Pathway Success Team

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Health Science & Fitness 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 Email
Dr. Jeanie McCarville-Kerber
Executive Academic Dean
District Wide 515-964-6394 jamccarville1@dmacc.edu
Dustyn Dickhaut
Associate Academic Dean
District Wide 515-965-7051 ddickhaut@dmacc.edu
Sydnee Ruhl
Enrollment Advisor
District Wide 515-964-6861 sruhl@dmacc.edu
Sue Mixdorf
Pathway Navigator
District Wide 515-964-6651 scmixdorf@dmacc.edu
Kate Chandler-Ernst
Academic Advisor
DMACC Des Moines/Urban 515-248-7255 kachandlerernst@dmacc.edu
Val Enenbach
Academic Advisor
DMACC Carroll 712-792-8331 vdenenbach@dmacc.edu
Katy Huston
Academic Advisor
DMACC Ames Hunziker Center 515-663-6700 kehuston1@dmacc.edu
Jennifer Julich
Academic Advisor
DMACC West Des Moines 515-633-2405 jljulich@dmacc.edu
Allison Kipp
Academic Advisor
DMACC Ankeny 515-964-6467 amkipp@dmacc.edu
Jocelyn Kovarik
Academic Advisor
DMACC Boone 515-433-5209 jrkovarik@dmacc.edu
Kris Markham
Academic Advisor
DMACC Des Moines/Urban 515-697-7737 kmmarkham@dmacc.edu
Ivon Mihura
Academic Advisor
DMACC Des Moines/Urban 515-248-7514 imihura@dmacc.edu
Abbie Moffatt
Academic Advisor
DMACC Ankeny 515-964-6200 hsfpathway@dmacc.edu
Erin Neumann
Academic Advisor
DMACC Boone 515-433-5037 eaneumann@dmacc.edu
Connie Saenz
Academic Advisor
DMACC Perry VanKirk 515-419-9030 caoliversaenz@dmacc.edu
Blake Sandquist
Academic Advisor
DMACC Boone 515-433-5213 bmsandquist@dmacc.edu
Jody Stiles
Academic Advisor
DMACC Newton 641-791-1722 jlstiles1@dmacc.edu
Teresa Tripp
Academic Advisor
DMACC Newton 641-791-1724 tmtripp1@dmacc.edu
Raquel Zuniga
Academic Advisor
DMACC Ankeny 515-965-7359 rzuniga4@dmacc.edu
Heidi Sisler
Student Support - Enrollment & Financial Aid
DMACC Des Moines/Urban 515-248-7239 hesisler@dmacc.edu