Tonia Teasley currently serves as Vice President of University Operations at Capella University. In this role she provides executive direction over the operations of a university that serves 38,000 learners.  Ms. Teasley originally joined Capella in 2012 and has served as the Vice President of Learner Services and Operations and the General Manager for the College of Business, Technology, Education and Public Service Leadership. 

Prior to Capella University, Ms. Teasley was with Thomson Reuters where she ran a department that was responsible for online learning for customers and for training and development of the sales team. Prior to that, she spent most of her career in large law firms both as a practicing attorney and as Executive Director and Managing Partner of a large firm in Minneapolis. 

Ms. Teasley earned a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Economics from St. Olaf College and a Juris Doctor from the University of Minnesota.

Ms. Teasley has a passion for developing people that extends beyond her work at Capella. She is a volunteer for and former board member of The ARC Greater Twin Cities, an organization that advocates for individuals with intellectual disabilities, and is currently on a Board Task Force for Pain, Palliative and Integrative Medicine at Children’s Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota.