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Meet the Admission Team

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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

Nico Forcier

Nico Forcier

Director of Admission

  • pronouns: he/him
  • nforcier@simons-rock.edu
  • 413-717-2277
  • 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, New York, 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
Danielle Purkey

Danielle Purkey

Associate Director of Admission

  • pronouns: she/her
  • dpurkey@simons-rock.edu
  • 413-717-5029
  • 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, Puerto Rico, Washington, Wisconsin and U.S. Territories
    Contact for students living in or going to school in the following regions outside of the U.S.:Africa, Australia, Canada, the Caribbean, Latin America, New Zealand, Central Asia, East Asia, South Asia, Southeast Asia, and Western and Central Europe
Erin Goodney-Potter

Erin Goodney-Potter

Assistant Director of Admission

  • pronouns: she/her
  • 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, California, Delaware, Idaho, Kentucky, Maryland, New Jersey, 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

Jackie Hall

Jaclyn Hall

Director of Admission Operations

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