Meet Our Staff
Our friendly, passionate staff cares about your Workplace Learning Connection experience. Reach out if you have any questions!
For general inquiries, please contact us via email at workplacelearning@kirkwood.edu or by phone at (319) 398-1040. To contact a specific staff member or location, see the directory below.
Linn County Regional Center Staff
| Katherine Ahlers | ||||||
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| Title: | School Liaison CR/Metro Schools |
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| Phone: | 319-398-4827 | |||||
| Email: | kate.ahlers@kirkwood.edu | |||||
| Ann Brendes | ||||||
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| Title: | Internship Coordinator Linn County |
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| Phone: | 319-398-4833 | |||||
| Email: | ann.brendes@kirkwood.edu | |||||
| Kristine Bullock | ||||||
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| Title: | Director | |||||
| Phone: | 319-398-4826 | |||||
| Email: | kristine.bullock@kirkwood.edu | |||||
| Casey Estling | ||||||
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| Title: | Business Liaison Linn County Family, Consumer Science and Health Sciences Pathways |
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| Phone: | 319-398-4823 | |||||
| Email: | casey.estling@kirkwood.edu | |||||
| Janette Evans | ||||||
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| Title: | Office Associate | |||||
| Phone: | 319-398-1040 | |||||
| Email: | janette.evans@kirkwood.edu | |||||
| Clay Norris | ||||||
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| Title: |
School/Business LiaisonLinn CountyAg and Natural Resources Pathway and Information Solutions Pathway |
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| Phone: | 319-398-4828 | |||||
| Email: | clay.norris@kirkwood.edu | |||||
| Cheryl Valenta | ||||||
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| Title: | Events Coordinator/Business Liaison | |||||
| Phone: | 319-398-4825 | |||||
| Email: | cheryl.valenta@kirkwood.edu | |||||
| Victoria Wanda | ||||||
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| Title: |
Business LiaisonLinn CountyBusiness, Marketing and IT; Engineering & Technical Pathways; Education |
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| Phone: | 319-398-4829 | |||||
| Email: | victoria.wanda@kirkwood.edu | |||||
Kirkwood Regional Center at the University of Iowa Staff
| Susan Gallo | ||||||
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| Title: | School Liaison Johnson County, West Branch Community School District |
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| Phone: | 319-887-3647 | |||||
| Email: | susan.gallo@kirkwood.edu | |||||
| Carole Hebl | ||||||
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| Title: | Business Liaison Johnson County |
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| Phone: | 319-887-3648 | |||||
| Email: | carole.hebl@kirkwood.edu | |||||
| Amanda Schwarting | ||||||
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| Title: | Business Liaison Johnson County |
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| Phone: | 319-358-3116 | |||||
| Email: | amanda.schwarting@kirkwood.edu | |||||
| Brittany Slaubaugh | ||||||
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| Title: | Program Coordinator/Business Liaison Marketing Washington and Cedar County |
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| Phone: | 319-358-3122 | |||||
| Email: | brittany.slaubaugh@kirkwood.edu | |||||
| Rochelle Sowers | ||||||
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| Title: | Internship Coordinator Johnson County |
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| Phone: | 319-887-3651 | |||||
| Email: | rochelle.sowers@kirkwood.edu | |||||
Iowa County Center Staff
| Tonya Caron | ||||||
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| Title: | Tonya Caron – School/Business Liaison/Internship Coordinator Iowa and Washington counties |
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| Phone: | 319-398-5536 | |||||
| Email: | tonya.caron@kirkwood.edu | |||||
| Laura Miner | ||||||
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| Title: | School/Business Liaison/Internship Coordinator Benton, Iowa, and Jones Counties |
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| Phone: | 866-424-5669 | |||||
| Email: | laura.miner@kirkwood.edu | |||||
Jones County Center Staff
| Julie Welter | ||||||
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| Title: | School/Business Liaison Jones County/Cedar County |
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| Phone: | 319-465-2313 | |||||
| Email: | julie.welter@kirkwood.edu | |||||
Workplace Learning Connection
Linn County Regional Center
1770 Boyson Road, Hiawatha, Iowa 52233
319-398-1040