Staff Directory
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Dr. Vincent Bowhay
President
Dr. Vincent Bowhay became the sixteenth president of Independence Community College on ...
Ashley Osburn, CPA, MBAA
Vice Chair
Ashley Osburn was born and raised in Neodesha, Kansas. She graduated ICC in 2005 ...
David Adams
Vice President of Student Affairs
Adams has worked with students at institutions across the country. Most recently, Adams...
Mark Allen
Head Powerlifting Coach
Samantha Allen
Head Softball Coach
Laura Allison
Director of Financial Aid
Laura Allison has worked at Independence Community College for 7 years in the Financial...
Melissa Ashford
Professor of Accounting & Business
Chelsea Bailey
Cosmetology Instructor
Terri Barbera
Upward Bound Program Specialist
Kari Barrera
English/Reading Specialist
Graduate of Pittsburg State University- BSED, Independence Community College- AA ...
Rob Beckmann
Associate Head Women’s Basketball Coach
India Bennett
Program Coordinator and VA School Certifying Official (SCO)
India received her Bachelor of Science in General Studies from Texas A&M University...
Brett Bertie
IT Manager
Benny Beurskens
Director of Maintenance and Facilities
Tamara Blaes
Professor of Business and Computer Technology
Tamara Blaes is a Business & Computer Technology professor at Independence Communit...
Lori Boots
Vice-President for Human Resources
Lori Boots has been part of the Pirate Family since 2019 and is responsible for providi...

Upward Bound
Upward Bound Program Director

Upward Bound
Upward Bound Program Academic Coordinator
Kevin Brannum
Trustee

Melissa Bruce
Financial Aid Specialist
Toni Bruington
Bookstore Manager

Mallory Byrd
Director of Allied Health
Dee Byrd-Molnar
Inge Center Manager
Jordan Carlson
Assistant Softball Coach
Bridget Carson
English Professor
Bridget Carson is a President’s Cabinet member as the 2021-2022 Academic Year Fac...

Jason Casto
Financial Accountant/Controller
Dr. Nathan Chaplin
Biology Professor
Anita Chappuie
Institutional Research
Keith Conklin
Assistant Basketball Coach
Sonja Conley
Navigator, men’s athletics

Zachary Cooke
Associate Professor of Vocal Music
Erica Cope
Head Cheer/Stunt Coach
James Correll
Director of Fab Lab
Jody Coy
Associate Professor of Business & Technology
Taylor Crawshaw
Vice President for Academic Affairs
Taylor Crawshaw began her career at Independence Community College in August of 2014 an...
Tanesha Daniels
Assistant Women's Basketball Coach
Valorie DeFever
Trustee
Val DeFever was born and raised in Independence. She attended ICC for 1 1/2 years and l...
Leah Delamarter
Administrative Assistant to Veteran Success Center
Leah received her Bachelor of Science in Culinary Business Management from the Art Inst...
Keith Donerson
Assistant Football Coach
Laurel Durst
Assistant Women's Volleyball Coach
John Eubanks
Trustee
John Eubanks is a proud ICC graduate who went on to earn a BBA and MBA with an emphasis...
Kris Ferguson
Director of Marketing/Chief Information Officer
Eric Figurski
Athletic Director
Since taking over as Athletic Director in Fall 2019, Figurski has added two new program...

Brett Gilcrist
Instructor of Psychology
Jaicey Gillum
Executive Director for Academic Outreach

Samantha Graves
Upward Bound Coordinator
Andrew Gutschenritter
Business Analyst
Jeri Hammerschmidt
Trustee
Danielle Hayes
Library Assistant
Timothy Haynes
Fab Lab Manager
Tim and his wife, Emily, live in Independence, Kansas. They have four children. Prior t...

Jordan Hills
Groundskeeper
Mike Houck
Maintenance Technician
Steve Howe
Associate Professor of EMS

Tyler Hughes
IT Specialist I
Kayla Imhoff
Records Specialist
Laura Jamison
Navigator/ICC NOW Coordinator
Brooke Joseph
Director of Admissions & Retention
Robin Kilbert
Lead Custodian

Maudia Kistler
Business Office Clerk
Rachel Koszalka
Adult Education (GED) Instructor

Christopher Kumke
eSports Head Coach & Director
Deanna Lister
Custodial Maintenance
Timothy Maclaskey
IT Specialist

Justin Mann
Head Men's Basketball Coach
Josie Mardis
Student Support Services STEM Advisor
Dr. Larry Markiewicz
Associate Professor of Music

Jason Martin
Head Football Coach.

Jessica Martin
Assistant Cheer and Dance Coach

Steve McCollom
Top Assistant Football Defensive Line Coach
Nicole McIntosh
Accounts Payable Specialist
Jason McKenzie
Bookstore Assistant
Paul Molnar
Associate Professor of Theatre

Megan Moore
Coordinator of Student Life
Dr. Hailey Mueller
Director of Veterinary Nursing Program
Heather Mydosh
Professor of English
Courses offered: English Composition I & II British Literature I & II Introd...

Wendy Niemeyer
Registrar
Sarah Owen
Director of Library Services
Dillon Packard
Recruiter & Admissions Coordinator
April Parsons
Administrative Assistant to Academic Affairs
Maria Perez
Associate Professor of Vet Nursing
Bruce Peterson
Grant Writer

Ms. LaTonya Pinkard
Associate Professor, English

Mike Purdunn
Maintenance Technician

Rafal Redlinski
English Composition Instructor
Emily Ritter
Associate Professor of Visual Arts
EMILY E. RITTER is an environmental artist from Wichita, KS. She received her BFA ...

Elizabeth Robinson
TRIO Student Support Services Program Director
Marcus Roeder
Maintenance Technician
Courtlynn Rose
Academic Success Center Coordinator

Megan Royse
Financial Aid Specialist
Dr. Jonathan D. Sadhoo
Vice-President for Administration and Finance
Dr. Jonathan Sadhoo is an experienced higher education leader that has served ICC as th...
Bryce Saia
Director of ICC Foundation
Dr. Mona Saleh
Professor of Physical Science
Courses taught: Physical Science, traditional and online College Physics I and ...
Astrid Sanchez
Custodian

Laura Schaid
Academic Affairs Coordinator
Ben Seel
Professor of Political Science
All Courses Taught: American Government Introduction to Political Science Philosop...

Food Service
Consolidated Management Company
Narinder Sharma
Associate Professor of Chemistry
Dr. Cynthia Sherwood, DDS
Chair
Dr. Cynthia Sherwood has been practicing dentistry in the area for over 30 years. She r...

Allen Shockley
Developmental Math Instructor
Mary Smith
Custodian

Brian Southworth
Professor of Mathematics
Education Masters of Science in Sociology – Wichita State University Masters of...
Cherie Stockton
Executive Assistant & Board Clerk
Angela Stroud
Cosmetology Instructor
Jim Turgeon
Head Women’s Basketball Coach
Thomas Tyler
Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach
Anthony Vidali
Head Athletic Trainer
Haden Wenino
Custodian
Cody Westerhold
Director of Student Life

April Whitley
Accounts Receivable Specialist
Joel Williams
Associate Professor of Technical Theatre

Kensey Williams
Marketing Coordinator
Malinda Williams
Associate Professor of Sociology
Stacey Wright
HR Specialist
Marg Yaroslaski
Communications Professor
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