Meet Our Staff

Mark Steffen
Director, Career Advantage
masteffen@dmacc.edu
515-965-7078 Office
515-238-0148 Cell​
Mark works with High School faculty and counselors to set up shared programming in the areas of academic courses.

Michael Lentsch
Director, Career Advantage
mjlentsch@dmacc.edu
515-965-7086 Office
515-249-8245 Cell
Michael oversees Career Advantage advisors to provide all enrollment services for Career advantage students.

Randy Gabriel
Director, Career Advantage
rgabriel1@dmacc.edu
515-965-6011 Office
515-238-7906 Cell
Randy works with high school faculty and counselors to set up shared programming in the areas of career/technical education.

Melinda Tingle Williams
Southridge Site Director
mjwilliams12@dmacc.edu
515-287-8701 Office
Melinda works with high school faculty and counselors to coordinate concurrent enrollment courses in various areas along with operating the DMACC Southridge Center.

Eddie Diaz
Director, DMACC Perry VanKirk Career Academy
ediaz@dmacc.edu
515-428-8120 Office
Eddie works with high school faculty and counselors to coordinate concurrent enrollment courses in various areas along with operating the DMACC Perry Center.

Jeff Kelly
​Coordinator, Ames Hunziker Center
jjkelly@dmacc.edu
Jeff works with high school faculty and counselors to coordinate concurrent enrollment courses in various areas along with operating the DMACC Ames Career Academy.

 

Terry Norton
Director, Newton Career Academy
tdnorton@dmacc.edu
641-791-5165 Office
Terry works with high school faculty and counselors to coordinate concurrent enrollment courses in various areas along with operating the DMACC Newton Career Academy.

Karen Swanson
Coordinator, Career Advantage
kswanson4@dmacc.edu
515-9​65-7347
Karen works directly with DMACC staff and high school faculty on concurrent enrollment requirements and processes, providing leadership and guidance to maintain NACEP accreditation.​

​Jennifer Wollesen
Coordinator, Carroll Career Advantage
jswollesen@dmacc.edu
712-792-8501​ Office
Jennifer works with high school faculty and counselors to coordinate concurrent enrollment courses in various areas along with operating the DMACC Carroll Career Academy.

Lisa Olk
Administrative Assistant
llolk@dmacc.edu
515-964-6422 Office

Alyssa Ploeger
Career Advantage Specialist
arploeger@dmacc.edu
515-965-7172 Office
Alyssa works with a variety of areas in Career Advantage.

Megan Mudd
Coordinator, Online Career Academy
mjmudd​@dmacc.edu
515-965-7170 office
515-249-0560 cell

Staci Scholten
Online Career Academy
slscholten@dmacc.edu
515-964-6316 Office​​​

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