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Meet Your Rep

Mount Mercy College Admission Office
1330 Elmhurst Drive NE, Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52402
319-368-6460 or 800-248-4504

Elizabeth Tjelle '03
Assistant Director of Admission Marketing
and Special Events
Sam M. Walton Fellow, SIFE
btjelle@mtmercy.edu

MSN & Yahoo!: mmcbeth03
AOL: mmcbeth2003

Beth is originally from South Wilmington, IL and fell immediately in love with Mount Mercy during her first visit to campus. The people here make it a family environment that she easily calls her home away from home. Initially Beth worked with incoming freshman from IL and now works with the transfer and ADVANCE populations.

Beth has a degree in Business Administration, majoring in Marketing and Administrative Management. She is currently working on her Master of Organizational Leadership.


Elizabeth Metz '02
Assistant Director of Territory Development
and Outreach
emetz@mtmercy.edu

AOL & Yahoo!: mmcliz
MSN: mmcliz@hotmail.com

Liz grew up in Cedar Rapids, graduating from Regis High School in 1998. As a Mount Mercy student she worked in the Admission Office and volunteered her time as a student ambassador. Her love of Mount Mercy grew with every tour she gave to prospective students and their families, graduating with a degree in Business Administration in 2002. In 2003, she returned to Mount Mercy.

Liz really enjoys meeting students and their families. Building relationships to help students find the college that fits them is very important to Liz, she is always willing to help students and is very honest in answering all of their questions. Liz especially enjoys finding some sort of connection with students – knowing someone from their town, high school, common interest, etc.

Currently, Liz works with students from Northern and Eastern Iowa, Minnesota, and Wisconsin. Her local schools are Prairie and Xavier.


Miranda Spence
Admission Representative
mspence@mtmercy.edu

AOL: mirandammc
Yahoo!: mmc_miranda
MSN: mmc_miranda@hotmail.com

Miranda moved from Macomb, Illinois to Cedar Rapids, Iowa in 2003. She loves living in Cedar Rapids - it "offers the safety of small town living along with a great deal of fun things to do with your down time."

Miranda enjoys being able to help prospective students find the right college fit. Her advice to prospective students is to visit and take time to be on the campuses you are interested in - you won’t know if a college or university is right for you until do. Miranda also enjoys being able to assist in making the college search process as simple as possible.

Miranda is delighted to be working with students from Eastern Iowa and of Illinois. She also works with some local high schools: Jefferson High School, Metro High School as well as all Home Schooled students.

Please feel free to contact Miranda with any questions as she is more than happy to help
you in any way she can.


Mike Russ '04
Transfer Admission Representative
for students' last names starting A-K
mruss@mtmercy.edu

Mike came to Mount Mercy College in the Fall of 2002 as a Transfer Student from Los Angeles, California and graduated with his Business Management degree in 2004. He enjoys working with Transfer students because he can relate to the experience and wants to make sure your transfer to Mount Mercy is just as enjoyable as his was.

Mike’s says the most rewarding part about being a Transfer Admissions Representative is when he can help a student realize that Mount Mercy College is their next step to a brighter future.


Jason Newnum
Transfer Admission Representative
for students' last names starting L-Z

Freshman Admission Representative

jnewnum@mtmercy.edu

AOL: mmcjasonn2
Yahoo!: jasonn_mmc
MSN: mmcjason@hotmail.com

Jason graduated from college in 2004, starting his career in College Admissions in 2006 and loves working with students!

When received his bachelor’s degree in Spanish and has traveled and studied abroad in about a dozen countries. He definitely encourages and values studying abroad as part of an education, and sees this as an incredible opportunity at Mount Mercy.

Jason grew up in Tipton, Iowa, a half-hour away from the Cedar Rapids area. Feel free to contact Jason anytime with questions.


Desi Druschel '98
Coordinator of Athletic Recruiting
ddruschel@mtmercy.edu

AOL & Yahoo!: desidruschel
MSN: desidruschel@hotmail.com

Desi assists in recruiting all students interested in participating in athletics at Mount Mercy College.


Chris Peckover
Admission Representative
cpeckover@mtmercy.edu

AOL IM: chrispeckovermmc
MSN IM: mmc_chris@hotmail.com
Yahoo IM: mmc_chris@yahoo.com

Chris received his BA in secondary Education from The College of Saint Scholastica in Duluth, Minnesota and joined the Mount Mercy Admission team after teaching middle and high school Humanities in California. He is excited about working with students in their pursuit for higher education.

Personally, Chris is passionate about issues of social justice and enjoys finding time to capture the beauty of nature through photography.

Chris works with high schools in western Iowa and covers all of the states west of Iowa. Locally, Chris is the representative for Linn-Mar and Marion high schools. If you have any questions about Mount Mercy, Chris would love to hear from you!

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