerkove, MSN, RN, CCRN
Assistant Professor
Email or (641) 330-7881; Office Location: SC-211

Nikki LaFratte, BSN, RN, CCRN
Assistant Professor
Email or (515) 643-6606; Office Location: SC-209

Rachel Logan, MSN, BSN, BS, RN
Assistant Professor, Simulation Coordinator
Email or (515) 643-5909

Lisa Martin, MSN, RN, CRRN
Assistant Professor
Email or (515) 643-6679; Office Location: SC-211

Judith Monroe, DNP, APNP, C-PNP
Project Director, CARE grant​
Email or (515) 643-6632; Office Location: BH-134

Beth Moss, MSN, RN
Assistant Professor
Email or (515) 643-6342; Office Location: SC-210

Alex McManus, MSN, RN, CCRN-K​
BSN Program Co-Chair 
Email or (515) 643-6726; Office Location: SC-213

Suzane Merrick, MSN, RN, CNOR
Assistant Professor
Email; Office Location: SC-224

Rita Million, PhD, RN, PHNA-BC, CNE, COI
Associate Professor
Email or (515) 643-6622; Office Location: SC-205

Jacqulyn Pelan, MSN, ARNP, RN
HRSA Grant, Program Coordinator
Email or (515) 643-6724; Office Location: BH-134

Felicia Rodriguez, DNP, RN
Assistant Professor
Email or (515) 643-6788; Office Location: SC-226

Kristopher Siefken, MBA, MSN, RN
Assistant Professor
Email or (515) 643-3180; Office Location: SC-226

Theresa A. Smith, PhD, MSN, RN
Diploma Class of 1987
Assistant Professor
Email or (515) 643-6722; Office Location SC-207

Brandy Strawn, MSN
Assistant Professor
Email or (515) 643-6661; Office Location SC-223

Lisa Thuerauf, MSN, RN
Assistant Professor
Email or (319) 721-3124

Jennifer Wieland, DNP, MSN, RN
Assistant Professor
Email or (515) 643-9717; Office Location: B1-223

Jennifer Wing, DNP, MSN, RN
Assistant Professor
Email or (515) 643-6729; Office Location: SC-216
 

Professional and Support Staff

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Alexis Atkinson
Enrollment Coach
Email or (515) 635-1354

Dillon Bauer
Academic Advisor
Email or (515) 643-6630; Office Location: ACE - 156

Julie Bleimehl
Executive Assistant to the President
Email or (515) 643-6601; Office Location: SC-116

Randi Boelkes
Financial Aid Manager
Email or (515) 257-6243; Office Location: ACE - 157

Carolyn Bucklin
Registrar
Email or (515) 643-6744; Office Location: ACE - 149

Missy Chapman
Campus Receptionist
Email or (515) 643-3180

Andrea Clark
Enrollment Application Analyst 
Email; Office Location: ACE - 151

Lisa Croat
Senior Financial Aid Systems Analyst
Email or (515) 442-0336; Office Location: ACE - 155

Barb Cupp
Student Affairs Associate
Email or (515) 635-1133; Office Location: ACE - 163

Rebecca Dennis
Director of Student Engagement
Email or (515) 643-6782; Office Location: ACE - 151

Madelynn Gibney, M.Ed.
Admissions Counselor
Email or (515) 218-1876; Office Location: ACE-159

Andrew Gress
Director of Enrollment Management
Email or (515) 218-1896; Office Location: ACE-156

Tiffany Hach
Academic Assistant
Email or (515) 218-9610; Office Location: ACE-161

Diane Haskins
Program Coordinator
Email or (515) 643-6683; Office Location: ACE-176

Sara Hill, MBA
Senior Academic Advisor
Email or (515) 643-6662; Office Location: ACE-180

Kristy Irwin
Senior Director of Institutional Research, Assessment, and Accreditation
Email or (515) 643-6642; Office Location: ACE - 207

Thomas Iverson
Senior Programmer Analyst
Email or (515) 643-6735; Office Location: B1-222

Amanda Kearns, MBA
Human Resources Generalist
Email or (515) 643-6678; Office Location: SC-109

Mackenzie Kellogg
Compliance Specialist
Email or (515) 643-6789; Office Location: SC-105

Allison Kipp, MA
Academic Advisor
Email or (515) 500-6089; Office Location: ACE-182

Stephanie Klocke
Transfer Credit Specialist
Email or (515) 643-6605; Office Location: ACE-159

Kao Lee
Continuing Education Assistant
Email

Trey Leech, PhD
Instructional Designer
Email or (515) 643-6689; Office Location: ACE - 209

Debbie Lively
Admissions Counselor
Email or (515) 218-9745; Office Location: ACE - 145

Kayley Lobberecht
Assistant Registrar
Email or (515) 643-6652; Office Location: ACE - 142

Linda Knowles
Administrative Assistant, Academic Affairs
Email or (515) 643-6760; Office Location: SC-215

Madison Martin, MBA
Human Resource Specialist
Email or (515) 643-6629; Office Location: SC-110

Brice Merwine, PhD
Statistician
Email or (515) 643-6635; Office Location: SC-103

Maggie Moore
Program Admissions Coordinator
Email or (515) 218-9697

Maida Mujkic, MSHS
Senior Administrative Assistant
Email 

Mark Norris
Library Assistant
Email or (515) 643-6613; Office Location: SC-114

Lance Pfantz
Library Technology & Media Services Specialist
Email or (515) 643-6763; Office Location: SC-114

Robbie Riley
Programmer Analyst
Email or (515) 643-6792; Office Location: B1-222

Katelyn Schmitt
Senior Admissions Counselor
Email or (515) 218-9651; Office Location: ACE-152

Scott Seeliger
Director of Development and Outreach
Email or (515) 643-6609; Office Location: ACE-210

Maureen Smith
Marketing Coordinator
Email or (515) 635-1226; Office Location: Academic Center for Excellence - Student Services

Jennifer Thompson, MLIS
Assistant Library Director
Email or (515) 643-6700; Office Location: SC-114

Laurie Waldrop
Business Office Manager
Email or (515) 635-1591; Office Location: SC-113