Abbott became Provost on December 1, 2025., bringing 22 years of experience within the University System of Georgia. Prior to her tenure at Georgia Southwestern State University, she was at the University of West Georgia as an Assistant Professor. She received her Doctor of Philosophy in Health Education and Health Promotion from the University of Alabama in 2005. She holds a Master of Education from Georgia Southern University, a Master of Science from Florida State University, and a Bachelor of degree from Longwood College. For the past 11 years, Abbott has held the position of Dean of the College of Education. Her recent work has focused on partnering with local schools and the Georgia Department of Education to introduce registered teacher apprenticeship programs to rural school systems in Georgia. In addition, she serves as a chair on Georgia Professional Standards Commission (GaPSC) accreditation review teams and as an invited member of the Evaluation Review Panel for the GaPSC. 

Jeff Hall returned to Georgia Southwestern in September 2020 and serves as the Vice President for Business and Finance. In this role, he supervises the offices of Accounting Services, Purchasing, Materials Management, Auxiliary Services, Public Safety, Student Accounts, and Physical Plant. Jeff previously served as GSW’s Comptroller from 2010–2017 and as Controller at Albany State University for three years following that. He has also worked as an auditor for the Georgia Department of Audits and Accounts and is a Certified Public Accountant and Certified Government Financial Manager. Jeff earned a Bachelor of Business Administration in Marketing (2001) and a Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting (2005) from GSW. He also holds a Master of Business Administration from the University of North Georgia.

Jamie MacLennan joined GSW in 2008.  He is a Professor of Sociology and Chair of the Psychology and Sociology Department.  He also currently serves as the Faculty Senate President.  He earned his Ph.D. in Sociology from Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, in 2005.  Dr. MacLennan studied social interactions among Appalachian Trail long-distance hikers for doctoral dissertation, completing an end-to-end hike of the 2,172.6-mile trail in 2003.  He is currently researching social-psychological factors related to the development of alcohol use disorder.