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Skidmore College

Office of Admissions

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. 

Jessica Ricker

Jessica Ricker
Vice President for Enrollment and Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid

Janessa Dunn

Janessa Dunn
Director of Admissions

Deanna Doughty

Deanna Doughty
Director of Admissions Strategy and Outreach

Eileen DiDonato

Eileen DiDonato
Senior Administrative Assistant to the Vice President 
518-580-5588

Helen Woolley

Helen Woolley
Administrative Assistant to the Director of Admissions
518-580-5576

 

 

 

 

Leah Casey

Leah Casey
Admissions Assistant

Matt Cohen

Matt Cohen
Senior Associate Director of Admissions 

Counselor: Arizona, Connecticut (Fairfield), Idaho, Maine, Massachusetts (North Shore, Western), Montana, New Hampshire, New Mexico, New York (Long Island), Oklahoma, Vermont, Wyoming

Xiara Colon

Xiara Colon
Assistant Director of Admissions 

Counselor: Florida, New York (Bronx, Manhattan Charter, Staten Island, Queens), Puerto Rico, Europe (Kazakhstan, Kyrgystan), Latin America/Caribbean, South America

Alisa DiBlasi

Alisa DiBlasi
Admissions Receptionist

Darren Drabek

Darren Drabek
Associate Director and Coordinator of International Admissions 

Counselor: Alaska, Oregon, Washington State, Africa, Asia (China, India), Europe

Kyle Dzurica

Kyle Dzurica
Assistant Information Management Coordinator 

admissions counselor

Massachusetts 

Contact Admissions

Eriko Fujita

Eriko Fujita
Admissions Assistant

Mindy Rose

Mindy Hapeman Rose '97
Associate Director and Coordinator of Diversity Initiatives 

Counselor: California (Northern), Colorado, Kentucky, Nevada, New York (Manhattan Independents), Tennessee, Utah, Asia (Bangladesh, Mongolia, Pakistan), Canada

Sarah Ireland

Sarah Ireland
Associate Director of Admissions 

Counselor: DC, Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey (Southern), New York (Central, Northern, Western), Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia

Tiffany Kapela-Barlow

Tiffany Kapela-Barlow '19
Assistant Director of Admissions 

Counselor: California (Southern), Hawaii, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, New York (Manhattan Public & Religious), Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Texas

 

 

Dave Loatman

Dave Loatman
Information Management Coordinator

Lisa Rinaolo-Johnson

Lisa Rinaolo-Johnson '88
Associate Director of Admissions 

Counselor: New Jersey (Northern), New York (Rockland & Westchester), Asia (Nepal, Vietnam), Europe (Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan), Oceania, US Territories/APO

Gabby Vuillaume

Gabby Vuillaume '21
Assistant Director of Admissions

Counselor: Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut (except Fairfield), Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, New York (Brooklyn), North Carolina, Ohio, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Wisconsin