College Directory

Academic Program Administration

Provost

Tim Laurent, EdD
Provost
Vice President, Academic Affairs
Email Or (515) 643-6615; Office Location SC – 112

Health Science

Jeannine Matz, PhD
Program Chair, Health Science, Healthcare Administration, and Public Health
Professor
Email Or (515) 643-6703; Office Location ACE – 208

Medical Assisting

Ashley Barnard, BEd, CMA (AAMA)
Program Chair, Medical Assisting
Instructor
Email Or (515) 643-6705; Office Location SC – 325

Medical Laboratory Science

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

Nursing

Kristen Bryan Wessel, PhD, MSN, RN
Dean, Nursing
Email Or (515) 643-6731; Office Location B1 – 221

Jane DeGooyer​, EdD, MSN, RN-BC, CNE
Associate Dean, Graduate Nursing
Assistant Professor
Email Or (515) 643-6737; Office Location B1 – 223

Ashley Hoff, MSN, RN, CNE
Associate Dean, Nursing
Assistant Professor
Email Or (515) 643-6734; Office Location B1 – 217

Alex McManus, MSRN, RN, CCRN​-K, CNE
Program Chair, Undergraduate Nursing
Assistant Professor of Nursing
Email Or (515) 643-6726; Office Location B1 – 213

Physical Therapist Assistant

Sue Bravard, PT, MS
Chair, Physical Therapist Assistant Program
Assistant Professor
Email Or (515) 643-6614; Office Location B1 – 305

Public Health

Jeannine Matz, PhD
Program Chair, Health Science, Healthcare Administration, and Public Health
Professor
Email Or (515) 643-6703; Office Location ACE – 208

Radiologic Technology

Karen Norris, MS, RT(R)
Program Chair, Radiologic Technology
Assistant Professor, Radiologic Technology
Email Or (515) 643-6616; Office Location SC – 205

Online Programs and Continuing Education

Tim Pearson, DC
Senior Director, Online Programs and Continuing Education
Associate Professor
Email Or (515) 643-6719; Office Location SC – 322

Healthcare Administration

Jeannine Matz, PhD
Program Chair, Health Science, Healthcare Administration, and Public Health
Professor
Email Or (515) 643-6703; Office Location ACE – 208

Administrative Directory

Bo Bonner, MDiv*
Senior Advisor, Mission Initiatives
Director of the Center for Human Flourishing
Assistant Professor
Email Or (515) 643-6736; Office Location SC – 117

Kristen Bryan Wessel, PhD, MSN, RN
Dean, Nursing
Email Or (515) 643-6731; Office Location B1 – 221

Melanie Campbell, MBA*
Vice President, Institutional Advancement, Philanthropy, and Community Engagement
Email Or (515) 643-6609; Office Location SC – 121

Adreain Henry, OD, EdD, MBA, MA*
Mercy College President
Email Or (515) 643-6601; Office Location SC – 116

Dorie Knight, MSLS
Director, Library and Media Services
Email Or (515) 643-6612; Office Location SC – 117

Tim Laurent, EdD*
Provost
Vice President, Academic Affairs
Email Or (515) 643-6615; Office Location SC – 112

Thomas D. Leahy, JD*
Vice President, Business and Regulatory Affairs
Email Or (515) 643-6621; Office Location SC – 115

Lyneene Richardson, MEd
Dean, Student Affairs
Email Or (515) 643-6659; Office Location ACE – 181

Matt Romkey, EdD*
Vice President, Admissions, Financial Aid, and Marketing
Email Or (515) 643-6663; Office Location SC – 119

Katelyn Schmitt
Director of Enrollment Management
Email Or (515) 218-9651; Office Location ACE – 152

David von Arb
Director, Information Technology
Email Or (515) 643-6708; Office Location B1 – 224

*Member of President’s Cabinet

Allied Health Faculty

Ashley Barnard, BEd, CMA (AAMA)
Program Chair, Medical Assisting
Instructor
Email Or (515) 643-6705; Office Location SC – 325

Sue Bravard, PT, MS
Chair, Physical Therapist Assistant Program
Assistant Professor
Email Or (515) 643-6614; Office Location B1 – 305

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

Gretchen Kilworth, MS, BSHCA, RT (R)
Clinical Coordinator
Instructor
Email Or (515) 643-6655; Office Location SC – 309

Kelly Kraska, MEd, RDCS, RVT
Clinical Coordinator
Cardiac Instructor
Email Or 515-491-8151; Office Location ACE – 207

Jeannine Matz, PhD
Program Chair, Health Science, Healthcare Administration, and Public Health
Professor
Email Or (515) 643-6703; Office Location ACE – 208

