WE ARE IASC NEXT
Thank you to our hardworking school staff who show up everyday to serve our Itasca Area kids and communities”
Meet the Team!

BigFork High School
Instructor
Robyn Heinle, Healthcare and Natural Resources
Stuart Ostendorf, Manufacturing and Construction
Counselor
Siri Prato
Principal
Scott Patrow

Deer River High School
Instructor
Justin Isaacs, Construction
Sondra Tokarczyk, Education pathway
Hannah Eckblad, Natural Resources and Agriculture
Renee Cole, Healthcare
Counselor
Lael Storlie
Tanis Henderson
Principal
Joe Akre
Superintendent
Jeff Pesta

Floodwood High School
Instructor
Shannon Rocco, Healthcare and Natual Resources
David Rohde, Manufacturing and Construction
Counselor
Emma Stupke
Superintendent and Principal
Rae Villebrun

Greenway High School
Instructor
Pat Kittock, Business and Education
Allison Butterfield, Healthcare
Joe Umlauf, Healthcare
Kelly Paine, Healthcare
Ryan Kruse, Construction and Manufacturing
Natasha Maninga, Natural Resources and Agriculture
Counselor
Melissa Sutherland
Principal
Jeff Britten
Superintendent
David Pace

Grand Rapids High School
Instructor
Jim Scherping, Business and Computer Science
Kim Jones, Business
Missy Bildeaux, Business
Stephanie Johnson, Business
Lisa Hain, Education
Shelly Lindstrom, Healthcare
Brandon LaDoux, Manufacturing and Construction
Matt Sandys, Manufacturing and Construction
Tim Larson, Manufacturing
Shawn Linder, Natural Resources and Agriculture
Counselor
Carrie Fowler
Principal
Matt Dass
Andrew Forbort, Assistant Principal
Superintendent
Matt Grose

Hill City High School
Instructor
Laurie Holm, Education
Cassandra Delung, Healthcare
Colby Gallagher, Manufacturing and Construction
Matt Aleva, Natural Resources and Agriculture
Counselor
Kay Koerber
Principal
Adam Johnson
Superintendent
Pat Rendle

Minnesota North College
Instructor
Nick Rothstein, Business
Steve Kohorst, Business
Anna Francisco, Education
Christine Mutchler, Education
Lynette How, Healthcare
Michelle Arnhold, Healthcare
Lee Kessler, Natural Resources and Agriculture
Meadow Koffield, Natural Resources and Agriculture
Ryan DeSantis, Natural Resources and Agriculture
Heidi Schinabarger, Healthcare
Leo Lukas, Construction
provost
Bart Johnson

Nashwauk-Keewatin High School
Instructor
Riana Damjanovich, Healthcare
Steven Clouse, Manufacturing and Construction
Joe Gabardi, Manufacturing
Luke Adam, Natural Resources and Agriculture
Counselor
Lisa Tucci
Superintendent and Principal
Brenda Spartz

Northland Remer High School
Instructor
Mark Gravelle, Manufacturing and Construction
Counselor
Scott Peterson
Principal
Mary Yakibchuk
Superintendent
Pat Rendle

IASC Next
next coordinator
Jane Shade
Next Director
Claire Peterlin
IASC Chair
David Pace
IASC
Next Career Pathways
Next Career Pathways is an Itasca Area Schools Collaborative (IASC) program. IASC was formed in 2005 as a joint collaborative of seven school districts—Nashwauk-Keewatin, Greenway, Grand Rapids and Bigfork, Deer River, Floodwood, Hill City, and Northland Remer—and Itasca Community College. IASC serves over 8,000 students in the Itasca area. The mission of IASC is to collaborate to most efficiently and effectively to educate all learners and to be the trusted provider of education, promoting economic opportunity and lifelong learning in the Itasca area.
The IASC Career Pathways project began in 2016 thanks to a generous School Collaborative grant from the Minnesota Department of Iron Resources andRehabilitation. This grant began the design of the collaborative Healthcare and Manufacturing Career Pathways between Nashwauk-Keewatin, Greenway, and Grand Rapids High Schools, and Itasca Community College. In Fall 2019, the program expanded with funding support from The Blandin Foundation and now includes all eight high schools of IASC. In 2020, IASC approved the addition of five new career pathways: Construction, Natural Resources, Education, Business, and Computer Science. The program includes over seventy educators across IASC and Northeastern Minnesota Higher Education District (NHED) college employees and many community agency and business and industry partners. IASC Next Career Pathways is student-centered workforce development.
GET INVOLVED
Join us as we partner with local businesses, education providers, economic development entities, and workforce development organizations in the Itasca Area Schools Collaborative.
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