DCA Board Members

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.

Adam Hatcher is General Counsel and Vice President of People and Culture for MAU Workforce Solutions, a family-owned company that provides staffing, recruiting and outsourcing solutions for companies.  He was appointed to the DCA Board in 2017.  Hatcher is a member of the Association of Corporate Council and the Society for Human Resource Management, and sits on the advisory boards for the Salvation Army, Heritage Academy and Fireside Ministries.  Hatcher earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of Virginia and a law degree from Wake Forest University, working as a prosecutor and in private practice before joining MAU.  He and his wife, Courtney, have two children and reside in Augusta.

Anna Chafin is the CEO of the Development Authority of Bryan County. She represents the 1st Congressional District on the Georgia Student Finance Commission Board of Commissioners. Chafin is the immediate past chair of the Georgia Economic Developers Association and a former chair of the Leadership Southeast Georgia Alumni Association. She is a member of the Rotary Club of Richmond Hill and sits on the board for the Middle Coastal Unified Development Authority. Chafin is a graduate of the Georgia Academy for Economic Development, Leadership Georgia, Leadership Southeast Georgia and Leadership Bryan. She earned a bachelor’s degree in Communication with minors in Business Administration and English from Mercer University. Chafin and her husband, Justin, have one child and reside in Richmond Hill.

Rick Muggridge was appointed to the DCA Board in 2011. He grew up in Albany, and attended the University of Georgia.  Muggridge has spent more than 20 years as an insurance agent in Albany, where he is the operations manager of DWB Insurance Agency, Inc.  He currently serves as a County Commissioner for Lee County, and is Chair of the Lee County Commission's Budget & Finance Committee.  Muggridge is also a member of DARTS Policy Committee, DARTS Technical Coordinating Committee, Health/Mental Health Board, Pension Board, and the Southwest Georgia Regional Commission, and donates volunteer time to support the Palladium Foundation Inc., South Georgia Easter Seals, and Rivers Alive.  Muggridge is an active member of the Leesburg United Methodist Church.  He and wife, Terry, have three children and reside in Leesburg.

Chad Barrow was appointed to the DCA Board in January 2017. He is the founder of Savannah-based Coastal Logistics Group, Inc., a third-party logistics provider that specializes in warehousing, project cargo, packaging solutions, paper logistics and bulk transload projects.  In addition to being Owner & CEO of Coastal Logistics Group, Chad is actively involved in community charities and industry associations, serving as the Georgia director of the Southeast Warehousing Association (SWA) Georgia in 2011, and as 2015 Vice Chairman of the World Trade Center in Savannah.  He is a member of the Georgia Private Sector Advisory Committee for Georgia Freight and Logistics Plan, the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) and the Savannah Economic Development Authority Board of Directors.  Barrow earned a bachelor’s degree in Economics from the University of Georgia.  He and his wife, Jan, have three children and reside in Savannah.  

DCA Board Chairman Frank Turner, Jr.  is a partner at Greer, Stansfield & Turner, LLP in Covington.  A graduate of Washington & Lee University and the Walter F. George School of Law at Mercer University, Turner has served in numerous leadership and membership roles in community service to Covington and Newton County.  He is currently a member of the Newton County Industrial Development Authority, chairperson of the Newton County Land Trust Alliance, Inc., and serves on the board of directors of United Bank.  He is a graduate of Leadership Georgia.  A lifelong resident of Newton County, Turner and his wife, Loy, have three children and make their home in Covington.  He was appointed to the DCA Board in 2005. 

Brown is the past president of Comprehensive Search. He is a member of Rotary International and serves on the board of the Georgia Budget and Policy Institute. He served as a Georgia State Representative from 1994-2007 and is a member of the LaGrange Industrial Development Authority, Hi Tech Task Force, West Point Lake Advisory Committee and West Georgia Technical College Foundation. He is a graduate of the Leadership Institute at the University of Georgia. Brown earned a bachelor’s degree from Ursinus College and a master’s degree from Temple University. He and his wife, Shirley, have one child and one grandchild.

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.