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
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
Dean of High School Partnerships
- Email: gilbertka@nicc.edu
- Phone: 844.642.2338, ext. 2389
- Location: Peosta

Laura Menke
Dean of Allied Health
- Email: menkela@nicc.edu
- Phone: 844.642.2338, ext. 2498
- Location: Peosta
Greg Moklestad
Dean of Advanced Manufacturing, Industrial Technology and Computer Science
- Email: moklestadg@nicc.edu
- Phone: 844.642.2338, ext. 2168
- Location: Peosta

Jeffrey J. Murphy
Executive Dean of Communication, Humanities, Math and Social Science
- Email: murphyj@nicc.edu
- Phone: 844.642.2338, ext. 1235
- Location: Calmar

Kathleen Nacos-Burds
Vice President of Learning and Student Success
- Email: nacos-burdsk@nicc.edu
- Phone: 844.642.2338, ext. 2135
- Location: Peosta

Dawn Sanderman
Associate Dean of Nursing, SIM Coordinator
- Email: sandermand@nicc.edu
- Phone: 844.642.2338, ext. 1280
- Location: Calmar