Des Moines Area Community College.

Business and Technology Instructors

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District Chair

LouAnn Knorr, Carroll, laknorr@dmacc.edu (District Chair)
Instructor, Carroll Campus
Room 129
Office: 712-792-8325 or
1-800-362-2127 ext. 8325
Fax: 712-792-6358

Education: B.A., Concordia College, M.A., Moorhead State University; Bemidji State University; Drake University

Instruction: Office Procedures, Business English, Administrative Office Applications, Word Processing Skill Development I and II, Data Entry, Office Calculators, Keyboarding, Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Computer Applications, Advanced Computer Applications, PC Desktop Publishing Principles, Office Internship and Seminar

Additional Activities: Board member of Iowa Business Education Association, member of National Business Education Association and Iowa Association for Career and Technical Education, 2003 – IBEA Outstanding Post-Secondary Business Educator, Chair of DMACC Academic Standards Commission

Ankeny Campus

Kathleen Zimmerman, Ankeny, mkzimmerman@dmacc.edu (Campus Chair)
Instructor, Ankeny Campus
Building/Room 08-06
Office : 515-965-7136 or
1-800-362-2127 ext. 7136
Fax: 515-965-7135

Education: A.A.A., Ottumwa Heights College; B.B.A., University of Iowa; Microsoft Office Expert in Access, Excel, PowerPoint, Word

Instruction: Computer Applications, Advanced Computer Applications, Administrative Office Applications, Word, Access, and Keyboarding

Additional Activities: Member of the Iowa Business Education Association, and Iowa Association for Career and Technical Education; 1999 – DMACC Distinguished Secondary Continuing Education Award


Tasha Mullihan, Ankeny, tjmullihan@dmacc.edu
Instructor, Ankeny Campus
Building/Room 08-01B
Office: 515-964-6510 or
1-800-362-2127 ext. 5610
Fax: 515-965-7135

Education: A.A., A.A.S., Des Moines Area Community College; B.A., University of Northern Iowa,

Instruction: Word Processing Skill Development I and II, Computer Applications, Career-Seeking Skills, Professional Development, and Office Procedures

Additional Activities: Advisor – Phi Beta Lambda; Member of Iowa Business Education Association, National Business Education Association and Iowa Association for Career and Technical Education; 2004 – IBEA Outstanding New Post-Secondary Business Educator


Constance M. Sanderson, cmsanderson@dmacc.edu
Instructor, Ankeny Campus
Building/Room 08-01B
Office: 515-964-6289 or
1-800-362-2127 ext. 6289
Fax: 515-965-7135

Education: B.S. University of Nebraska-Lincoln; M.Ed University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Instruction: Computer Applications, Word Processing Skill Development I, Keyboarding I, Business English, Business Communication, Pre Employment Strategies, Office Internship, Office Seminar.

Additional Activities: Member of Iowa Business Education Association


Christina Turner clturner@dmacc.edu
Instructor, Ankeny campus
Building/Room 08-06B
Office: 515-964-6884 or
1-800-362-2127 ext. 6289
Fax: 515-965-7135

Education: B.S. in Business Administration, M.A. in Counseling Psychology

Instruction: Medical Terminology I and II, Medical Transcription I, II, and III, Medical Computer Applications, Medical Insurance, Human Body-Health and Disease, and Medical Techniques

Additional Activities: Reading, quilting, enjoying my family, and spending as much time outside as possible.


Boone Campus

Mary Jane Green, Boone, mjgreen@dmacc.edu (Campus Chair)
Business/Management Group Leader, Boone Campus
Instructor, Boone Campus
Room 212
Office: 515-433-5084 or
1-800-362-2127 ext.5084
Fax: 515-433-5033

Education: B.A., Buena Vista College; M.A., University of Northern Iowa

Instruction: Human Relations in Business, Office Management, Supervisory Management, Keyboarding I, Data Entry, Computer Applications, Advanced Computer Applications, PC Desktop Publishing, Administrative Office Applications, Office Internship, Office Seminar, Accounting Fundamentals, Accounting Internship, Accounting Seminar, Cooperative Career Experience, and Cooperative Career Seminar

Additional Activities: Member of Iowa Business Education Association, National Business Education Association and Iowa Association for Career and Technical Education Association


Linda Plueger, Boone, ljplueger@dmacc.edu
Instructor, Boone Campus
Room 201
Office: 515-433-5080 or
1-800-362-2127 ext.5080
Fax: 515-433-5033

Education: A.A., Iowa Central Community College; B.S., University of South Dakota

Instruction: Word Processing Skill Development I and II, Business English, Emerging Technologies, Professional Development, Office Calculators, Computer Applications, Data Entry, Business/Financial Math/, Correspondence Techniques, Keyboarding, and Career Seeking Skills

Additional Activities: Member of the Iowa Business Education Association, National Business Education Association, and Iowa Association for Career and Technical Education


Urban Campus

Joe Hanson, Urban, jrhanson@dmacc.edu(Campus Chair)
Business/Management Program Chair, Des Moines/Urban Campus
Instructor, Des Moines—Urban Campus
Building/Room
Office: (515) 248-7228 or
1-800-362-2127 ext. 7228
Fax: (515) 248-7253

Education: A.A., Iowa Lakes Community College; B.A., University of Northern Iowa; M.B.A., University of Nebraska

Instruction: Introduction to Computer Literacy, Career Seeking Skills, and Management of Information


Betty Lambert, Urban, balambert@dmacc.edu
Instructor, Des Moines—Urban Campus
Building/Room 01-220
Office: (515) 248-7244 or
1-800-362-2127 ext. 7244
Fax: (515) 248-7253

Education: A.A., Des Moines Area Community College; B.S., Drake University; Microsoft Office Specialist in Word XP, Excel XP, Access XP, and PowerPoint XP

Instruction: Business English, Computer Applications, Data Entry, Keyboarding, Administrative Office Applications, Legal Terminology, Office Calculator, and Career-Seeking-Seminar

Additional Activities: Reading, going to garage sales, traveling in the United States and Europe, going to the Civic Center and the Des Moines Playhouse to see plays and musical productions, spending time with family and friends, learning new software applications, creating photo scrapbooks for family and friends, and bird-watching.