Meet the Staff

Ken Himmelman, Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid
khimmelman@bennington.edu or call 802-440-4312
Holly Khiel '06, Admissions Counselor
hkhiel@bennington.edu or call 802-440-4318
Upstate New York, New Jersey, New Hampshire, Maine, Vermont
Lauren Magrath, Director of Admissions
lmagrath@bennington.edu or call 802-440-4313
Delaware, Pennsylvania
Tonya Strong, Associate Director of Admissions
tstrong@bennington.edu or call 802-258-7118
Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island
Lauren Gersick, Assistant Director for West Coast Admissions
lgersick@bennington.edu or call 802-440-4316
Idaho, Minnesota, Montana, North Dakota, Northern California, South Dakota, Oregon, Washington, Nevada, Wyoming
Christine Osmulski, Associate Director of Admissions
cosmulski@bennington.edu or call 802-440-4312
Based in Los Angeles, CA; also coverning Arizona, Colorado, Illinois, Michigan, New Mexico, Ohio, Southern California, Utah, Wisconsin
Ryan Moran '08, Senior Admissions Counselor for Data Analysis
rmoran@bennington.edu or call 802-440-4314
Sarah McAbee '07, Assistant Director of Admissions and Transfer Coordinator
smcabee@bennington.edu or call 802-440-4738
Transfer students and the following states: Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Wahington, DC, West Virginia
Lisa Dietrich '07, Assistant Director for International Admissions
ldietrich@bennington.edu or call 802-379-1944
International students, APO/AE addresses, US Territories, New York City
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
npearl@bennington.edu or call 802-440-4710
Master of Arts in Teaching a Second Language (MATSL)
Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT)
Mary Surdam, Coordinator
msurdam@bennington.edu or call 802-440-4887
Master of Fine Arts in Performing Arts (MFA)s