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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.


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, Alaska, Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma 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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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: Southwestern and 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

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JULIA KEIFFER

Admission Counselor

Territory: Northern Minnesota and North Dakota

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RACHAEL KLINEFELTER

Admission Counselor

Territory: Southern Minnesota, and Iowa

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AMANDA LACKMANN

Admission Counselor

Territory: Select high schools in St. Paul, Minnesota and Wisconsin

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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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SARAH SIMPSON

Associate Director of Admission

Territory: Brainerd area schools in Minnesota, and all international (F-1) students worldwide and U.S. students living abroad

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Dr. Erin L. Pearson

Dean of Admission


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]

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]