Karen Norris, MS, RT(R)
Program Chair, Radiologic Technology
Assistant Professor, Radiologic Technology
Email Or (515) 643-6616; Office Location SC – 205

Alissa Thompson, PTA, BA
Academic Coordinator, Clinical Education
Instructor
Email Or (515) 643-6773; Office Location SC-303

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

Continuing Education Instructors

Tim Pearson, DC
Senior Director, Online Programs and Continuing Education
Associate Professor
Email Or (515) 643-6719; Office Location SC – 322

Liberal Arts and Sciences Faculty

Victor Babich, PhD
Associate Professor
Email Or (515) 643-6709; Office Location ACE – 218

Bo Bonner, MDiv
Senior Advisor, Mission Initiatives
Director of the Center for Human Flourishing
Assistant Professor
Email Or (515) 643-6736; Office Location SC – 117

Susan Brown, PhD, NRP, CHES
Associate Professor
Email Or (515) 643-6638; Office Location ACE – 235

Ela Cuturic, MSA
Assistant Professor
Email Or (515) 643-6750; Office Location ACE – 218

Marti Doyle, PhD, MSW
Associate Professor, Social Science
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

Ryan Marr, MDiv, PhD
Dean, Liberal Arts and Sciences
Associate Professor
Email Or (515) 643-6679; Office Location SC – 311

Jeannine Matz, PhD
Program Chair, Health Science, Healthcare Administration, and Public Health
Professor
Email Or (515) 643-6703; Office Location ACE – 208

Audra Meyer, EdD
Associate Professor
Email Or (515) 643-6796; Office Location ACE – 217

Joseph C. Moravec, DMin
Professor, Philosophy and Religious Studies 
Email Or (515) 643-6643; Office Location ACE – 227

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

Darrin Rasberry, PhD
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

Jodi Aldrich, MSN, RN
Assistant Professor
Email Or (515) 643-6725; Office Location B1 – 216

Donna Bakken, MSN
Assistant Professor
Email Or (515) 643-6681; Office Location B1 – 226

Chris Beaird, MSN, FNP, ARNP-BC
Assistant Professor
Email Or (515) 643-6651; Office Location B1 – 214

Mylissa BeLieu, DNP, RN
Assistant Professor
Email Or (515) 643-6635; Office Location B1 – 204

Kristen Bryan Wessel, PhD, MSN, RN
Dean, Nursing
Email Or (515) 643-6731; Office Location B1 – 221

Katie Dean, MSN, RN, AC-PNP
Assistant Professor
Email Or (515) 643-6641; Office Location B1 – 211

Jane DeGooyer​, EdD, MSN, RN-BC, CNE
Associate Dean, Graduate Nursing
Assistant Professor
Email Or (515) 643-6737; Office Location B1 – 223

Jolynn Ernst, DNP, RN
Assistant Professor
Email Or (641) 202-0285; Office Location B1 – 208

Halle Flanery, DNP, RN, OCN
Assistant Professor
Email Or (515) 643-6656; Office Location B1 – 210

Alyssa Hildebrand, BSN, RN
Manager, Nursing Clinical Coordination
Email Or (515) 643-6625; Office Location B1 – 225

Ashley Hoff, MSN, RN, CNE
Associate Dean, Nursing
Assistant Professor
Email Or (515) 643-6734; Office Location B1 – 217

Teresa Housley, MSN, ARNP, FNP-BC, RNC-OB, C-EFM
Associate Professor
Email Or (515) 643-6727; Office Location B1 – 212

Molly Jennings, MSN, RN
Assistant Professor
Email Or (319) 382-6310; Office Location Remote (Dubuque, IA)

Allyson Kendrick, MSN, RN
Assistant Professor
Email Or (515) 643-6677; Office Location B1 – 215

Christa Knoll-Drobny, MSN-L, RN
Assistant Professor
Email Or (480) 313-7656; Office Location B1 – 205

Kate Lester, MSN, RN
Assistant Professor
Email Or (515) 643-6684; Office Location B1 – 207

Robin Lindsay, MSN, RN
Associate Professor, Nursing
Email Or (515) 643-6673; Office Location B1 – 212

Rachel Logan, MSN, BSN, BS, RN
Assistant Professor, Simulation Coordinator
Email Or (515) 643-5909; Office Location B1 – 224

Lisa Martin, MSN, RN, CRRN
Assistant Professor
Email Or (515) 643-6679; Office Location B1 – 211

Alex McManus, MSRN, RN, CCRN​-K, CNE
Program Chair, Undergraduate Nursing
Assistant Professor of Nursing
Email Or (515) 643-6726; Office Location B1 – 213

