Academic Deans

The Northeast Iowa Community College academic leadership consists of the vice president of learning and success, six academic deans and one director. The deans/director are responsible for planning, organizing and directing curriculum activities on and off campus as well as across the district. Additionally, the deans provide academic faculty and staff supervision, develop and implement departmental goals and objectives, schedule instructional programming and assign faculty teaching loads. The deans report to the vice president of learning and student success.

Bruce Bearinger

Bruce Bearinger
Dean of Agriculture, Animal Science and Transportation

  • Email: bearingerb@nicc.edu
  • Phone: 844.642.2338, ext. 8128
  • Location: Dairy Center

Sarah Carlson
Dean of Nursing

  • Email: carlsonsa@nicc.edu
  • Phone: 844.642.2338, ext. 2209
  • Location: Peosta

Michael Gau
Dean of Business, Graphic Design, Paralegal, and Science

  • Email: gaum@nicc.edu
  • Phone: 844.642.2338, ext. 2322
  • Location: Peosta
Katie Gilbert

Katie Gilbert
Dean of High School Partnerships

  • Email: gilbertka@nicc.edu
  • Phone: 844.642.2338, ext. 2389
  • Location: Peosta
Laura Menke

Laura Menke
Dean of Allied Health

  • Email: menkela@nicc.edu
  • Phone: 844.642.2338, ext. 2498
  • Location: Peosta
Jeff Murphy

Jeffrey J. Murphy
Executive Dean of Communication, Humanities, Math and Social Science

  • Email: murphyj@nicc.edu
  • Phone: 844.642.2338, ext. 1235
  • Location: Calmar
Kathy Nacos-Burds

Kathleen Nacos-Burds
Vice President of Learning and Student Success

  • Email: nacos-burdsk@nicc.edu
  • Phone: 844.642.2338, ext. 2135
  • Location: Peosta
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Dawn Sanderman
Associate Dean of Nursing, SIM Coordinator

  • Email: sandermand@nicc.edu
  • Phone: 844.642.2338, ext. 1280
  • Location: Calmar