Rachel Frick Cardelle

Prior to becoming the first lady of the State University of New York at Oneonta, Rachel Frick Cardelle served as Mount Wachusett Community College’s (MA) vice president for lifelong learning and workforce development. In this role, she oversaw the workforce and corporate training, adult education and English as a second language program, programming for incarcerated students, and personal enrichment classes. Previously, Frick Cardelle worked at Northampton Community College (PA) as associate dean of the college’s Monroe Campus, opening the newly built branch campus and serving as the chief operating officer. Prior to that, she served the college as a grants specialist securing over $5 million annually for the college in funding. Before entering higher education, Frick Cardelle worked for 20 years in international and domestic community development in Central and South America; Washington, D.C.; and Miami. Frick Cardelle received her bachelor’s degree in international affairs from the University of Colorado, her master’s degree in international economics and social change from Johns Hopkins University (MD), and her Ph.D. in higher education studies from the Pennsylvania State University.