Faculty and Staff
Faculty
Richard Belloff
DBA, FACHE, PAHM
Jun Dai
M.D., MSc, Ph.D.
Pamela A. Duffy
PT, PhD, MEd, OCS, RP, FAPTA
Simon Geletta
Ph.D.
Sarah Pavelka
M.H.A., OTR/L, CPHQ, FNAHQ
Rachel Reimer
Ph.D.
Carla Stebbins
Ph.D.
Part-Time Faculty
John Brady
DHA, FACHE
John Burnley
MBA, MCSE, MCP, MCSA, ITIL Foundations
Tyler Eason
J.D.
Wendy Ringgenberg
Ph.D.
Christopher Robin Hyers
MBA, FACHE
Deann Sheppard
MT(ASCP), CMPE, MHA
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. - Carla Stebbins
Assistant Professor and Director,
Graduate Program in Health Care Administration
Des Moines University - Mikki Stier
Senior Vice President of Government and External Relations
Broadlawns Medical Center - 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.