Constance J. Fontaine holds the Larry R. Pike chair in Insurance and Investments at The American College in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, where she is an associate Professor of Taxation. She received her BS degree from Beaver College, her JD degree from Widener University School of Law, graduating cum laude, and Masters of Law in Taxation from Villanova University School of Law. She holds the CLU and ChFC designations and is currently PACE qualified.

Ms. Fontaine's responsibilities at the College include development of texts and courses in Estate Planning in both the designation and graduate programs. Connie is the author of The Fundamentals of Estate Planning, currently in the 11th edition and has authored chapters in other courses at The American College. The Fundamentals of Estate Planning text is used by numerous colleges and universities throughout the country. She has also participated in the examination development of numerous courses at the College. Connie was a contributing author to various Financial Services Guides to The State of the Art, Financial Planning and conducts numerous web classes for students throughout the country. She has also lectured before various groups as a member of The American College faculty. Ms. Fontaine writes a bimonthly estate planning column for ProducersWEB.

Connie is an adjunct Associate Professor at St. Joseph's University teaching Wills, Trusts and Estates, Corporation Law, and Tort Law in the Legal Studies program. She has also appeared on segments of Money Matters, a financial planning feature of Nation's Business Today.