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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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Admission Counselors

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TONY AMELSE

Senior Associate Director of Admission

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Territory: Twin Cities

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ERIK ASCHENBECK

Director of Admission

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Territory: Select Minnesota high schools (New Ulm area, Rogers, St. Michael-Albertville) and Colorado

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MATT BEIRNE

Executive Director of Admission

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Territory: Select high schools nationally, Hmong College Prep, St. Paul, MN

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TERI DURBIN

Director of Admission Services

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Graduate nursing students

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MIKAYLA VONWAHLDE FLEISCHHACKER

Admission Counselor, CSB Assistant Swim & Dive Coach

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Territory: Southwestern and Central Minnesota, South Dakota

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ZACH HOLDEN

Event Specialist

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JOHNNY HOLST

Admission Counselor

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Territory: West Metro, Minnesota

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ANNE KALUZA

Assistant Director of Admission & Financial Aid

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Territory: Select Central Minnesota schools (Cathedral, ROCORI, St. John’s Prep) and homeschool students

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JULIA KEIFFER

Admission Counselor

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Territory: Northern Minnesota and North Dakota

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RACHAEL KLINEFELTER

Admission Counselor

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Territory: Southern Minnesota and Iowa

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AMANDA LACKMANN

Admission Counselor

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Territory: East Metro, Minnesota and Wisconsin

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SARAH ABRAHAM MURNANE

Assistant Director of Admission – Chicago Regional

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Territory: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, and Wyoming.