Meet the Admission and Financial Aid Staff

Admission Representatives

Tony Amelse

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Senior Associate Director of Admission
Territory: Twin Cities

Erik Aschenbeck

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Senior Assistant Director of Admission/Events Planner
Territory: Twin Cities, Alaska, Arizona, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington and Wyoming

Matt Beirne

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Director of Admission
ROTC Liaison
Territory: Colorado, District of Columbia, Hawaii, New Jersey, Virginia and select schools in Los Angeles

Sam Colella

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Admission Representative
Territory: Select high schools in Minneapolis and the northern suburbs, Wisconsin

Teri Durbin

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Director of Admission Services
Non-traditional, transfer, readmit and graduate nursing students

Anne Kaluza

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Financial Aid Counselor/Assistant Director of Admission
Territory: Select Central Minnesota high schools: Albany, Holdingford, Little Falls,  ROCORI, St. Cloud Apollo, and Upsala

Brady Labine

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Admission Representative
Territory: Select Minnesota high schools (Saint Paul, Bloomington, Lakeville, Apple Valley and Farmington) and Nebraska

Claire Lentsch

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Assistant Director of Admission
Territory: Central Minnesota, Iowa

Sarah Abraham Murnane

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Assistant Director of Admission – Chicago Regional 
Territory:  Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri,  New Hampshire,  New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvaia, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Vermont, West Virginia, Wyoming and select schools in the Twin Cities

Paola Popoca

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Assistant Director of Admission
Territory: Twin Cities, Texas

Marissa Russell

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Admission Representative
Territory: West Metro, Minnesota

Alex Schleper

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

Sarah Simpson

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Enrollment Marketing
Territory: Brainerd area schools in Minnesota

Natalie Swanson

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Admission Representative
Territory: East of the Metro Minnesota Schools

Mikayla VonWahlde

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Admission Representative, CSB Assistant Swim & Dive Coach
Territory: Southern Minnesota, South Dakota

Tom Voller-Berdan

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Senior Associate Director of Admission
Territory: Duluth area schools, Northern Minnesota, North Dakota

Brett Watercott

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Admission Representative
Territory: Select Twin Cities high schools

Admission Staff

Jennifer Skahen

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SJU Office Coordinator; sets up personal visits at SJU

Deb Baggenstoss

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Application Processing for SJU

Robin Bautch

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Direct Mail Coordination

Mary Ruble

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Information Systems Management, Marketing and Direct Mail

Kay Richter

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Assistant to Vice President of Admission and Financial Aid