Emily McCamy has been named the new Director of Transportation and DeKalb County Council on Aging.McCamy, daughter of Bruce and Kay West, of Sylvania, now lives with her husband, Michael, and two daughters, Lily, age 7, and Sky, almost 2, in Fyffe.
Emily McCamy said she spent her first two years of college at Gadsden State Community College on a volleyball scholarship. She got her bachelor’s degree from Jacksonville State University in recreational administration, and then she received a master’s degree from Middle Tennessee State University in recreational administration and leisure services.
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