Meet the Staff

• Ken Himmelman, Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid
  khimmelman@bennington.edu or call 802-440-431
• Lauren Gersick, Associate Director—NYC Metro Office
  lgersick@bennington.edu or call 347-268-1906
  New York
• Lauren Magrath, Associate Director
  lmagrath@bennington.edu or call 802-440-4313
  Maine, Delaware, Pennsylvania
• Tonya Strong, Associate Director
  tstrong@bennington.edu or call 802-440-4598
  Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island
• Ann Fountain, Assistant Director for West Coast Admissions
  afountain@bennington.edu or call 802-440-4316
  California, Oregon, Washington, Nevada
• Christine Osmulski, Assistant Director
  cosmulski@bennington.edu or call 802-440-4735
  Illinois, Maryland, Ohio, Virginia, Washington, DC
• Ryan Moran, Admissions Counselor
  rmoran@bennington.edu or call 802-440-4314
  Vermont, New Hamsphire, New Jersey
• Sarah McAbee, Admissions Counselor
  smcabee@bennington.edu or call 802-440-4738
  Transfer students and the following states: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, West Virginia, Wyoming
• Lisa Dietrich, Assistant Director for International Admissions
  ldietrich@bennington.edu or call 802-379-1944
  International students, APO/AE addresses, US Territories
• Dawn Dayton, Program Coordinator
  writing@bennington.edu or call 802-440-4387
  MFA in Writing and Literature (low-residency)
• Ferrilyn Sourdiffe, Postbaccalaureate Admissions Counselor
  fsourdiffe@bennington.edu or call 802-440-4885
  Postbaccalaureate Premedical Program
• Nancy Pearlman, Assistant Director
  matsl@bennington.edu or call 802-440-4710
  Master of Arts in Teaching a Second Language (MATSL)
• Mary Surdam, Coordinator
  msurdam@bennington.edu or call 802-440-4887
  Master of Fine Arts in Performing Arts (MFA)s