Administrators

Brian J. Bruess, Ph.D., President

Richard Ice, Ph.D., Provost

Kara Kolomitz, Ed.D., Chief Operating Officer

Joseph Webb, Ph.D., Chief of Staff

John Andrick, M.A., Dean for Student Academic Success

Kelly Anderson Diercks, DBA, Athletic Director

Chantel Braegelmann, Interim Chief Human Resources Officer

Karyl Daughters, Ph.D., Dean of Curriculum and Assessment

Mary Geller, M.A., Associate Provost for Student Success

Casey Gordon, Ph.D., Chief Information Officer

Betsey Kershaw, Chief Marketing Officer

Russell Klein, MBA, Interim Director of Facilities

Ed Lamm, M.M., Chief Admission & Strategic Enrollment Officer

David Mitchell, Ph.D., Faculty Senate Vice-Chair

Sandra Mitchell, Ed.S., Senior Diversity Officer

Anne Oberman, MBA, Chief Financial Officer

Heather Pieper-Olson, J.D., Vice President for Institutional Advancement

Jennifer Schaefer, Ph.D., Dean of Faculty

Christi Siver, Ph.D., Faculty Senate Chair

Ben Stommes, Director of Strategic Analytics & Financial Strategy

Jody Terhaar, M.A., Dean of Students & Senior Student Affairs Officer

College of Saint Benedict Board of Trustees

At Large Members 

• Gretchen Agee
• Scott Becker
• Ed Bonach
• Chris Coborn
• Mary Dombovy
• Kristen Hodge-Clark
• Sr. Joan Lescinski, CSJ
• Fr. William “Bill” Lies, C.S.C.
• Michele Martin
• Dennis McDonough
• Brian McGrane
• Greg Melsen
• Bennett Morgan
• Lynn Myhran
• Paul Nakasone
• Joy Plamann
• Marilyn Porter
• Chip Ray
• Dave Roberts
• Kelly Skalicky
• LeAnne Stewart
• Edwin Torres
• Jona Van Deun
• Dan Whalen
• Pam Wheelock

Voting Monastic Trustees

• S. Michaela Hedican, OSB
• S. Nina Lasceski, OSB
• S. Jeanne Lust, OSB
• Br. Dennis Beach, OSB
• Fr. Nickolas Kleespie, OSB
• Br. Aelred Senna, OSB

Ex-Officio Trustee

• Brian J. Bruess, Ph.D., CSB and SJU President

Non-Voting Trustees

• Kathryn Enke, CSB Alumnae Representative
• Mike Anderson, SJU Alumni Representative
• Bob Hesse, CSB and SJU Faculty Representative
• Grace Skinner, CSB Student Representative
• Ben Bugbee, SJU Student Representative

College of Saint Benedict - President's Emeriti: 

Linnea Welter, OSB (6th President)

President, 1961-1963; B.A., College of Saint Benedict, 1932; M.A., University of Minnesota, 1937.

Stanley Idzerda (8th President)

President, 1974-1979; B.S.N., University of Notre Dame, 1945; B.A., Baldwin-Wallace College, 1947; M.A., Western Reserve University; Ph.D, 1951.

Beverly Miller (9th President)

President, 1974-1979; B.A., Western Reserve University, 1945; M.A., Michigan State University, 1957; Ph.D., University of Toledo, 1967.

Emmanuel Renner, OSB (10th President)

President, 1979-1986; B.A., College of Saint Benedict, 1949; M.A., University of Minnesota; Ph.D., Catholic University.

Colman O'Connell, OSB (11th President)

President, 1986-1996; B.A., College of Saint Benedict, 1950; M.A., Catholic University of America, 1954; Ph.D., University of Michigan, 1979.

MaryAnn Baenninger (14th President)

President, 2004-2014; B.A., Temple University, 1984; Ph.D., Temple University, 1991.

Mary Dana Hinton (15th President)

President, 2014-2020; B.A., Williams College, 1992; M.A., University of Kansas, 1994; Ph.D., Fordham University, 2007.