DCA Board Members

David is a partner with Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP in Atlanta. He earned a law degree from the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill and a bachelor's degree from Vanderbilt University. He and his wife, Sally, live in Atlanta, and they have two children.

Audrey King, appointed to the DCA Board in January 2017, is a regional director for the Georgia Power Company. She is a past president of the Valdosta North Rotary Club and was previously a member of the Education Reform Commission. King is a graduate of Leadership Georgia and earned a bachelor's degree in Business Administration from Troy State University. She has two children and lives in Hahira.

Donna Armstrong Lackey has spent 37 years in the field of economic and community development.  She has recently been named the Executive Director of the Carroll County Board of Commissioners.

Prior to joining the County Commission staff, Donna served as Director of the University of West Georgia Office of Public Service and Outreach, leading Carrollton-Carroll Education Collaborative, campus and community partnerships, non-profit leadership development, and talent development in the UWG five-county service area.

Previously she served as Senior Vice President for Carroll Tomorrow and the Carroll County Chamber for 12 years. Her work history includes community and economic planning and development for Carroll County, Heard County, and the Chattahoochee-Flint RDC. She was the first planner hired by Carroll County in 1985, so she is coming full circle with her new appointment.

She holds a Master of Public Administration from the University of West Georgia, a Bachelor's degree in Communications/Public Relations from Shorter College; and, a professional certificate in Economic Development from the University of Oklahoma. She is a 2001 graduate of Leadership Georgia.  

Donna was appointed in 2020 by Governor Kemp as the 3rd Congressional District appointee on the Georgia Department of Community Affairs Board of Directors. She served 12 years representing Carroll County on the Three Rivers Regional Commission and as an Executive Board member of the Three Rivers Workforce Development Board.

Donna has just completed a 9-year appointment as chair of the Carroll County Civil Service Board and has served as the at-large appointee on the Carroll County Planning and Zoning Commission.

She is an active Rotarian, having served as the 2013-14 President of the Rotary Club of Carrollton, and is a Paul Harris and Will Watt Fellow.

She and her husband, Norman reside in south Carroll County. They have two grown children.

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.

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.

Joyce Carter Stevens owns Stonebridge & Stevens Properties and a farming operation located in Good Hope. Stevens and her late husband, John, owned and operated Stonebridge Western Treasures, a western art gallery located in Madison. They worked together at The Stevens Group, a business consulting company, for twenty-five years. Stevens previously served as Executive Director of the Georgia Republican Party and Vice-President of Sales, Marketing, and Operations at Del-Cook Lumber Company. Stevens also owned and operated Ten-Four, Inc., a wholesale lumber operation. Stevens is a founding board member and past President of Walton County Boys & Girls Club. She currently resides in Good Hope.

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.