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Iowa College Aid Staff Directory

EXECUTIVE

Julie NtemActing Bureau Chief and Executive Director(515) 725-3414
Merima DizdarevicExecutive Officer 1(515) 725-3411

RESEARCH & COMMUNICATIONS

RESEARCH
VacantPublic Service Manager 1Division Administrator 
Joe DullardStatistical Research Analyst 3Institutional surveys, data requests, program research(515) 725-3406
VacantStatistical Research Analyst 3GEAR UP Iowa and community engagement program research and evaluation(515) 725-3438
Mitch LingoStatistical Research Analyst 3Financial aid program research and evaluation(515) 725-3440
COMMUNICATIONS
Ty PattonInformation Specialist 3Team lead, print publications, media relations, public information officer(515) 725-3417
Jamie FisherInformation Specialist 2Graphic design(515) 725-3437
Reese TurnerInformation Specialist 2Graphic design(515) 725-3435

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

Christina SibaouihPublic Service Manager 1Division Administrator(515) 725-3101
Thomata DoeAdministrative Assistant 2 (515) 725-3441
GEAR UP IOWA
Karmon LongProgram Planner 3GEAR UP Iowa Coordinator(515) 725-3418
Amber MillerProgram Planner 2GEAR UP Iowa Facilitator(515) 725-1006
Christine NguyenProgram Planner 2GEAR UP Iowa Facilitator(515) 725-3412
Graci ZeigerProgram Planner 2GEAR UP Iowa Facilitator(515) 725-3430
VacantProgram Planner 2GEAR UP Iowa Facilitator(515) 725-3423
COURSE TO COLLEGE COACHING
Danielle SampsonProgram Planner 2Community Engagement Consultant, Course to College Coaching(515) 725-3446
Elizabeth YaddofProgram Planner 2Virtual Coach Program(515) 725-0960
VacantProgram Planner 2College Access & Success AmeriCorps Grant Management  
COURSE TO COLLEGE
VacantProgram Planner 2Course to College, FAFSA Completion Initiative 
LCANS / IOWA CCR ACADEMY
Megan SibbelProgram Planner 2Iowa CCR Academy, LCANs—Carroll, Dubuque, Franklin County, Mason City, Story County, OPT-IN(515) 725-3463
Anne Kaercher ThomasProgram Planner 2LCANs—Davenport, Latinos CAN, Muscatine, Ottumwa, Sioux City, Waterloo(515) 725-3404

FINANCIAL AID PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION

Todd BrownPublic Service Manager 1Division Administrator(515) 725-3405
Tracy DavisExecutive Officer 1For-Profit Iowa Tuition Grant, Future Ready Iowa Grant, Health Care Recruitment Program, National Guard Service Scholarship, Rural Iowa Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner and Physician Assistant Loan Repayment Program, Rural Iowa Primary Care Loan Repayment Program; reconciliation; ICAPS(515) 725-3415
Tristan LynnExecutive Officer 1Future Ready Iowa Last-Dollar Scholarship, Iowa Vocational-Technical Tuition Grant, Kibbie Grant; reconciliation; ICAPS(515) 725-3409
Trish MorrisExecutive Officer 1Forgivable loans, GEAR UP Iowa Scholarship, Health Care Loan Repayment, Iowa State Fair Scholarship, Teach Iowa Scholar; ICAPS(515) 725-3457
Julie VossExecutive Officer 1All Iowa Opportunity Scholarship, Not-for-Profit Iowa Tuition Grant; payment files; ICAPS(515) 725-3461

FISCAL, IT & AUTHORIZATION

Julie NtemPublic Service Manager 1Division Administrator(515) 725-3414
ACCOUNTING/PROCUREMENT
Roscoe LewisAccountant 3Team lead, financials and budgets, audits(515) 725-3473
Brenda EdwardsAdministrative Assistant 2Accounts payables, collections, PLP loans, travel request/expense processing(515) 725-3424
Crystal WoodsAdministrative Assistant 2Accounts receivables, EFT information, GEAR UP and AmeriCorps claims, IowaGrants.gov, travel card purchases(515) 725-3421
COMPLIANCE
Jennifer ChristensenCompliance Officer 1Grant compliance, contract management, agency procurement, agency archivist(515) 725-3416
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Adam MesserInformation Technology Specialist 5Data warehouse, application/web development, research support, EPIC, data sharing(515) 725-3443
Alex PeckInformation Technology Specialist 4Salesforce, Network, printers, email, Google, PaperVision, equipment checkout, Zoom(515) 725-3466
VacantInformation Technology Specialist 3 (515) 725-3440
STATE AUTHORIZATION
Lisa PundtCompliance Officer 2Registration and SARA application approvals, student complaints(515) 725-3426
Keyli KeiferCompliance Officer 1Exemption from Registration and SARA application approvals, student complaints(515) 725-3456
Victoria ArcherAdministrative Assistant 2Financial responsibility approvals(515) 725-3425