Background

M.S., Special Education, Jacksonville State University, Jacksonville, Ala.

Deborah Southall served as executive director for the Birmingham division of the March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation for four years. Southall was also the owner of the Jazzercise fitness franchise for 25 years and taught in public schools for four years. Southall also taught at the University of West Georgia in P.E. and sport management for six years and at the University of Memphis for four years. Southall has also taught at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill for nine years. This is her second year teaching at the University of South Carolina.

Southall's hobbies include aerobic dance and working out. She is also an avid reader who enjoys traveling.