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Meet the Admission Staff

The admission staff at the College of Saint Benedict and Saint John’s University is here to help you with your college search. Each admission counselor works with a particular region and specific schools.

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Dean of Admission

Dr. Erin L. Pearson
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Admission Counselors

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TONY AMELSE
Senior Associate Director of Admission
Territory: Twin Cities, Non-traditional Students

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ERIK ASCHENBECK
Director of Admission
Territory: Twin Cities, Colorado and select schools in Iowa

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MATT BEIRNE
Senior Director of Admission
ROTC Liaison
Territory: District of Columbia, Hawaii, Nevada, Virginia and select schools in Los Angeles

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JESSICA CALDERON
Admission Counselor
Territory: Twin Cities, Texas

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TERI DURBIN
Director of Admission Services
Transfer, readmit and graduate nursing students
Territory: Montana

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MIKAYLA VONWAHLDE FLEISCHHACKER
Admission Counselor, CSB Assistant Swim & Dive Coach
Territory: Central Minnesota, South Dakota

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ZACH HOLDEN
Admission Counselor
Territory: South Metro schools in the Twin Cities and New Prague, Minnesota

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JOHNNY HOLST
Admission Counselor
Territory: Central Minnesota

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ANNE KALUZA
Assistant Director of Admission & Financial Aid
Territory: Select Central Minnesota schools (Albany, ROCORI, Cathedral), homeschool/charter schools, Idaho, Oregon and Washington

[email protected]

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BRADY LABINE
Admission Counselor
Territory: Northern Minnesota, Alaska, Arizona, Kansas, Nebraska, North Dakota and Oklahoma

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SARAH ABRAHAM MURNANE
Assistant Director of Admission – Chicago Regional
Territory: Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, West Virginia, and Wyoming.

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PAOLA POPOCA
Assistant Director of Admission
Territory: Twin Cities, Texas

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MARISSA RUSSELL
Admission Counselor
Territory: West Metro, Minnesota, Transfer students

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GABRIEL SALOMON
Admission Counselor
Territory: Select High Schools in St. Paul, Minnesota and Wisconsin

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ALEX SCHLEPER
Director of International Admission
Territory: Guam, Puerto Rico and all international (F-1) students worldwide and U.S. students living abroad

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SARAH SIMPSON
Associate Director of Enrollment Marketing and International Admission
Territory: Brainerd area schools in Minnesota, and all international (F-1) students worldwide and U.S. students living abroad

[email protected]

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RACHAEL TENNEY
Admission Counselor
Territory: Southern Minnesota, and Iowa

rtenney001 @csbsju.edu

Contact the Admission Office

2850 Abbey Plaza
PO Box 7155
Collegeville, MN 56321

Office 320-363-5060
Toll Free 800-544-1489
Fax 320-363-5650
Email [email protected]

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Contact the Financial Aid Office

College of Saint Benedict
37 S. College Ave.
St. Joseph, MN 56374

Phone 320-363-5388
Fax 320-363-6090
Email [email protected]

Saint John’s University
PO Box 5000
Collegeville, MN 56321

Phone 320-363-3664
Fax 320-363-3102
Email [email protected]