Constance St. Germain, Ed.D., J.D. joined Capella University in 2017 and serves as the Provost and Senior Vice President of Academic Affairs. She is responsible for leading the university in achieving superior outcomes and impact. In her position, St. Germain provides leadership, in collaboration with other university stakeholders, on all aspects related to accreditation, faculty affairs, institutional policy, curriculum & programs, academic success, and assessment.
Prior to joining Capella, she was the Executive Dean for the University of Phoenix, where she had strategic, operational, and P&L responsibility for faculty, students, and ground campuses across the country and online. St. Germain began her academic career at the American Public University System where for over a decade she held various positions of increasing leadership from faculty to program director to Dean, School of Public Service and Health.
In addition, St. Germain is a U.S. Army veteran, where she served as a major in the U.S. Army Judge Advocate General’s Corps. While on active duty, she held assignments as an attorney at military posts including the 82D Airborne Division and XVIII Airborne Corps Fort Bragg, NC.
St. Germain has authored numerous articles, presented at national conferences, and served as an expert in the media on a wide range of issues facing both the workforce and higher education related to leadership, gender equality, mental health, food security, student outcomes, humanities study, and the law. She is a member of the Board of Directors for the Association of Chief Academic Officers (ACAO) and the YWCA, Minneapolis.
St. Germain received her Doctor of Education (EdD) in higher education and organizational change from Benedictine University; her Juris Doctor (JD) from the University of Baltimore School of Law; and a Bachelor of Arts (BA) from George Mason University. She is admitted to practice as an attorney in Vermont, Virginia, and Maryland, as well as several federal courts. St. Germain’s research focus is on women and leadership.