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, Senior Associate Director of Admissions
    lmagrath@bennington.edu     or call 802-440-4313
    Maine, Delaware, Pennsylvania
  • Tonya Strong, Associate Director of Admissions
    tstrong@bennington.edu or call 802-258-7118
    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, Associate Director of Admissions and Intern Coordinator
    cosmulski@bennington.edu     or call 802-440-4735
    Illinois, Maryland, Minnesota, Ohio, Virginia, Washington, DC, Wisconsin
  • Ryan Moran, Senior Admissions Counselor for Data Anaysis
    rmoran@bennington.edu or call 802-440-4314
    Vermont, New Hamsphire, New Jersey
  • Sarah McAbee, Assistant Director of Admissions and Transfer Coordinator
    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