Contact Us

Our admissions team is here to help you through the college selection and application process. Please feel free to contact us anytime at admission@jdzruiran.com or 319-368-6460. Not sure who your admission counselor is? See below!

Enrollment & Marketing

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Todd Coleman

Vice President for Enrollment & Marketing
tcoleman@jdzruiran.com | (319) 363-8213 x1017

Undergraduate Admissions

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Sabrina Tapps Fee

Director of Undergraduate Admissions
stappsfee@jdzruiran.com | (319) 363-8213 x1610

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Josh D'Amico '04

Associate Director of Admissions/Education & Online Nursing Recruiter
jdamico@jdzruiran.com | (319) 363-8213 x1614

Josh works with:

  • International students
  • Transfer students
  • Prospective students and applicants for RN-BSN
  • Prospective students and applicants for the Paraeducator to Teacher Program
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Jas Whitinger

Assistant Director of Campus Visits & New Student Orientation
jwhitinger@jdzruiran.com | (319) 363-8213 x1048

Jas works with:

  • Individual and special group campus visits
  • Admission event coordination
  • Admission Ambassador advisor
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Jarred Hall '20

Admission Counselor for First-year Recruitment
jhall@jdzruiran.com | (319) 363-8213 x1631

Jarred works with students from:

  • Area high schools – Cedar Rapids Kennedy, Linn-Mar, Metro, Xavier
  • Iowa counties – Cedar, Clinton, Jackson, Scott
  • Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Louisiana, Missouri, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee
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Payton Bruner ’21

Admission Counselor for First-year Recruitment
pbruner@jdzruiran.com | (319) 363-8213 x1609

Payton works with students from:

  • Area high schools – Cedar Rapids Jefferson, Cedar Rapids Washington
  • Iowa counties – Boone, Dallas, Iowa, Jasper, Johnson, Keokuk, Madison, Mahaska, Marion, Marshall, Polk, Poweshiek, Story, Tama, Warren, Washington
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Makenzie Lueth '20

Admission Counselor for First-year Recruitment
mlueth@jdzruiran.com | (319) 363-8213 x1047

Makenzie works with students from:

  • Area high schools – Alburnett, Central City, Center Point-Urbana, Cedar Valley Christian, Marion, North Linn, Springville
  • Iowa counties – Allamakee, Benton, Bremer, Buchanan, Buena Vista, Butler, Calhoun, Cerro Gordo, Cherokee, Chickasaw, Clay, Clayton, Delaware, Dickinson, Dubuque, Emmet, Fayette, Floyd, Franklin, Grundy, Hamilton, Hancock, Hardin, Howard, Humboldt, Ida, Jones, Kossuth, Lyon, Mitchell, O’Brien, Osceola, Palo Alto, Plymouth, Pocahontas, Sac, Sioux, Webster, Winnebago, Winneshiek, Woodbury, Worth, & Wright
  • Connecticut, Delaware, Indiana, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Virginia, Vermont, Wisconsin, & West Virginia
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Luz Guerrero '22

Admission Counselor for First-year Recruitment
lguerrerotorres@jdzruiran.com(319) 363-8213 x1389

Luz works works with students from: 

  • Area high schools – Cedar Rapids Prairie, Lisbon, Mount Vernon
  • Iowa counties – Appanoose, Davis, Des Moines, Henry, Iowa, Jasper, Jefferson, Johnson, Keokuk, Lee, Louisa, Lucas, Mahaska, Marion, Monroe, Muscatine, Poweshiek, Van Buren, Wapello, Washington, Wayne
  • Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Washington, Wyoming

Graduate & Online Admissions

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Jorie Dillman

Coordinator of Graduate Admissions
jdillman@jdzruiran.com | (319) 363-1323 x7531

Jorie works with:

  • Prospective students and applicants for MBA, MSL, and MSSCM
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Lori Johnson

Administrative Coordinator, MAEd and MSEd Programs
lajohnson@jdzruiran.com | (319) 363-1323 x1870

Lori works with:

  • Prospective students and applicants for MAEd and MSEd
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Erin Koehn

Graduate Clinical and Administrative Coordinator, MSN and DNP Programs
ekoehn@jdzruiran.com | (319) 363-1323 x1718

Erin works with:

  • Prospective students and applicants for MSN and DNP
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Makenzie Lueth

Graduate Admissions Recruiter/Olson Clinic Manager
mlueth@jdzruiran.com | (319) 363-8213 x1047

Makenzie works with: 

  • Prospective students and applicants for MA-MFT and PhD-MFT
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Josh D'Amico '04

Associate Director of Admissions/Education & Online Nursing Recruiter
jdamico@jdzruiran.com | (319) 363-8213 x1614

Josh works with:

  • International students
  • Transfer students
  • Prospective students and applicants for RN-BSN
  • Prospective students and applicants for the Paraeducator to Teacher Program
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Tim Bruhn

Admission Recruiter for Online Programs
tbruhn@jdzruiran.com | (319) 363-1323 x1270

Tim works with: 

  • Prospective students and applicants for the following online bachelor's degree programs: management, HR management, business, marketing, applied management, liberal arts, health care administration, and health care leadership

Enrollment Operations

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Gabriel Hernandez Acosta '16

Associate Director of Enrollment Operations and Slate Captain Hablo Español
ghernandezacosta@jdzruiran.com | (319) 363-8213 x1611

Gabriel works with:

  • Slate administration
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Jaime Araiza '20

Assistant Director of Admissions Operations/CRM Communications
jaraiza@jdzruiran.com | (319) 363-8213 x1714

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Tiara Munoz '23

Graduate Assistant
tmunoz@jdzruiran.com | (319) 363-8213 x1653