Meet the Faculty & Staff
Lyn Forester, Ed.D., professor of Education; chair, Education Division; dean of Master of Education in Curriculum and Instruction Program
Phone: 402.826.8631
Email: lyn.forester@doane.edu
Elementary Education/Early Childhood
Julie Kozisek, Ph.D., professor of Education, director of Career Placement for Teacher Education
Phone: 402.826.8210
Email: julie.kozisek@doane.edu
Marilyn Johnson-Farr, Ph.D., Dwight E. Porter Professor of Education
Phone: 402.826.8207
Email: marilyn.johnsonfarr@doane.edu
Rod Diercks, Ed.D, professor of Education
Phone: 402.826.8289
Email: rod.diercks@doane.edu
Nikki Piper, EDS, instructor of Early Childhood Education
Phone: 402.826.6746
Email: nikki.piper@doane.edu
Special Education
Tim Frey, Ph.D., professor of Education
Phone: 402.826.8648
Email: timothy.frey@doane.edu
Denee Wehrs, M. Ed., assistant professor of practice in Education
Phone: 402.826.8652
Email: denee.wehrs@doane.edu
Secondary Education
Linda Kalbach, Ph.D., professor of Education
Phone: 402.826.6854
Email: linda.kalbach@doane.edu
Emily Griesch, M.Ed., instructor of Education
Phone: 402.826.8538
Email: emily.griesch@doane.edu
Middle Grades
Linda Kalbach, Ph.D., professor of Education
Phone: 402.826.6754
Email: linda.kalbach@doane.edu
Rod Diercks, Ed.D, professor of Education
Phone: 402.826.8289
Email: rod.diercks@doane.edu
Instructors of Education
Mary Ritzdorf, Ed.D, assistant professor of Education
Phone: 402.826.8311
Email: mary.ritzdorf@doane.edu
Ann Spontanski, M.Ed, instructor of Education
Phone: 402.826.8298
Email: ann.spontanski@doane.edu
Staff
Education office fax number: 402.826.6785
Lisa McClurkin Vargason, Assistant to the Dean of Education /
LiveText Administrator / Education Officer Manager
Phone: 402.826.8604
Email: lisa.vargason@doane.edu
Shelley Smith, Education Office Assistant / Credential Services
Phone: 402.826.8214
Email: shelley.smith@doane.edu
Deb Collins, Education Office Assistant / Credential Services / Placement Coordinator
Phone: 402.826.8214
Email: deb.collins@doane.edu