Meet our Admission Ambassadors

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These spunky, friendly and fun Bennies and Johnnies give amazing tours of the College of Saint Benedict and Saint John’s University! Learn more about their majors and involvement and feel free to reach out to any of them with questions!
Name:

Callie Anderson

Hometown/State:

Rosemount, Minnesota

Major:

Social Science/Secondary Ed

Activities:

Womens Choir, Drama Club, Eco House Intentional Living Community, Peer Mentor

Name:

Chloe Balder

Hometown/State:

Maple Grove, Minnesota

Major:

Nursing

Activities:

Band, Admission Tour Guide

Name:

Jacob Basurto

Hometown/State:

Pico Rivera, California

Major:

Nursing

Activities:

Admission Tour Guide

Name:

Maggie Barrett

Hometown/State:

Prior Lake, Minnesota

Major:

Art/Secondary Education Minor

Activities:

Dance Team, AKS Service Sorority, Choir, Education Club, Benedictine Friends

Name:

Maggie Blaska

Hometown/State:

Saint Paul, Minnesota

Major:

Communication/Global Business Leadership

Activities:

Chamber Choir and A Capella

Name:

Carly Borre

Hometown/State:

Bloomingdale, Illinois

Major:

Psychology/Hispanic Studies

Activities:

Club Volleyball (captain), Wind Ensemble (flute), Undergraduate research, Studying abroad in Chile this fall

Name:

Con Brady

Hometown/State:

Post Falls, Idaho

Major:

Environmental Studies/Biology

Activities:

Intramural Football, Johnnie Brothers, Peer Resource Program, Naturalist Aide, Climate Justice Club

Name:

Jimmy Buck

Hometown/State:

Minnesota

Major:

Psychology

Activities:

Football

Name:

Jessica Calderon

Hometown/State:

Burnsville, Minnesota

Major:

Global Business Leadership/Communication

Activities:

First Generation Organization, Enactus, Intern at Blue Cross Blue Shield of MN, Admission Office and SEAM

Name:

Dariq Chase

Hometown/State:

Nassau, Bahamas

Major:

Political Science (Pre-law focus)/Liturgical Music

Activities:

Admission Tour Guide

Name:

Amanda DeGross

Hometown/State:

New Prague, Minnesota

Major:

Biology (Pre-med focus)/ Theology

Activities:

CSB Swim & Dive Team

Name:

Alex Doering

Hometown/State:

Willmar, Minnesota

Major:

Global Business Leadership/Psychology

Activities:

Square One Global, choir, Study Abroad

Name:

Regan Dolezal

Hometown/State:

Woodbury, Minnesota

Major:

Political Science/Global Business Leadership

Activities:

Studying abroad in Greece, CERTS, McCarthy Center, Extending the Link, CSB Senate, Short Term Abroad Program (Thailand 2019)

Name:

Lauren Dohmen

Hometown/State:

Hastings, Minnesota

Major:

Global Business Leadership and Accounting

Activities:

Admission Tour Guide

Name:

Tom Ende

Hometown/State:

Wausau, Wisconsin

Major:

Accounting (Finance)/Exercise Science Sports Studies

Activities:

Basketball Team Manager, FYX Peer Mentor

Name:

Emily Eng

Hometown/State:

Hermantown, Minnesota

Major:

Psychology/Communication

Activities:

Psychology Club, Active Minds, QPlus, Plant Science Alliance, National Society of Leadership and Success (NSLS), Bennie Johnnie Creations

Name:

Emma Garrett

Hometown/State:

Lafayette, Colorado

Major:

Nursing

Activities:

Nursing Club, Benedictine Friends, AKS Service Sorority

Name:

Brittany Glad

Hometown/State:

Maple Grove, Minnesota

Major:

Psychology, Pre-Physical Therapy

Activities:

Basketball Team Manager, FYX Peer Mentor

Name:

Annika Gothmann

Hometown/State:

Waconia, Minnesota

Major:

Sociology/ Global Health, Hispanic Studies, Pre-Public Health

Activities:

Study Abroad, Admission Tour Guide

Name:

Zach Holden

Hometown/State:

New Prague, Minnesota

Major:

Social Science & Math/Secondary Education Minor

Activities:

SJU Basketball Student Manager, Math Society, Education Club, Men’s Development Institute, Orientation Leader, Intramurals

