Contact Us
Meet the Admission Staff
Dean of Admissions
Cory D. Piper
Admission Representatives
Tony Amelse
aamelse@csbsju.edu
Senior Associate Director of Admission
Territory: Twin Cities
Erik Aschenbeck
easchenbeck@csbsju.edu
Senior Assistant Director of Admission/Events Planner
Territory: Twin Cities, Alaska, Arizona, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington and Wyoming
Matt Beirne
mbeirne@csbsju.edu
Senior Director of Admission
ROTC Liaison
Territory: Colorado, District of Columbia, Hawaii, New Jersey, Virginia and select schools in Los Angeles
Sam Colella
scolella001@csbsju.edu
Admission Representative
Territory: Select high schools in Minneapolis and the northern suburbs, Wisconsin
Teri Durbin
tdurbin@csbsju.edu
Director of Admission Services
Non-traditional, transfer, readmit and graduate nursing students
Anne Kaluza
akaluza@csbsju.edu
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
blabine001@csbsju.edu
Admission Representative
Territory: Select Minnesota high schools (Saint Paul, Bloomington, Lakeville, Apple Valley and Farmington) and Nebraska
Claire Lentsch
cflentsch@csbsju.edu
Assistant Director of Admission
Territory: Central Minnesota, Iowa
Sarah Abraham Murnane
smurnane@csbsju.edu
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
ppopoca001@csbsju.edu
Assistant Director of Admission
Territory: Twin Cities, Texas
Marissa Russell
mrussell001@csbsju.edu
Admission Representative
Territory: West Metro, Minnesota
Alex Schleper
aschleper@csbsju.edu
Director of International Admission
Territory: Guam, Puerto Rico and all international (F-1) students worldwide and U.S. students living abroad
Sarah Simpson
ssimpson@csbsju.edu
Enrollment Marketing
Territory: Brainerd area schools in Minnesota
Natalie Swanson
nswanson002@csbsju.edu
Admission Representative
Territory: East of the Metro Minnesota Schools
Mikayla VonWahlde
mvonwahld001@csbsju.edu
Admission Representative, CSB Assistant Swim & Dive Coach
Territory: Southern Minnesota, South Dakota
Tom Voller-Berdan
tvoller@csbsju.edu
Territory: Duluth area schools, Northern Minnesota, North Dakota
Brett Watercott
brwatercott@csbsju.edu
Admission Representative
Territory: Select Twin Cities high schools
Admission Staff
Jennifer Skahen
jskahen002@csbsju.edu
SJU Office Coordinator; sets up campus visits
Sarah Kocher
skocher001@csbsju.edu
CSB Office Coordinator; sets up campus visits
Deb Baggenstoss
dbaggenstoss@csbsju.edu
Application Processing for SJU
Robin Bautch
rbautch@csbsju.edu
Direct Mail Coordination
Mary Ruble
mruble@csbsju.edu
Information Systems Management, Marketing and Direct Mail
Kay Richter
krichter@csbsju.edu
Assistant to Dean of Admissions
Admission Counselor Locator
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 representative works with a particular region and specific schools. Use our online locator to identify your counselor and find his or her contact information.
Find My CounselorCollege of Saint Benedict
Saint John’s University
2850 Abbey Plaza
PO Box 7155
Collegeville, MN 56321
Office 320-363-5060
Toll Free 800-544-1489
Fax 320-363-5650
Email admissions@csbsju.edu
Find your Admission Representative
Refer a Student
College of Saint Benedict
Stuart Perry
Executive Director of Financial Aid
37 S. College Ave.
St. Joseph, MN 56374
Phone 320-363-5388
Fax 320-363-6090
Email sperry@csbsju.edu
Saint John’s University
Robert Piechota
Director of Financial Aid
PO Box 5000
Collegeville, MN 56321
Phone 320-363-3664
Fax 320-363-3102
Email rpiechota@csbsju.edu