 Following a career as a private business CEO and ten years as a Senator in the Georgia General Assembly, in June 2015, University System of Georgia Chancellor Hank Huckaby announced the appointment of Staton as Vice-Chancellor for Extended Education for the University System of Georgia (USG).Staton was responsible for leadership of the strategic and long-term initiatives of International Education, Professional and Continuing Education, Entrepreneurship Education, and Military Affairs for the University System of Georgia, comprising 28 colleges and universities including four R-1 institutions