Pathway Success Team
Engineering & Manufacturing Pathway Success Team
Academic Dean: Academic Deans at DMACC ensure curricular standards and support students' classroom learning environments by serving as a liaison between DMACC leadership, students, instructors, and staff.
Enrollment Advisors: The Enrollment Advisor at DMACC assists students with understanding DMACC programs and related Pathways, completing DMACC program enrollment requirements, and finishing the application process.
Pathway Navigators: Pathway Navigators provide extra support for students by offering personal, educational, and career supports using financial and community resources to assist in removing barriers both in and out of the classroom.
Academic Advisors: An Academic Advisor helps students in all phases of academic and career planning, including program and course information, scheduling, registration, transfer requirements, articulations with other educational institutions, academic improvement plans, and graduation requirements.
Name & Title | Location | Phone | |
Dr. Jenny Foster Executive Academic Dean |
District Wide | 515-964-6692 | jlfoster1@dmacc.edu |
Andrew Neuendorf Associate Academic Dean |
District Wide | 515-964-7126 | ajneuendorf@dmacc.edu |
Jon Frank Enrollment Advisor |
District Wide | 515-964-6353 | jjfrank1@dmacc.edu |
Susan Stewart Pathway Navigator |
District Wide | 515-965-7186 | sestewart3@dmacc.edu |
Som Mongtin Pathway Navigator - Workforce Training Academy |
District Wide | 515-256-4953 | ssmongtin@dmacc.edu |
Erin Gauer Pathway Navigator - Competency Based Education |
District Wide | 515-964-6867 | ecgauer@dmacc.edu |
Jean Ostrander Pathway Navigator |
DMACC Boone | 515-432-7203 | jmostrander2@dmacc.edu |
Fabiana Ferreira Julio de Paula Pathway Navigator |
DMACC Ankeny | 515-964-6200 | fferreirajuliode@dmacc.edu |
Bethany Gallimore Academic Advisor |
DMACC Ankeny | 515-964-6314 | bjgallimore@dmacc.edu |
Sean Hartnett Academic Advisor |
DMACC Newton | 641-791-1723 | sphartnett@dmacc.edu |
Katy Huston Academic Advisor |
DMACC Ames Hunziker Center | 515-663-6700 | kehuston1@dmacc.edu |
Jim Koopman Academic Advisor |
DMACC West Des Moines | 515-633-2412 | jekoopman@dmacc.edu |
Jocelyn Kovarik Academic Advisor |
DMACC Boone | 515-433-5209 | jrkovarik@dmacc.edu |
Kristine Markham Academic Advisor |
DMACC Des Moines/Urban | 515-697-7737 | kmmarkham@dmacc.edu |
Connie Saenz Academic Advisor |
DMACC Perry VanKirk | 515-419-9030 | caoliversaenz@dmacc.edu |
Karen Webb Academic Advisor |
DMACC Ankeny | 515-964-6684 | kswebb@dmacc.edu |
Kristina Whitver-Soyer Academic Advisor |
DMACC Carroll | 515-244-4226 | kmwhitversoyer@dmacc.edu |