DCA Board Members

Tim began his career as a mechanical engineer for NEC Electronics USA, specializing in CVD semiconductor manufacturing. After five and a half years as a senior equipment engineer, he decided to become a full-time entrepreneur, with a main focus on real estate development and project management. He formed multiple real estate partnerships and is currently the broker/owner of NDI Maxim Real Estate Conglomerate. Le holds a bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering from California Polytechnic State University of Pomona, an Engineer in Training certification from the California Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors, and a Georgia real estate broker license.

Clinton Johnson has served District 3 on the Dougherty County Board of Commissioners since 2013 in addition to his full-time position as Managing Partner for Bottoms Up! LLC in Albany, Georgia. Prior to becoming a managing partner, Johnson served as Director of Outreach Services for Mt. Olive Community Outreach Center, Inc. and as the Youth Program Services Coordinator and as the Housing and Community Development Specialist.

He is known as a visionary and motivated leader with a solid history of achievement in government services. His collaborative approach brings divergent and opposing views together to create solutions for citizens and provide community needs in a fair and balanced manner.

Some of the highlights of his career include serving as an At-Large Representative for the ACCG Board of Managers, as a board member for the Albany-Dougherty Economic Development Commission, the Executive Advisory Board for the City of Albany Transitions House, and the Southwest Georgia Regional Commission among many other local and regional service and support organizations.

Gilbert Barrett, co-owner of G&H Poultry Farms and President & CEO of the White County Farmers Exchange, an agricultural cooperative serving northeast Georgia, was appointed to the DCA Board in February 2013.  A past president and current member of the Habersham County Farm Bureau, he is currently chairman of the Habersham County Board of Education and a member of the executive Archway Committee.  Barrett also sits on the Board of Directors for the Upper Chattahoochee Soil and Water District.  He is a member of the Chattahoochee Baptist Church where he serves as a deacon, a Sunday school teacher and a pianist. Barrett and his wife, Donna, have three children and reside in Demorest.

Steve Taylor was appointed to the DCA Board in May 2018.  Taylor owned and operated Taylor Farm Supply for 35 years, and is currently Commissioner of Bartow County. He is also chairman of the Development Authority of Bartow County and an original member of the Bartow-Cartersville Joint Development Authority. Taylor attended Reinhardt University. He and his wife, Sandy, have three children and seven grandchildren. They reside in Cartersville.

Mayor Vince R. Williams, Board of Community Affairs
Williams is serving his second term as the mayor of Union City. He previously served two terms on the city council of Union City. Williams is the second vice president of the Georgia Municipal Association and sits on the board of directors of the National League of Cities. He is an associate pastor at iTHRIVE Christian Church. Williams earned a bachelor’s degree from Lemoyne-Owen College. He and his wife, Sharon, have one child and live in Union City.

Scott Gibbs was appointed to the DCA Board in July 2014.  Gibbs, a Hall County native, began his first term on the Hall County Board of Commissioners in January 2011.  He earned a bachelor's degree in Business Administration from North Georgia College and State University, and he serves on the Hall County Soil & Water Board as well as the Hall ‘96 Olympic Venue Committee.  Gibbs has been the owner and operator of Gibbs Grading and Utilities, Inc. for more than 20 years. He and his wife, Jennifer, have one son and live in Gainesville.

Kwanza Hall is a native of Atlanta, Georgia, and former United States Representative for Georgia’s 5th Congressional District, a seat to which he was elected after the death of former Congressman John Lewis in 2020. Before serving in Congress, Mr. Hall served as a member of the Atlanta City Council for the 2nd District, on the Atlanta Board of Education as Vice-Chair of the Audit Committee, and on the Atlanta Development Authority. He has also served on the boards of directors of the World Affairs Council, Leadership Atlanta, and the National Center for Civil and Human Rights. He is now the CEO and Managing Partner Chattahoochee Trails, an organization dedicated to promoting water reclamation and recreational development near the Chattahoochee Riverfront in Atlanta. He attended the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, Massachusetts.