University Mission & Leadership

University Mission

The mission of Capella University is to extend access to high quality bachelor's, master's, doctoral, and certificate programs for adults who seek to maximize their personal and professional potential. This mission is fulfilled through innovative programs that are responsive to the needs of adult learners and involve active, engaging, challenging, and relevant learning experiences offered in a variety of delivery modes.

Capella University Leadership

Administration

• Christopher Cassirer, ScD, MPH; President & Director, Capella University
• Deborah Bushway, PhD; Vice President Academic Affairs & Provost
• Barbara Butts Williams, PhD; Dean, School of Education
• Suzanne Holmes, DPA; Co-Dean, School of Public Service Leadership
• Raja K. Iyer, PhD; Dean, School of Business and Technology
• Jody Neuman-Aamlie, PhD; Interim Dean, Harold Abel School of Social and Behavioral Sciences
• Charles Tiffin, PhD; Co-Dean, School of Public Service Leadership
• Feranda Williamson, EdD; Dean, School of Undergraduate Studies

Board of Directors

• Marcia S. Ballinger, PhD; Board Chair
• Bertice Berry, PhD
• Christopher Cassirer, ScD, MPH
• Willie Garrett, EdD
• Kevin Gilligan, BA
• Elena Kays, PhD
• Nathaniel Richardson, Jr.
• Kimberly F. Stephan, JD; Board Secretary