Name:

Elise Johnson

Hometown/State:

Wausau, Wisconsin

Major:

Nutrition/Pre-med

Activities:

Intramural Football, Johnnie Brothers, Peer Resource Program, Naturalist Aide, Climate Justice Club

Name:

Maddie Junker

Hometown/State:

Lino Lakes, Minnesota

Major:

Nursing

Activities:

Admission Ambassador

Name:

Cat Lichtenberger

Hometown/State:

Edina, Minnesota

Major:

Psychology

Activities:

Dance Team

Name:

Will Maikkula

Hometown/State:

Sedalia, Colorado

Major:

Global Business Leadership

Activities:

Admission Tour Guide, Saint John’s Fire Department, Saint John’s Rugby

Name:

Will Mattock

Hometown/State:

Maryville, Missouri

Major:

Biochemistry/Global Business Leadership

Activities:

SJU Track and Field, SJU Soccer, Intermural sports, Chemistry club

Name:

Jake McCarthy

Hometown/State:

Bloomington, Minnesota

Major:

Communication/Philosophy, Global Health

Activities:

Club Lacrosse, Intramural Sports

Name:

Annie McGuire

Hometown/State:

Plymouth, Minnesota

Major:

Computer Science/Communication

Activities:

E-Scholars, Enactus, Spain Summer Study Abroad

Name:

Anna Middleton

Hometown/State:

St. Paul, Minnesota

Major:

Global Business Leadership

Activities:

Admission Tour Guide

Name:

Laura Mitch

Hometown/State:

Plover, Wisconsin

Major:

Communication/English (Creative Writing focus)

Activities:

Track and Field, CSBeats, Theater, Music, Communication Department Student Representative, Study Abroad (Fall 2021, Greece), Benedictine Friends, Admission Tour Guide

Name:

Nicole Molitor

Hometown/State:

Eden Prairie, Minnesota

Major:

Elementary Education/Hispanic Studies

Activities:

CSB Senate, Women’s Choir, Study Abroad in Spain

Name:

Eileen Otto

Hometown/State:

Delano, Minnesota

Major:

Political Science (Pre-law focus)

Activities:

Student Senate, Honors Program, The Record, Full Circle Greenhouse, McCarthy Center, Model UN, Music (Band), Intramural Volleyball

Name:

Mary Ridgeway

Hometown/State:

Litchfield, Minnesota

Major:

Biology/Pre-dental

Activities:

Swim team, pre-dental club, studied abroad in Italy

Name:

Antonio Thompson

Hometown/State:

Nassau, Bahamas

Major:

Physics/Pre-engineering

Activities:

Physics Club, Engineering Club, Trombone Choir, CSB+SJU Dynamic Speech and Debate Team, Intramural Basketball, Campus Ministry, ACA

Name:

Trent Thompson

Hometown/State:

Nassau, The Bahamas

Major:

Political Science (pre-law), Hispanic Studies/Communication, Latin/Latino American Studies

Activities:

SJU Senate, President of ELAC, Studying abroad in Chile, Intramural Soccer

Name:

Morgan Van Beck

Hometown/State:

Sartell, Minnesota

Major:

Political Science & Hispanic Studies/Pre-law

Activities:

Community Kitchen, Casa San Benito, Hynes Scholar Program, Piano Lessons, AKS Service Sorority, Benedictine Friends

Name:

Zach Van Thomme

Hometown/State:

Faribault, Minnesota

Major:

Social Science/Secondary Ed

Activities:

Admission Tour Guide, Men’s Development Institute, Education Club

Name:

Madison Verhelst

Hometown/State:

Canby, Minnesota

Major:

Biology (Pre-occupational Therapy)/Theology

Activities:

CSB Soccer

Name:

Emi Wagner

Hometown/State:

St. Cloud, Minnesota

Major:

Biology (Pre-dentistry focus)

Activities:

CSB Swim & Dive team, Pre-dental Club, Campus Ministries

Name:

Ellie Widman-Nielsen

Hometown/State:

Farmington, Minnesota

Major:

Psychology/Political Science

Activities:

Intramural Softball, Service Sorority, and Study Abroad

Name:

Zoe Witham

Hometown/State:

Lino Lakes, Minnesota

Major:

Art/Psychology

Activities:

Track and Field, Crew, Fire Place Puppies Sketch Comedy