Faculty and Staff Directory

The faculty and staff of the College of Saint Benedict / Saint John’s University Education Department are committed to developing teacher candidates who, according to the “Teacher as Decision Maker” conceptual framework, will make professional decisions that help all students achieve their full potential as persons and as responsible world citizens in a democratic society.  This commitment is supported by our departmental philosophy and mission statement.

Full-Time Faculty/Staff

Karen Bengtson
HAB 137
(320) 363-5916
kbengtson@csbsju.edu

Ann Marie Biermaier, OSB
Department Chair
HAB 125C
(320) 363-5709
abiermaier@csbsju.edu

Michael Borka
HAB H11
(320) 363-5968
mborka@csbsju.edu

Sandy Bot-Miller
HAB 126B
(320) 363-5987
sbotmiller@csbsju.edu

Del Brobst
Director of Secondary/K-12 Student Teaching
HAB 125E
(320) 363-5261
dbrobst@csbsju.edu

Jeanne Cofell
Education Department Advisor/Director of P-12 Partnerships
HAB 102A
(320) 363-5104
jlcofell@csbsju.edu

Melisa Dick
Director of Elementary Student Teaching
HAB 125D
(320) 363-5180
mdick@csbsju.edu

Shannon Essler-Petty
HAB 127G
(320) 363-5919
sesslerpetty@csbsju.edu

Don Hoodecheck
HAB 126D
(320) 363-5614
dhoodecheck@csbsju.edu

Pam Immelman
HAB H9
(320) 363-5920
pimmelman@csbsju.edu

Terry Johnson
HAB 127B
(320) 363-5037
t4johnson@csbsju.edu

Phil Kramer
HAB 109
(320) 363-5289
pkramer@csbsju.edu

David Leitzman
Director of Teacher Education
HAB 125B
(320) 363-5709
dleitzman@csbsju.edu

Christine Manderfeld, OSB
HAB 125
(320) 363-5505
cmanderfeld@csbsju.edu

Lynn Moore
HAB 127D
(320) 363-5028
lmoore@csbsju.edu

Elaine Odette
HAB H11
(320) 363-5968
eodette@csbsju.edu

Edmund Sass
HAB 127C
(320) 363-5087
esass@csbsju.edu

Lynn Schnettler
RIC P13
(320) 363-5283
lschnettler@csbsju.edu

Allison Spenader
RIC N32
(320) 363-5096
aspenader@csbsju.edu

Lois Wedl, OSB
HAB 127A
(320) 363-5586
lwedl@csbsju.edu

Part-Time Faculty

Michael Berndt
(320) 363-5709

Luke Feierabend
(320) 363-5709

Jim Forsting
(320) 363-5709

Mike Leach
(320) 363-5709

Mark Mortrude
(320) 363-5709

Full-Time Staff

Maryjean Opitz
Administrative Assistant
HAB 125A
(320) 363-5508
mopitz@csbsju.edu

Connie Schiff
Department Secretary
HAB 125
(320) 363-5709
cschiff@csbsju.edu