Office of Admissions
Admission to Skidmore College is competitive and selective. Every year, we are fortunate to receive thousands of applications from a diverse range of students who demonstrate strong academic aptitude, intellectual curiosity, open-mindedness and an energetic commitment to learning.
As the Office of Admissions, it's our mission to seek the next generation of creative thinkers whose abilities, interests, character and background give them the greatest promise of profiting from and contributing to Skidmore.
But above all, we're here to assist you as you choose Skidmore.
Skidmore College Admissions Staff

Jessica Ricker
Vice President for Enrollment and Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid
(518) 580-5588


Matt Cohen
Senior Associate Director
(518) 580-5579
Kentucky, Maine, Massachusetts (Berkshires), Michigan, Montana, New Hampshire, New
York (Rockland County), Tennessee, Vermont
Email Matt

Xiara Colon
Assistant Director of Admissions
(518) 580-5578
Arizona, Connecticut (Hartford), Iowa, New Mexico, New York (Bronx, Manhattan), Texas,
Wisconsin, Domincan Republic, Puerto Rico
EMAIL XIARA

Darren Drabek
Associate Director and Coordinator of International Admissions
(518) 580-8331
Alaska, Hawaii, Oregon, Washington State, Asia, Canada, Europe, Middle East, South
Africa
Email Darren
Eric Egan
Associate Director of Admissions
(518) 580-5685
California (Southern), Massachusetts (Boston & suburbs), New York (Long Island, Capital District, North Country, Western, Central), North Carolina, Ohio, South Carolina

Associate Director and Coordinator of Diversity Initiatives
(518) 580-8413
California (Northern), Colorado, Indiana, New Jersey (Bergen & Central), New York (Manhattan), Nevada

Sarah Ireland
Associate Director
(518) 580-8332
Delaware, Idaho, Kansas, Maryland, Mississippi, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Washington
DC, West Virginia
Email Sarah

Tiffany Kapela-Barlow ‘19
Assistant Director
(518) 580-5583
Arkansas, Connecticut (Fairfield County), Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Nebraska, New
York (Brooklyn, Queens, Staten Island), Oklahoma
Email Tiffany

Lisa Rinaolo-Johnson '88
Associate Director
(518) 580-5575
Alabama, Massachusetts (Western & Central), Minnesota, Missouri, New Jersey (Central
& Southern), New York (Dutchess, Hudson Valley, Westchester), Utah, Wyoming
Email Lisa

Gabby Vuillaume '21
Assistant Director
(518) 580-8334
Connecticut (New Haven), Illinois, Massachusetts (Cape Cod & South of Boston), North
Dakota, Rhode Island, South Dakota
Email Gabby
Administrative Staff







