Each State Director shall be responsible for coordinating state-level MAA activities with the approval of the Executive Committee.
Alabama
| 1988-1991 | Carlton Woods | Auburn University-Montgomery |
| 1991-1995 | Richard G. Vinson | University of South Alabama |
| 1995-1998 | John Mayer | University of Alabama-Birmingham |
| 1998-2000 | Jerry Shipman | Alabama A&M University |
| 2000-2003 | Jeff Dodd | Jacksonville State University |
| 2003-2004 | Leigh Lunsford | Athens State University |
| 2004-2007 | Bruce Atkinson | Samford University |
| 2007-2010 | Emily Hynds | Samford University |
| 2010-2013 | David Dempsey | Jacksonville State University |
| 2013-2016 | Bernie Mullins | Birmingham-Southern University |
| 2016-2019 | Jerome Goddard | Auburn University-Montgomery |
| 2019-2022 | Frank Patane | Samford University |
| 2022- | Tricia Phillips | Birmingham-Southern College |
Georgia
| 1988-1990 | David R. Stone | Georgia Southern University |
| 1990-1993 | Ed Wheeler | Armstrong State College |
| 1993-1996 | Robert Bozeman | Morehouse College |
| 1996-1998 | Wanda Patterson | Spelman College |
| 1998-2001 | Martha Abell | Georgia Southern University |
| 2001-2004 | Sabrina Hessinger | Armstrong Atlantic State University |
| 2004-2007 | Curtis Herink | Mercer University |
| 2007-2010 | Lila Roberts | Clayton State University |
| 2010-2013 | Catherine Matos | Clayton State University |
| 2013-2016 | Karen Briggs | University of North Georgia |
| 2016-2019 | Benjamin Wescoat | Valdosta State University |
| 2019-2022 | Hua Wang | Georgia Southern University |
| 2022- | Christopher Raridan | Clayton State University |
North Carolina
| 1988-1991 | Ellen Kirkman | Wake Forest University |
| 1991-1994 | Stephen L. Davis | Davidson College |
| 1994-1997 | Sherri Gale | University of North Carolina-Asheville |
| 1997-2000 | Jeffrey Clark | Elon College |
| 2000-2003 | Bob Bernhardt | Eastern Carolina University |
| 2003-2006 | Rob Harger | High Point University |
| 2006-2009 | Gregory Rhoads | Appalachian State University |
| 2009-2012 | Jennifer Hontz | Meredith College |
| 2012-2015 | Patrick Bahls | University of North Carolina, Asheville |
| 2015-2018 | Jason Parsley | Wake Forest University |
| 2018-2021 | Laura Steil | Mars Hill University |
| 2021-2024 | Justin Allman | Wake Forest University |
| 2024- | Megan Powell | UNC Asheville |
South Carolina
| 1988-1991 | Robert D. Fray | Furman University |
| 1991-1994 | Roger W. Allen, Jr. | Francis Marion College |
| 1994-1997 | Charles Cleaver | The Citadel |
| 1997-2000 | Walter Patterson | Lander University |
| 2000-2003 | Subhash Saxena | Coastal Carolina University |
| 2003-2006 | John Harris | Furman University |
| 2006-2009 | Tom Fitzkee | Francis Marion University |
| 2009-2012 | Mei Chen | The Citadel |
| 2012-2015 | Jim Solazzo | Coastal Carolina University |
| 2015-2018 | Brian Beasley | Presbyterian College |
| 2018-2021 | Nicole Panza | Francis Marion University |
| 2021-2024 | Emily Thomas | Charleston Southern University |
| 2024- | Denise Rangel-Tracy | Francis Marion University |
Tennessee
| 1988-1991 | Horace Williams | Vanderbilt University |
| 1991-1994 | Larry Bouldin | Roane State Community College |
| 1994-1997 | Lyndell Kerley | Eastern Tennessee State University |
| 1997-1999 | Stephen Kuhn | University of Tennessee-Chattanooga |
| 1999-2002 | Doug Hardin | Vanderbilt University |
| 2002-2005 | Gary Hall | Lipscomb University |
| 2005-2008 | Jeff Knisley | East Tennessee State University |
| 2008-2011 | Brian O'Connor | Tennessee Technological University |
| 2011-2014 | Andy Miller | Belmont University |
| 2014-2017 | Laurie Dishman | Cumberland University |
| 2017-2020 | Ben Ntatin | Austin Peay State University |
| 2020-2023 | Bryan Dawson | Union University |
| 2023- | Kelly Buch | Austin Peay State University |
