Jessica Ricker Named VP for Enrollment at Skidmore College
Jessica Ricker, an accomplished and collaborative leader with over 20 years of experience in admissions and enrollment management at liberal arts colleges, has joined Skidmore...
Jessica Ricker, an accomplished and collaborative leader with over 20 years of experience in admissions and enrollment management at liberal arts colleges, has joined Skidmore College as its next vice president for enrollment and dean of admissions and financial aid. She will lead an integrated and collaborative enrollment management approach for the College, continuing Skidmore’s consistently strong performance in admissions and financial aid support.
“Throughout her career, Jess Ricker has repeatedly demonstrated the ability and genuine drive to apply a creative vision to all she does — an ethos that will benefit the entire Skidmore community,” said President Marc Conner. “Her commitment to amplifying student voices and supporting historically marginalized groups will help ensure Skidmore continues to create a diverse, equitable, and inclusive liberal arts experience for all.”
Ricker has served as dean and director of admissions at Wellesley College since 2018 and recently served as the interim dean of admissions and financial aid. Before joining Wellesley, she worked in admissions at Connecticut College for 18 years in various capacities. She holds a Master of Arts degree in psychology and a Bachelor of Arts degree in English from Connecticut College.
Ricker says she looks forward to partnering broadly to recruit, enroll, and support students at Skidmore. “Institutional mission has always been of paramount importance to me, especially the commitment to financial aid and inclusive excellence,” she said. “As a first-generation college student from the Midwest, generous need-based aid and Pell grants made it possible for me to have a transformational liberal arts college experience. It will be an honor and a privilege to contribute my passion and skills to the great work already being done at Skidmore.”
WittKieffer’s Shelley Arakawa, J.D. and Pat Coleman led this search.
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