Dr. Linda Upshaw Hadley
Dean – D. Abbott Turner College of Business and Computer Science
Bill Heard Professor of Finance and Economics
Columbus State University
Dr. Linda U. Hadley is the Dean of the Turner College of Business and Computer Science at Columbus State University where she also holds the Bill Heard endowed chair in Finance. She earned a B.A. in economics from Mount Holyoke College (South Hadley, MA), an M.B.A. from Columbus State University, and a Ph.D. in financial economics from Auburn University. Dr. Hadley has also completed the Management Development Program at Harvard University. Starting her career at CSU in 1992 as an assistant professor, she has been recognized for her contributions in teaching, administration and service. Dr. Hadley has been awarded the Turner College's Excellence inTeaching and Faculty Service Awards. In 2005, she was awarded Columbus State University's Distinguished Alumnus Award. She is a member of the Columbus Rotary Club and serves on the boards of Columbus Bank and Trust, the Pastoral Institute and Brookstone School. Dr. Hadley serves on the Maintenance of Accreditation Committee of AACSB International, and is currently President of the Southern Business Administrators' Association – a professional association of business deans of colleges and universities throughout the southeastern United States.

Dr. Matthew Liao-Troth
Dean – J. Whitney Bunting College of Business
Georgia College & State University
Matthew Liao-Troth is the Dean of the J. Whitney Bunting College of Business at Georgia College & State University. He earned a Ph.D. in management and M.S. in management and policy from the University of Arizona, an M.B.A. from San Diego State University in personnel and industrial relations, and a B.A. in American Studies from the University of California at Santa Cruz. Prior to his appointment as Dean of the J. Whitney Bunting College of Business at Georgia College & State University he was on the faculty of Western Washington University where he has served as President of the Faculty Senate, as well as Graduate Programs Director, MBA Programs Director, and Chair of the Management Department for the College of Business and Economics. Dr. Liao-Troth has also served on the faculties of Washington University in St. Louis, and DePaul University in Chicago. He has earned several teaching awards, and authored or co-authored over two dozen refereed articles and publications for practicing managers and researchers and is also the editor of the book "Challenges in Volunteer Management" from Information Age Publishing. Dr. Liao-Troth's impact on the field has been recognized by his election and service as chair of the Public and Nonprofit research division of the Academy of Management. Prior to his career in academia he worked professionally for the Boy Scouts of America, and has been involved with family businesses for most of his life

Dr. Ronald E. Shiffler
Dean – College of Business Administration
Interim Dean – College of Information Technology
Georgia Southern University
Dr. Ronald E. Shiffler is dean of the College of Business Administration, and interim dean of the College of Information Technology at Georgia Southern University. He earned a bachelor's degree from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, a master's degree from Bucknell University, and a Ph.D. degree in statistics from the University of Florida. Dr. Shiffler's teaching experience includes international assignments in Hong Kong and New Zealand, as well as faculty positions at Georgia State University and the University of Louisville. Ron is a member of the Statesboro Rotary club and past chair of the board of directors for the Statesboro-Bulloch Chamber of Commerce. In addition, he serves on the board of directors for the Coastal Regional Commission of Georgia , and is a member of the board of directors for the Ariel Savannah Angel Partners, LLC.

Dr. Kathy Schwaig
Interim Dean – Coles College of Business
Kennesaw State University
Dr. Schwaig joined the faculty at Kennesaw State University in 2002 brining over twenty years of teaching and professional experience to the classroom. An authority on the topic of information privacy and policy formulation, her research has been published in some of the leading journals in the information systems field including Information Systems Research and Journal of Management Information System among others. She earned her BBA in Accounting and her MBA degree in Information systems from Baylor University and her PhD in Management Information Systems from the University of South Carolina. Currently, Dr. Schwaig is the Interim Dean in the Coles College of Business. In addition to her research and administrative responsibilities, Dr. Schwaig serves on the board of an Atlanta IT staffing firm as well as the Atlanta Care Center.

Dr. Faye S. McIntyre
Dean – Richards College of Business
University of West Georgia
Faye S. McIntyre earned her BBA and MBA degrees from the University of West Georgia (formerly West Georgia College) and holds a Ph.D. in Marketing from the University of Georgia. Dr. McIntyre has completed professional development programs at Harvard University, Columbia University, the University of California at Berkley, and Oxford University in Oxford, England. McIntyre has over 70 publications and received numerous awards for her research. She has been invited to present her work at such forums as the American Marketing Association's Global Marketing Conference and the International Franchising Association's Annual Convention. McIntyre currently serves as Chair for the Carroll County Chamber of Commerce and as a member of the Burson Center Advisory Board. She is on numerous Chamber committees, is a member of the Carrollton Rotary Club, and volunteers in several other non-profit organizations.

Dr. L. Wayne Plumly, Jr.
Dean – Langdale College of Business
Valdosta State University
Dr. L. Wayne Plumly, Jr. earned an undergraduate degree in economics from the College of William & Mary and Masters and Ph.D. in economics from Georgia State University. He has been teaching at Valdosta State University for the past 31 years. In 2007, he was inducted into the Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE) Hall of Fame. Plumly has received 10 teaching awards including the University System of Georgia Board of Regents' 1998 Regents Teaching Excellence Award, 2003 Leavey Award for Excellence in Private Enterprise Education, the 2004 Kenneth G. Elzinga Distinguished Teacher Award presented by the Southern Economic Association, and the first ever 2004 VSU Excellence in Teaching Award. His research and teaching interests are labor economics, public finance, economics education, and the economics of education. Plumly has published 14 refereed articles and numerous other publications. He is a faculty advisor for the VSU SIFE for the past 17 years. VSU SIFE has won 15 consecutive regional championships and finished in the top 4 in 2002, 2004, 2005, and 2010 out of over 850 national teams.