Northeast Iowa Community College Names Dahms as Acting President

Northeast Iowa Community College (NICC) has named current Vice President for Finance and Administration, David Dahms, as the college’s acting President.

The move comes after President Herbert H.J. Riedel was placed on administrative leave from his position last week.

Riedel told the Dubuque Telegraph Herald he did nothing unlawful, unethical or immoral and is willing to return to the job. The agenda for the community college’s board of trustees shows they discussed a personnel matter with the college’s human resources director and reviewed an employee complaint. 

NICC says during this period, they remain committed to maintaining normal operations and upholding their mission of serving their students and community. “We believe strongly in Dave’s leadership and integrity and know he will provide strong leadership to Northeast Iowa Community College during this time,” stated NICC Board of Trustees President Jim Anderson.

Dahms joined NICC as vice president in 2015 and has led the College’s administration and financial operations. He previously served as vice president of finance and CFO for both Sinclair and Precision equipment, where he was responsible for serving on the executive leadership team and provided oversight for all accounting, information technology, legal and risk management. Prior to 2007, Dahms served as corporate treasurer and vice president of finance for Bandag and Bridgestone/Bandag in Muscatine, where he had global responsibilities for financial services, treasury, legal and risk management.

photo courtesy of NICC