Our Staff

Jodi Kennedy

Director

Jodi Kennedy is the Director of the Office of Leadership and Community Engagement. She provides organizational leadership to the department through strategic planning, budget management, and professional development. Jodi earned her Bachelor of Arts from California State University, Sacramento, and her Master of Science in College Student Personnel from the University of Tennessee.  Jodi is originally from California and has been at Georgia Southern since July of 2006.

Office Location: Russell Union 1056, Statesboro Campus

E-mail: jmiddleton@georgiasouthern.edu

Jeffrey Marsh

Associate Director

Jeffrey Marsh is the Associate Director of the Office of Leadership and Community Engagement. He serves as operations leader for the leadership education and sustainability programs.

Jeffrey was born and raised in Statesboro, Georgia. He is Double Eagle with a Bachelor of Science in Political Science and a Master of Arts in English and has served as a faculty member with the Department of English. Prior to returning to Georgia Southern in 2023, Jeffrey spent nearly fifteen years at The University of Texas at Austin working in both student and academic affairs.

Office Location: Russell Union 1056, Statesboro Campus

E-mail: jmarsh@georgiasouthern.edu

Assistant Director for Service-Learning

Office Location: Russell Union 1056, Statesboro Campus

E-mail: leader@georgiasouthern.edu

Rachel West

Assistant Director, Leadership & Community Engagement – Armstrong Campus

Rachel West is the Leadership and Community Engagement Coordinator for the Office of Leadership and Community Engagement on Armstrong Campus. She coordinates the Nick Mamalakis Emerging Leaders Program and our local service initiative program – Serve912. Rachel is a Double Eagle, and graduated from Georgia Southern with her Bachelor of Arts in English with a focus in Professional Business Communication in 2019, and her Master of Art in Professional Communication and Leadership in 2021. Rachel has been in this role since May of 2022.

Office Location: Student Union Suite D234, Armstrong Campus

E-mail: rwest@georgiasouthern.edu

John Poston

Coordinator, Sustainability and Leadership

Office Location: Russell Union 1056, Statesboro Campus

E-mail: jposton@georgiasouthern.edu

Lexi Booth

Leadership Educator

Lexi Booth is the Leadership Educator working primarily with the Southern Leaders Program. In this role, she teaches LEAD courses, assists with the Southern Leaders program, and facilitates leadership development workshops. Lexi is a Double Eagle with her both her bachelors and masters degrees from Georgia Southern. Before coming back to Statesboro, Lexi spent four years in New York as a Residence Hall Director at SUNY Oswego. Lexi joined the office in Spring 2023.

Office Location: Russell Union 1056, Statesboro Campus

E-mail: abooth@georgiasouthern.edu

Emily Tanner

Community Engagement Coordinator

Emily Tanner is the Community Engagement Coordinator for the Office of Leadership and Community Engagement. She helps coordinate our local service initiative program – Serve912. Emily is a Double Eagle, and graduated from Georgia Southern with her Bachelor of Science in Psychology in 2017, and her Master of Education in Higher Education Administration in 2020. Emily has been in this role since June 2021.

Prior to this role, as a graduate student, Emily worked with the Academic Success Center at Georgia Southern to facilitate their Peer Mentor Program and in September 2020, she came onboard with Georgia Southern full-time as an Academic Advisor in the Waters College of Health Professions.

Office Location: Russell Union 1056, Statesboro Campus

E-mail: etanner@georgiasouthern.edu

Kelsi Simpson

Coordinator of Student Government Leadership

Kelsi Simpson serves as the Coordinator of Student Government Leadership where she serves as the Primary Adivsor to the Student Government Association. Kelsi is a soon to be Double Eagle, with her undergraduate degree in Economics and Masters Degree in Applied Economics (anticipated). She comes to the role as a recent Graduate Assistant for Student Government Kelsi has been in this role since Spring 2023.

Office Location: Russell Union 1056, Statesboro Campus

E-mail: kdsimpson@georgiasouthern.edu

Cassie Corbin

Administrative Assistant II

Office Location: Russell Union 1056, Statesboro Campus

E-mail: ccorbin@georgiasouthern.edu