Brooks County Development Authority

Staff

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Tina M. Herring

Tina Herring is the Director of the Brooks County Development Authority in Quitman, Georgia. She was approached by the Board of Directors and accepted the position in April 2007. Since joining the BCDA, she has worked diligently to promote economic development in Brooks County through the attraction of new businesses and aiding existing industries in maintenance or expansion of their operations. To date, two new business locations have resulted in 300 jobs and over $9 million in private investment along with $1.6 million in State grant/loan funds.

Prior to working at the BCDA, Tina worked at the South Georgia Regional Development Center (RDC), where she headed the grants department and assisted a nine-county region with State and Federal funding resources directly related to economic development and community improvement. Tina's experience at the RDC has been an asset to Brooks County. Under her direction, $2 million dollars was awarded by the State and Federal governments to assist with the financing needed for the construction of infrastructure within the new Brooks County Industrial Park.

Tina is a member of the Georgia Economic Developers Association, South Georgia Partnership, South Regional Joint Development Authority, Quitman-Brooks County Airport Authority, and the Quitman-Brooks County Chamber of Commerce. She received her BA in Business Administration from Valdosta State University and has completed job training at the GA Academy of Economic Development, the University of Georgia's Fanning Institute and the short course for Economic Development at Georgia Tech's Institute for Economic Development.

Tiffany C. Holmes

Tiffany Holmes is the Assistant Director of the Brooks County Development Authority in Quitman, Georgia. She accepted the position in August 2008. Currently she works with the City of Quitman and the Brooks County Board of Commissioners to attract new industry and assist existing industries. Tiffany also assists in writing grant applications for the Development Authority, city and county.

Tiffany is a 2002 graduate of Brooks County High School. She attended Valdosta State University where she maintained Dean's List and graduated Magna Cum Laude with a Bachelor's of Fine Arts Degree in Speech Communication with an emphasis in Public Relations. Tiffany has recently completed job training at the Georgia Academy of Economic Development.

Tiffany volunteers much of her time with the Quitman-Brooks County Chamber of Commerce and has served on the Marketing and Membership, Annual Auction Organizing and Annual Christmas Parade Organizing committees. Tiffany was recently recognized by the Chamber for being a graduate of the 2007-2008 Leadership Brooks class, received the 2007 Spirit Award and the 2008 Director of the Year Award. She was also recently recognized by the Brooks County Sheriff's Department for her service and support of events for victims of crime and the children of Brooks County.