President

Deidra Peaslee

Administration / Leadership Team, Cabinet, Presidents Office

Deidra (Dee Dee) Peaslee is an innovative leader with extensive experience in higher education leadership in community colleges, public and private universities, as well as non-profit organizations. She has been the President of Saint Paul College since July 2019. Prior to that, she was with Anoka-Ramsey Community College for seventeen years, including eight years as vice president of academic and student affairs, leading a team of administrators in managing all academic programs, student services, diversity and inclusion, and institutional research. In addition to her work in the Minnesota State system, she was the Assistant Dean for the Kellstadt Graduate School of Business at DePaul University for five years and a Career Planning Specialist for ACT for three years. Dr. Peaslee holds a bachelor’s degree from South Dakota State University, a master’s from Minnesota State University, Mankato, and a doctorate from Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. She and her husband Rich have two daughters, Emerson (21) and Paige (18).