2017-2018 Officers (Voting)
| President | Ruth Chananie, University of Northern Iowa (IA) |
| President-Elect | David May, Mississippi State University (MS) |
| Vice President | Jessica Abbott, Dixie State University |
| Vice President-Elect | Jason Ulsperger, Arkansas Tech University (AK) |
| Secretary-Treasurer | Shelly McGrath, University of Alabama – Birmingham (AL) |
| Past President | Kevin Breault, Middle Tennessee State University (TN) |
Committee Chairs (Voting)
| Committee on Membership | Jessica Burke |
| Committee on Minorities | Melencia Johnson |
| Committee on Nominations | Lauren Norman |
| Committee on the Profession | Gregory Harris |
| Committee on Small & Community Colleges | Nicola Davis Bivens |
| Committee on Women, Gender, and Sexualities | Jessica Pardee |
| Sociological Spectrum Editor | Jerry Gonzalez (in voting place for Kevin Breault) |
| Forum Editor | Tina Deshotels |
Publication Editors (Non-Voting)
| Sociological Spectrum Editor-in-Chief | Kevin D. Breault, Middle Tennessee State University (TN) |
| MSSA Forum Editor | Tina Deshotels, Jacksonville State University (AL) |
Ad-hoc Committees & Ex-Officio Officers (Non-Voting)
| Stanford Lyman Memorial Scholarship | Thomas Calhoun |
| Stanford Lyman Distinguished Book Award | Patricia Gleich |
| Hotel Contract Negotiator | Earl Wright II |
| Webmaster | Jerry Gonzalez |
| MSSA Archivist | Marc Matre |
| Local Arrangements | Theresa Davidson and Thomas Calhoun |
| MSSA Listserv | Earl Wright II |