John Carroll University has announced the appointment of Dr. Amanda Sohl as its next Vice President for Enrollment Management, effective March 4. Sohl will serve as the university’s chief enrollment officer and join the senior leadership team at a pivotal moment in John Carroll’s continued growth and national momentum.
The national search that resulted in Sohl’s appointment launched shortly after the announcement that Carolyn Noll Sorg, current Vice President for Enrollment & Marketing, will become the University’s 27th president on June 1, 2026. The opportunity to work alongside an enrollment expert in the Office of the President attracted a strong and highly qualified pool of candidates from across the region and the country.
“For my first presidential appointment, it was essential to identify a leader prepared to steward John Carroll’s enrollment momentum while advancing our national reach, institutional strength, and mission-driven commitment to students. Amanda brings immediate readiness for partnership, a deep understanding of today’s enrollment landscape, and the judgment to lead well in moments of complexity. I trust her leadership to carry this work forward with care, rigor, and alignment with our Jesuit, Catholic values.”
Sohl brings more than twenty years of experience in higher education enrollment, including direct campus leadership and partnership with institutional leaders nationwide. As the current program and policy leader of College Board Search — one of the most influential enrollment ecosystems in the country — Sohl supports millions of students on their path to college and guides data-informed recruitment strategies for more than 1,500 colleges and universities. Her portfolio includes product innovation, national strategy, compliance, pricing, analytics, customer experience, and cross-functional execution, which requires deep knowledge of market dynamics, demographic trends, competitive intelligence, and the structural forces shaping institutional success. In this work, Sohl also serves on the BigFutureⓇ leadership team, ensuring every student has access to high-quality tools and resources to plan for college and career.
Before leading College Board Search, Sohl held roles consulting with senior enrollment leaders on data systems, geoanalytics, segmentation strategies, and long-term recruitment planning. Her perspective positions JCU to sustain and amplify its current trajectory as the university broadens its geographic reach, elevates its national brand, and articulates a distinctive value proposition rooted in strong outcomes and Jesuit values.
“I am honored to join John Carroll University at a time of such momentum and possibility. What stands out to me most about John Carroll is the harmony between tradition and transformation. The University’s reputation for academic rigor, experiential learning, and personal formation is longstanding — yet its current energy is distinctly forward-looking.”
Throughout her career, Sohl has built high-performing, mission-centered teams, strengthened data systems and predictive models, designed recruitment strategies balancing growth and selectivity, and crafted communication frameworks that resonate with diverse audiences. Earlier in her career, as Assistant Vice President for Enrollment and Director of Admission at Capital University, teams under her leadership achieved record academic quality and the largest incoming class in the institution’s history.
Like her predecessor, Sohl believes enrollment management is both analytical and profoundly human — requiring rigorous strategic insight alongside authentic storytelling, belonging-centered practice, and community partnership.
“John Carroll’s Jesuit, Catholic mission and its commitment to personal formation, opportunity, and student success deeply resonate with me,” said Sohl. “I am excited to partner with President Miciak, President-elect Noll Sorg, exceptional Enrollment, Marketing and Senior Leadership teams, faculty and staff across campus, and John Carroll’s deeply engaged alumni network to expand the University’s national reach, strengthen access and affordability, and support students as they prepare for lives of purpose and impact.”
Sohl earned both her undergraduate degree and MBA from Capital University in Columbus, Ohio and her Ph.D. in Higher Education from Ohio University. Her doctoral research examined how school counselors guide students through college search and financial decision-making, underscoring her conviction that institutions must remove barriers, cultivate belonging, and guide students with transparency and care.
“The next Vice President for Enrollment Management must be both a strategist and a collaborator — someone who can envision where the institution is headed and translate that vision into operational excellence across a complex division,” Noll Sorg added. “Amanda brings that balance. She pairs national perspective and data fluency with creativity, institutional experience, and a deep commitment to mission.”
In her new role, Sohl will lead admission, financial aid, enrollment communications and operations at John Carroll, working closely with leaders in academic affairs, marketing, student life, athletics, and finance and administration. She will guide a talented team in designing and executing a comprehensive enrollment strategy that supports growth, access, and student success.
Sohl and her husband, Craig, currently reside in New Albany and will relocate to northeast Ohio along with their dog, Wrigley, who is named in honor of their beloved Chicago Cubs and Craig’s hometown of Chicago, IL. Also in higher education leadership, Craig Sohl serves as Executive Director of Grants at Marion Technical College.
