Our Admission team is here to help
Executive Director of Undergraduate, Transfer, International and WCC Admission
NJ: Hunterdon County, Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands; New York; Connecticut; Homeschooled students; International students
smakowski [at] rider.edu
609-896-5250
609-557-3504 (Mobile)
![Susan Makowski Portrait](/sites/default/files/2021-06/SM-Headshot-2021-portrait.jpg)
Associate Director of Admission
NJ: Transfer population
jcook [at] rider.edu
609-896-5000 x7159
609-557-3114 (Mobile)
![Jen Cook](/sites/default/files/2022-03/081221_Admissions_Jen.jpg)
Senior Assistant Director of Undergraduate Admission
NJ: Burlington, Camden, Cumberland, Gloucester and Salem counties
butterfielk [at] rider.edu
609-896-5053
609-843-2080 (Mobile)
![Kaleen Butterfield](/sites/default/files/2022-03/081221_Admissions_Kaleen_0.jpg)
Senior Assistant Director of Undergraduate Admission
NJ: Monmouth
hford [at] rider.edu
609-896-5173
609-843-2037 (Mobile)
![Hannah Ford headshot](/sites/default/files/2022-03/081221_Admissions_082.jpg)
Assistant Director of Undergraduate Admission
NJ: Mercer, Middlesex Counties
cleavey [at] rider.edu
609-896-5000 x 7132
609-557-3538 (Mobile)
![Cynthia Leavey headshot](/sites/default/files/2022-03/081221_Admissions_Cynthia.jpg)
Assistant Director of Undergraduate Admission, EOP Admission Liaison
NJ: Bergen and Union counties
mcarbajal [at] rider.edu
609-896-5000 ext. 7753
609-557-3588 (Mobile)
![Mario Carbajal](/sites/default/files/2022-03/Mario.jpg)
Assistant Director of Undergraduate Admission
NJ: Atlantic, Cape May, and Ocean Counties; All other states; Arts Liasion
orlandoo [at] rider.edu
609-896-5000 ext. 5767
609-912-3004 (Mobile)
![Olivia Orlando](/sites/default/files/2022-03/081221_Admissions_132.jpg)
Admission Counselor
NJ: Essex, Hudson and Passaic counties
sanchesa [at] rider.edu
609-896-5000 ext. 7122
609-843-2085 (Mobile)
Admission Counselor
NJ: Morris, Somerset, Sussex and Warren counties; Arts Liaison
ficarrac [at] rider.edu
609-896-5000 ext. 5194
609-557-3614 (Mobile)
![Christina Ficcara](/sites/default/files/2023-09/082423_Ficarra_15.jpg)
Admission Counselor
Pennsylvania (excluding Chester and Delaware Counties)
solomonca [at] rider.edu
609-895-5627
609-557-3299 (Mobile)
Transfer Counselor/Articulation Transfer Coordinator
PA: Transfer population, NJ: Transfer Population
egiardinell [at] rider.edu
609-895-5691
609-557-3510 (Mobile)
![20200415_egiardinell_headshot.jpg](/sites/default/files/images/20200415_egiardinell_headshot.jpg)
Regional Admission Counselor
California, Delaware, and PA: Chester and Delaware Counties
kollar [at] rider.edu
609-557-3146 (Mobile)
![Marianne Kollar](/sites/default/files/2022-03/081221_Admissions_Marianne.jpg)
Regional Admission Counselor
Florida, South Carolina, Georgia
mlaporte [at] rider.edu
609-557-3120 (Mobile)
![mlaporte_2018.jpg](/sites/default/files/images/mlaporte_2018.jpg)
Regional Admission Counselor
Maryland, Virginia, DC and North Carolina
frappaport [at] rider.edu
![Fay Rappaport Headshot](/sites/default/files/2024-07/071724_Rappaport_08.jpg)
![Carl Scharpf](/sites/default/files/2022-08/KarlScharpf.jpeg)
Regional Admission Counselor
Massachusetts, New York: Nassau and Suffolk Counties, and Rhode Island
apenney [at] rider.edu
609-557-3552
Credit Evaluation Coordinator, Office of Admissions
marriott [at] rider.edu
609-895-5454
![tmarriott.jpg](/sites/default/files/images/tmarriott.jpg)
Transfer Counselor
NJ: Transfer population
adomingues [at] rider.edu
609-896-5000 x7648
609-557-3628 (Mobile)
![Anthony Domingues](/sites/default/files/2023-05/050223_Domingues_04.jpg)
International Admission Counselor
chennapraga [at] rider.edu
+1 (609) 896-5000 ext. 7645
+1 (609) 912-3318 (Mobile)
Undergraduate International Students
![Three students walking across autumn campus](/sites/default/files/styles/interior_context_image/public/2020-09/103019_160over90_Rider_1444.jpg?h=22c3d4bd&itok=6l3SLZ8V)
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