Faculty
Part-Time Faculty
Staff
Advisory Board Members
- Becky Anthony
Senior Vice President
Iowa Hospital Association - Chris Blair
Chief Administrative Officer
UnityPoint Health Des Moines - Jodi Cahalan
Dean of the College of Health Sciences
Des Moines University - Kevin DeRonde
Corporate Administrator
Des Moines Orthopaedic Surgeons - Matthew Doré
Richard M. and Anita Calkins Distinguished Professor
Drake University Law School - James Foreman
Chief Financial Officer
On With Life - Deanna Gray
Revenue Cycle Sales Director-Midwest
RelayHealth
HFMA-Iowa Chapter
Secretary - Amanda Heider
Student Representative - Kevin Kincaid
Chief Executive Officer
Knoxville Hospital & Clinic - Catherine Koozer
Student Representative - Jessica Meisner
Vice President, Human Resources & Education
Unity Point Clinic & Unity Point at Home - Dane Pelfrey
Manager
Optimity Advisors - Missy Quaid
Director of Operations
onebody3/Benefit Source, Inc. - Amber Raveling
Student Representative - Jennifer Richards
Case Manager
Mary Greeley Medical Center - Valerie Rivera
Director, Marketing
Wellmark - Deann Sheppard (Chair)
Administrative Director
The Iowa Clinic, P.C. - Mikki Stier
Iowa Medicaid Director
Iowa Department of Human Services - Shannon Strickler
President/CEO
LeadingAge Iowa - Mark Teigland
President/CEO
Calvin Community - Dave Vellinga
President & Chief Executive Officer
Mercy Medical Center - Tray Wade
Vice President of Patient and Family Care
Hospice of Central Iowa - Sarah Walton
Student Representative
Admission Staff
The admission staff is here to assist you! Please contact us if you have any questions about the admission process by calling 515-271-1499 or email mhaadmit@dmu.edu.