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Meet the Admission Team

Get to Know Bard College at Simon's Rock


You can always reach out to us with any questions or for help getting started with your application.

Our admission counselors travel extensively, so check out Simon’s Rock on the Road to see when your Admission Counselor will be visiting in your neck of the woods. You’re also warmly encouraged to pay us a visit at Simon’s Rock or contact us any time.

Admission and Financial Aid Staff

Cory Cottingim

Cory Cottingim

Director of Admission

  • pronouns: he/him/his
  • ccottingim@simons-rock.edu
  • 413-717-2277
  • Contact for students living in or going to school in the following U.S. states/territories: California, American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and U.S. Virgin Islands
    Contact for students living in or going to school in the following regions outside of the U.S.: East Asia, Western and Central Europe, Latin America, and Pakistan
Danielle Purkey

Danielle Purkey

Associate Director of Admission

  • pronouns: she/her/hers
  • dpurkey@simons-rock.edu
  • 413-717-7980
  • Contact for students living in or going to school in the following U.S. states: Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, North Carolina, Oregon, Washington, and Wisconsin
    Contact for students living in or going to school in the following regions outside of the U.S.: Africa, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, South Asia (except Pakistan), Southeast Asia, and the Caribbean
Erin Goodney-Potter

Erin Goodney-Potter

Assistant Director of Admission

  • pronouns: she/her/hers
  • egoodneypotter@simons-rock.edu
  • 413-717-7244
  • Contact for students living in or going to school in the following U.S. states:  Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Delaware, Idaho, Kentucky, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, North Dakota, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, Virginia, Washington D.C., West Virginia, and Wyoming
    Contact for students living in or going to school in the following regions outside of the U.S.: Middle East
Bair Lambert

Bair Lambert

Admission Counselor

  • pronouns: he/him/his
  • blambert@simons-rock.edu
  • 413-717-8214
  • Contact for students interested in the Bard Queer Leadership Project and students living in or going to school in the following U.S. states: Alabama, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Maine, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, Ohio, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, Texas and Vermont 
    Contact for students living in or going to school in the following regions outside of the U.S.: Central Asia, Belarus, Bulgaria, and Moldova

Kirsten Keels Portrait

Kirsten Keels

Program Manager

  • pronouns: she/her/hers
  • kkeels@simons-rock.edu
  • 413-717-5029
  • Contact for students interested in the Bard Queer Leadership Project

Jackie Hall

Jaclyn Hall

Associate Director of Admission Operations

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