Dr. Sr. Jasintha Quadras, fmm took office as the eighth Principal of Stella Maris College on May 1, 2008, after serving as Vice-Principal of the college for three years. As an academician and administrator, she is committed to expanding academic opportunities for students and helping to chart the future of Stella Maris for the next generation.

Sr. Jasintha holds an M.Phil. degree and a Doctorate in Mathematics from the University of Madras. Her area of specialization is Graph Theory and her research was titled ' Embeddings and Interconnection Networks '. In addition, she has a Postgraduate Diploma in Computer Applications from Stella Maris College and an MS in Computer Science from Marquette University, USA. She has also undergone a course in Theology at Jnana Deepa Vidyapeeth, Pune.

Sr. Jasintha has published several research articles and presented papers in her area of specialization. She was the recipient of the Fr. Racin, SJ Award in 2004, for having published the Highest Number of Research Papers during her doctoral programme at Loyola College, Chennai.

She joined the faculty of the Department of Mathematics in 1996, and held the additional post of Director, Department of Computer Science, Stella Maris College from 1996 to 2000. During this time, she conceptualised and set up one of the earliest state-of-the-art computer labs in the college and helped design the syllabus for the newly introduced BCA degree programme in 1998. As faculty, she has helped organize and conduct symposia and workshops in the college. In addition, she has participated in numerous seminars, workshops, conferences and training programmes in a wide range of areas including leadership training, capacity building, networking and quality sustenance in educational institutions. She has been M.Phil. Supervisor for research students of Mathematics from 2003 onwards. She is also a guide for the Ph.D. research programme.

Sr. Jasintha is also a member of various academic bodies and Committees. She is a member of two Expert Committees of the UGC: one to evaluate the XI Plan Proposals of colleges affiliated to Mangalore and Kuvempu Universities, Karnataka, and the other to consider the proposals for grants for conducting Seminars / Symposia and Minor Research Projects in Mathematics and Statistics, Bangalore. She was also a member of the NAAC Peer team for the accreditation of the following colleges: Government College for Women, Mandya, Karnataka; S.J.B.S.S. (N) Basaveshwara College of Commerce, Arts & Science, Bangalore; National Degree College, Jayanagar, Bangalore and Vidyodaya Arts & Commerce First Grade College, T. Narasipur, Mysore. She is a Life Member of the Forum for Interdisciplinary Mathematics (FIM), Delhi. At the college level, she is the Chairperson of the Academic Council, the Director of the Computer Centre and the President of the Alumnae Association.

An able and tech-savvy administrator, Sr. Jasintha streamlined the functioning of the office of the Vice-Principal, automated the day-to-day working of the campus through intranet software, and carried out key tasks as Dean of Faculty in her position as Vice-Principal.

A native of Karnataka, Sr. Jasintha is a polyglot with a good command over five languages - English, Tamil, Konkani, Kannada and Hindi. She belongs to the Congregation of the Franciscan Missionaries of Mary, and is a firm and committed adherent of the charism of its Foundress, Blessed Mary of the Passion.