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As the Admissions and Financial Aid division, it's our mission to seek and support 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.
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- Call us: 518-580-5570
- Email us: admissions@253000xa.com or finaid@253000xa.com
Jessica Ricker
Vice President for Enrollment and Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid
Janessa Dunn
Director of Admissions
Deanna Doughty
Director of Admissions Strategy and Outreach
Beth Ann Post
Director of Financial Aid
518-580-5750
Eileen DiDonato
Senior Administrative Assistant to the Vice President
518-580-5588
Helen Woolley
Administrative Assistant to the Director of Admissions
518-580-5576
Leah Casey
Admissions Assistant
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
Assistant Director of Admissions
Counselor: Florida, New York (Bronx, Manhattan Charter, Staten Island, Queens), Puerto Rico, Europe (Kazakhstan, Kyrgystan), Latin America/Caribbean, South America
Jordan Craft
Assistant Director of Admissions
Counselor: California (Northern), Colorado, Kentucky, Nevada, Tennessee, Utah
Alisa DiBlasi
Admissions Receptionist
Tiffany DiPasquale '19
Associate Director of Admissions
Counselor: California (Southern), Hawaii, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, New York (Manhattan Public & Religious), Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Texas
Darren Drabek
Associate Director and Coordinator of International Admissions
Counselor: Alaska, Oregon, Washington State, Africa, Cananda, Asia (Except Nepal & Vietnam), Europe
Eriko Fujita
Admissions Assistant
Sarah Ireland
Associate Director of Admissions
Counselor: DC, Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey (Southern), New York (Central, Northern, Western), Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia
Dave Loatman
Information Management Coordinator
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 '21
Assistant Director of Admissions
Counselor: Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut (except Fairfield), Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, New York (Brooklyn and Manhattan Independents), North Carolina, Ohio, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Wisconsin