Shannon Cron (she/her) works as an Associate Dean of Admissions at St. Olaf College. In this role, she counsels prospective students and their families through the admissions and financial aid process. She emphasizes demystifying these processes, promoting a student-centric college search, and developing personalized connections with students. Her other responsibilities include facilitating ongoing training and professional development for Admissions staff, developing information session content for the campus visit program, and leading St. Olaf’s partnerships with Twin Cities college access organizations (including College Possible!).
In addition to her work at St. Olaf, Shannon recently completed her masters’ degree in Organizational Leadership, Policy, and Development (with an emphasis in Higher Education) at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities. Her research focuses on students’ disclosures of trauma in the college application process and what the college admission professionals’ role is in this growing phenomenon.
Shannon also serves on the Board of Directors for Colleges that Change Lives and is a member of NACAC, MNACC, MACAC, and RMACAC.
Earlier in her career and education, she served as an AmeriCorps member with College Possible, working as a High School Coach at Coon Rapids High School from 2015-2017. She graduated from St. Olaf College in 2015 with a degree in theatre. She’s been an Author Fellow at Martha’s Vineyard Institute of Creative Writing Summer Writing Workshop and has directed collaboratively-created theater productions centered around social issues.
