College Leadership

Board of Directors

Board Members

Cheryl Langston
cheryl.langston@dmacc.edu
Expires: 2027
District 1: All that portion lying within Ames, Baxter, Colfax-Mingo, Collins-Maxwell, Colo-Nesco, Gilbert, Nevada, Roland-Story and United School Districts.

Fred Greiner
fred.greiner@dmacc.edu
Expires: 2027
District 2: All that portion lying within Boone, Dallas Center-Grimes, Johnston, Madrid, Ogden, Perry, Saydel and Woodward-Granger School Districts; also the portion of Southeast Webster-Grand that lies within the boundaries of Des Moines Area Community College.

Jim Gossett
jim.gossett@dmacc.edu
Expires: 2025
District 3: All that portion lying within Adair-Casey, Adel-DeSoto-Minburn, Audubon, Carroll, Coon Rapids-Bayard, Earlham, Exira-Elk Horn-Kimballton, Glidden-Ralston, Guthrie Center, IKM-Manning, Panorama, and West Central Valley School Districts; also the portion of WAUKEE school that is contained in the following precincts: Adel Township, Clive 5, 6, 7 & 8, Grimes/Walnut, Urbandale 14, 15, 16, 17 & 18, Van Meter Township, Waukee 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 & 10.

Kevin Halterman (Vice Chair)
kevin.halterman@dmacc.edu
Expires: 2025
District 4: All that portion lying within Carlisle, Indianola, Interstate 35, Martensdale-St Marys, Melcher-Dallas, Norwalk, Pleasantville, Southeast Warren, Van Meter and Winterset School Districts; also the portion of WAUKEE school that is contained in the following precincts: West Des Moines 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 226, 227, 321 & 322.

Joe Pugel (Chair)
joe.pugel@dmacc.edu
Expires: 2025
District 5: All that portion lying within Knoxville, Lynnville-Sully, Newton, PCM, Pella, Southeast Polk and Twin Cedars School Districts.

Denny Presnall
denny.presnall@dmacc.edu
Expires: 2027
District 6: Ankeny, Ballard, Bondurant-Farrar and North Polk School Districts.

Madelyn Tursi
madelyn.tursi@dmacc.edu
Expires: 2027
District 7: That portion of DES MOINES INDEPENDENT school that is contained in the following precincts: Des Moines 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 15, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63 & 64, Webster 1.

Felix Gallagher
felix.gallagher@dmacc.edu
Expires: 2027
District 8: That portion of DES MOINES INDEPENDENT school that is contained in the following precincts: Des Moines 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 25, 26, 27, 28, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 73 & 74, Pleasant Hill 1, 2 & 4, Greenfield 1 & 2.

Angela Jackson
angela.jackson@dmacc.edu
Expires 2025
District 9: That portion of DES MOINES INDEPENDENT school that is contained in the following precincts: Des Moines 10, 11 & 35, Urbandale 11 and Windsor Heights 2; also Urbandale and West Des Moines School Districts.

DMACC Board of Directors

View a map of the DMACC Director Districts. For additional information on the board member election process, contact Board Secretary Carolyn Farlow at cdfarlow@dmacc.edu or 515-205-7746.

Date Location Agenda(s)
January 8, 2024 Electronic Meeting
(Tentative date – Will meet only if needed)
Agenda
February 12, 2024 DMACC Ankeny Campus -
(Budget Workshop begins at 2:00 p.m.)

Agenda
Payables

March 11, 2024 DMACC Newton Campus Agenda
Payables
April 8, 2024 DMACC West Campus  
May 6, 2024 DMACC Carroll Campus  
June 10, 2024 DMACC Urban Campus  
July 8, 2024 DMACC Ames Hunziker Center  
August 12, 2024 Electronic Meeting
(Tentative date – Will meet only if needed)
 
September 10, 2024

Heartland - 3:00 p.m. Joint Meeting with Heartland AEA Board

 
October 14, 2024 DMACC Boone Campus

 

November 11, 2024 DMACC Ankney Campus  
December 9, 2024 DMACC Ankeny Campus - Annual and Regular Board Meeting
(Board Retreat begins at 12:00 p.m.)

 


Meetings are usually held the second Monday of the month but some exceptions may apply. Call to order is 4:00 p.m. unless otherwise noted.

To Join the meeting via Zoom, please click on the link below:

https://DMACC.zoom.us/j/5159657067 

Meeting ID: 515 965 7067

Date Location Agenda(s)
August 10, 2023
11:00 a.m.
Electronic Meeting Agenda - President Review Committee
June 12, 2023
3:00 p.m.
Urban Campus, Building 07, Room 206 Agenda - President Review Committee
June 12, 2023
3:00 p.m.
Urban Campus, Building 07, Room 204 Agenda - Audit Committee
May 8, 2023
3:00 p.m.
Carroll Campus Agenda - President Review Committee
March 22, 2023
3:00 p.m.
Ankeny Campus, Building 1, Conference Room 30E Agenda - Bargaining Session
March 9, 2023
12:45 p.m.
Ankeny Campus, Building 1, Conference Room 30A Agenda - Bargaining Session
September 11, 2023
2:30 p.m.
Ankeny Campus, Building 5
Room 1215
Agenda - Bargaining Session
November 8, 2023
1:30 p.m.
Ankney Campus, Building 22
Conference Room
Agenda - Bargaining Session
February 27, 2024 9:00 a.m. Ankeny Campus, Building 22 Conference Room Agenda - Board Security Committee

*NOTE: The Agendas are printable documents in Adobe Acrobat Reader files. If you don't have Adobe Acrobat you can download it here.

Senior Administration

Rob Denson

Robert Denson, J.D.
President and CEO

Erica Spiller

Erica Spiller
Vice President
Enrollment Services & Student Success

MD Isley

MD Isley, M.S.
Vice President
Academic Affairs

Bill LaTour

Bill LaTour
Vice President for Operations

Mark Clark

Mark Clark
Executive Director
Information Solutions

Kyle Collins

Kyle Collins
Assistant to the Vice President of Academic Affairs

Kim Didier

Kim Didier
Executive Director
Business Resources

Carolyn Farlow

Carolyn Farlow, M.Ed.
Director
Institutional Effectiveness & Board Secretary

Randy Gabriel

Randy Gabriel
Director
Career Advantage CTE

Mike Hoffman

Mike Hoffman, M.Ed.
Executive Director
Continuing Education

Todd Jones

Todd Jones, M.P.A.
Director
Marketing/Public Relations

Deborah Kepple-Mamros

Deborah Kepple-Mamros, Ed.D.
Executive Director
Office of Planning, Assessment & Data

Jennifer Owenson

Jenifer Owenson, J.D.
Executive Director
Human Resources

 

Provosts

 

OPEN POSITION
Newton Provost

 

OPEN POSITION
Des Moines/Urban Provost

Joel Lundstom

Joel Lundstom, Ph.D.
Carroll Provost

Drew Nelson

Drew Nelson, Ph.D.
Boone Provost

Anthony Paustian

Anthony Paustian, Ph.D.
West Des Moines Provost

 

Deans

Jenny Foster

Jenny Foster, Ph.D.
Academic Dean
Industry & Technology

Jeanie McCarville-Kerber

Jeanie McCarville-Kerber, Ph.D.
Academic Dean
Health & Public Services

Anne Power

Anne Power, Ph.D.
Executive Academic Dean

Wade Robinson

Wade Robinson, Ph.D.
Director
Student Development

Scott Schultz

Scott Schultz
Academic Dean, Science, Engineering, Math & Science

Jim Stick

Jim Stick
Academic Dean
Liberal Arts


DMACC Organizational Chart