Suzane Merrick, MSN, RN, CNOR
Assistant Professor
Email Or (515) 643-6713; Office Location B1 – 224

Beth Moss, MSN, RN
Assistant Professor
Email Or (515) 643-6342; Office Location B1 – 210

Felicia Rodriguez, DNP, RN
Assistant Professor
Email Or (515) 643-6188; Office Location B1 – 226

Emily Ruehle, MSN, RN
Assistant Professor
Email Or (515) 643-6661; Office Location B1 – 205

Megan Schippers, BSN, RN
Clinical Instructor
Email Or (641) 780-3058; Office Location Remote

Tonya Shehata, MSN, RN
Assistant Professor
Email Or (515) 643-6657; Office Location B1 – 204

Kristopher Siefken, DNP, MBA, MSN, RN
Assistant Professor
Email Or (515) 808-3289; Office Location B1 – 216

Theresa Smith, PhD, MSN, RN
Assistant Professor
Email Or (515) 643-6722; Office Location B1 – 207

Lisa Thuerauf, MSN, RN
Assistant Professor
Email Or (319) 721-3124; Office Location Remote

Jennifer Wieland, DNP, MSN, RN
Assistant Professor
Email Or (515) 643-6717; Office Location B1 – 223

Jennifer Wing, DNP, MSN-Ed, RN
Assistant Professor
Email Or (515) 669-6384; Office Location B1 – 208

Professional and Support Staff

Jenn Amaya
Enrollment Coach
Email Or (515) 218-9671; Office Location ACE – 156

Caroline Bittle
Admissions Counselor
Email Or (515) 218-9656; Office Location ACE – 145

Julie Bleimehl
Executive Assistant to the President
Email Or (515) 643-6601; Office Location SC – 114

Carolyn Bucklin
Registrar
Email Or (515) 643-6744; Office Location ACE – 149

Laura Burianov
Assistant Registrar
Email Or (515) 218-9745; Office Location ACE – 142

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

Lisa Croat
Financial Aid System Analyst
Email Or (515) 442-0336; Office Location ACE – 155

Anaia Davison
Enrollment Assistant
Email Or (515) 218-9764; Office Location ACE

Rebecca Dennis, MS
Director of Student Engagement
Email Or (515) 643-6782; Office Location ACE – 183

Madelyn Friel
Program Admissions Coordinator
Email Or (515) 218-1876; Office Location ACE – 156

Catelin Haight
Admissions Counselor
Email Or (515) 218-9723; Office Location ACE – 151

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, MS
Senior Director of Institutional Research, Assessment, and Accreditation
Email Or (515) 643-6642; Office Location B1 – 108

Thomas Iverson
Senior Programmer Analyst
Email Or (515) 643-6735; Office Location SC – 321

Stephanie Klocke
Transfer Credit Specialist
Email Or (515) 500-6216; Office Location ACE – 144

Dorie Knight, MSLS
Director, Library and Media Services
Email Or (515) 643-6612; Office Location SC – 117

Linda Knowles
Administrative Assistant, Academic Affairs
Email Or (515) 643-6760; Office Location SC – 313

Trey Leech, PhD
Instructional Designer
Email Or (515) 531-0105; Office Location SC – 106

Caitlin Mahlstede, MEd
Academic Learning Specialist
Email Or (515) 218-9659; Office Location ACE – 174

Zinnia Mincy
Academic Assistant, Nursing
Email Or (515) 643-6691; Office Location B1 – 225

Kristin Molloy
Financial Aid Coordinator
Email Or (515) 218-9693; Office Location ACE – 157

Maggie Moore
Program Admissions Coordinator
Email Or (515) 218-9697; Office Location ACE – 146

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

Lyneene Richardson, MEd
Dean, Student Affairs
Email Or (515) 643-6659; Office Location ACE – 181

Robbie Riley
Programmer Analyst
Email Or (515) 500-6569; Office Location SC – 321

Katelyn Schmitt
Director of Enrollment Management
Email Or (515) 218-9651; Office Location ACE – 152

Maureen Smith
Marketing Coordinator
Email Or (515) 635-1226; Office Location Remote

Tara Soma
Admissions Counselor
Email Or (515) 218-9725; Office Location ACE – 147

Alexa Stombaugh
Applications Assistant
Email Or (515) 500-6031; Office Location ACE – 161

Cindi Trevillyan
Senior Administrative Assistant to the Provost
Email Or (515) 643-6759; Office Location SC – 111

David von Arb
Director, Information Technology
Email Or (515) 643-6708; Office Location B1 – 224

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

Mackenzie Wallingford
Compliance Specialist
Email Or (515) 643-6789; Office Location SC – 105