New Director of the Office of Professional Development

Antonnio Printup Promoted

FORSYTH, Ga. –  The Georgia Department of Corrections (GDC) Commissioner Tyrone Oliver announced the promotion of Antonnio Printup, Director of Special Operations to Director of the Office of Professional Development (OPD) effective May 1, 2026, following the recent retirement of OPD Director Adam Baswell. 

“Antonnio has consistently demonstrated strong leadership during his twenty-two year career with the agency,” said Commissioner  Oliver. “We are confident his correctional knowledge and expertise will serve him and the entire training team well as he takes on his new role in OPD.”  

Printup began his career with the Department in 2004 as a Probation Officer in the Cherokee Judicial Circuit.  He was promoted a year later to serve as the Sex Offender Officer in the same circuit. In 2007, he became a P.O.S.T. Certified Instructor and trained officers in the Metro Atlanta and Northwest Region.  In 2009, Printup moved to Central Office to work with the Sex Offender Administrative Unit as a Program Development Consultant.  He was promoted in 2011 to serve as a Criminal Investigator with the GDC Fugitive Unit attached to the U.S. Marshals and in 2013, he was appointed as the Director of the Georgia Corrections Academy. In 2015, he was promoted to Director of Special Operations, where he currently serves.

Printup earned his Bachelor’s degree in Social Work from Fort Valley State University and received his Master’s degree in Human Resource Management from the University of Phoenix.  During his career with the Department, he completed Basic Probation Officer Training (BPOT), POST IT, Corrections Leadership Institute (CLI), Firearms Instructor and Defensive Instructor Training.

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About the Georgia Department of Corrections (GDC)

The Georgia Department of Corrections (GDC) has one of the largest prison systems in the U.S. and is responsible for supervising approximately 49,000 state prisoners. It is the largest law enforcement agency in the state with approximately 9,000 employees. For more information on the GDC, call 478-992-5247 or visit http://www.gdc.ga.gov.