Ingrid Hayes

With 30 years of admissions and enrollment management experience, Ingrid Hayes is currently the Senior Vice President for Enrollment Management at Spelman College in Atlanta, GA. She is responsible for providing leadership and oversight for offices that coordinate and support recruitment, enrollment, retention, and graduation efforts at the College. More recently, she has also gained responsibility for launching eSpelman, a new venture to offer online certificate programs for the college. Ingrid worked at Spelman previously as Associate Vice President of Enrollment Management and Director of Admissions. Her return to Spelman follows 3 years of service as Assistant Provost for Enrollment Services at the University of Alabama in Huntsville. She also served as Director of Undergraduate Admissions at Georgia Tech for four of her 15 years at the institution. Ms. Hayes is actively involved in national and regional professional organizations that promote the enhancement of the college transition process for high school students, as well as equity and access in higher education. Ingrid received a BA in English literature from DePauw University (IN) and a MS in Social Foundations of Education from Georgia State University.Ingrid has been married for 25 years to Christopher Hayes. They have two daughters and a son, Kimberlyn—age 23, Savannah – age 18, and Christopher – age 14.