Pathway Success Team

Public & Community Service

Public & Community Service Pathway Success Team

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
Sydnee Ruhl
Enrollment Advisor
District Wide 515-964-6861 sruhl@dmacc.edu
Laura Bartholomew
Pathway Navigator
District Wide 515-965-7171 labartholomew@dmacc.edu
Erika Berry
Pathway Navigator
District Wide 515-965-7097 eaberry@dmacc.edu
Kristin Hixenbaugh
Pathway Navigator - TSA
District Wide 515-985-9640 kmhixenbaugh@dmacc.edu
Som Mongtin
Pathway Navigator - Workforce Training Academy
District Wide 515-256-4953 ssmongtin@dmacc.edu
Sarah Alexander
Academic Advisor
DMACC Ankeny 515-964-6599 skalexander@dmacc.edu
Val Enenbach
Academic Advisor
DMACC Carroll 712-792-8331 vdenenbach@dmacc.edu
Lindsay Frueh
Academic Advisor
DMACC Ankeny 515-964-6853 lkfrueh@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
Hillary Johnson
Academic Advisor
DMACC Des Moines/Urban 515-248-7214 hmjohnson6@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
Danielle Lopez
Academic Advisor
DMACC Boone 515-433-5051 dllopez2@dmacc.edu
Marc Renning
Academic Advisor
DMACC Carroll 712-792-8323 mjrenning@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
Teresa Tripp
Academic Advisor
DMACC Newton 641-791-1724 tmtripp1@dmacc.edu
Amy Wood
Academic Advisor
DMACC Ankeny 515-964-6395 ajwood@dmacc.edu
Yesenia Hernandez Venales
Student Support - Enrollment & Financial Aid
DMACC Des Moines/Urban 515-248-7510 yhernandez1@dmacc.edu