Meet the Staff

Ken Himmelman, Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid
khimmelman@bennington.edu or call 802-440-4312
Holly Khiel, Admissions Counselor
hkhiel@bennington.edu or call 802-440-4318
New York, New Jersey
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 802-440-4312
Illinois, Maryland, Minnesota, Ohio, Virginia, Washington, DC, Wisconsin
Ryan Moran, Senior Admissions Counselor for Data Analysis
rmoran@bennington.edu or call 802-440-4314
Vermont, New Hamsphire
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
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