About

Leadership

Inver Hills Community College is organized into academic, student services, and administrative areas that work together in service of our mission.

We strive to deliver top-quality education and customer service to our students, alumni, and our business and industry partners in the communities we serve.

Contact Information

Information Center in the College Center
infogeneral@inverhills.edu
651-450-3000

Education is the mother of leadership.

— Wendell Willkie

Inver Hills is a community composed of students, faculty, staff, alumni, and higher education partners interacting with innumerable people every day. Getting a college education is both a right and a privilege. Going to college is also your quest to make a better world not just for you, but for everyone you welcome into your life.

Executive Team

Michael Berndt, MA, President
Elaina Bleifield, PhD, Vice President of Academic Affairs
Kari Rusch-Curl, MA, Vice President of Student Affairs
Laina Carlson, Interim Director of Human Resources
Heather Aagesen-Huebner, Vice President of Finance & Operations
Jeremy Clark, Vice President of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Management Team

Barbara Curchack, Dean of Liberal Arts
JT Bealka, Dean of Business, Healthcare and Public Service
Kim Shaff, Executive Director of Foundations & Community Relations
Lisé Freking, Director of Strategic Marketing & Communications
Paul DeMuth, Director of Operations
Todd Jagerson, College Information Technology Officer
Wendy Marson, Director of Institutional Effectiveness
Yohannes Agegnehu, Dean of STEM & Social Sciences

Minnesota State

Inver Hills Community College is a member of Minnesota State, a public system of 30 community and technical colleges and seven universities with 54 campuses throughout Minnesota. Minnesota State is the fourth largest system of public colleges and universities in the nation.

Featuring nearly 3,900 academic programs taught by exceptional, student-centric faculty, Minnesota State serves 340,000 students annually—with more Black and Indigenous students, as well as students of color, attending the system’s colleges and universities than all other higher education providers in Minnesota combined.

Minnesota State colleges and universities are accredited by the Higher Learning Commission (HLC), and many of the academic programs offered have received specialized accreditations. Inver Hills faculty are credentialed, experienced, and dedicated to the power and promise of education.

System Governance

Board of Trustees: The system is governed by a 15-member Board of Trustees. Trustees are appointed by the governor and confirmed by the senate.
Chancellor’s Office: Scott Olson is the system chancellor who serves as the system president.
College & University Presidents: Each college and university within the system is headed by a president who serves as the executive officer. The presidents report to the system chancellor.

Alignment with Dakota County Technical College

Inver Hills Community College and Dakota County Technical College (DCTC) operate under an aligned structure. Partner schools in the Minnesota State system, the two schools are led by one president and share many personnel, programs, and services.

The colleges pursue distinctive missions while working collaboratively to provide high-quality, higher-education options and superb training to the residents of the Twin Cities metro area. Both Inver Hills and DCTC strive to be good stewards of their resources as well as the partners of choice for the communities they serve.