Dr. Darlene Carey is the Vice President of a local lodging accommodations venue near downtown Winder. She was recently elected to serve and represent District 6 for the Barrow County School Board.

Dr. Carey retired from healthcare in 2022 and her past roles included leadership, strategic planning, education, policy governance, and stakeholder collaboration. Additionally, Dr. Carey had fiduciary responsibility for over eight hospital nursing departments, encompassing multi-million dollar budgets. She also served as chair and vice-chair of hospital and national practice guidance committees, as well as the advisory committee for the Center for Disease Control.

She is active in multiple organizations and community groups, including serving as the Ambassador Chair of the Barrow Chamber of Commerce, a member of the Barrow Area Rotary Club, Leadership Barrow Class of 2025, and a member of Bethlehem Church.

Dr. Carey graduated from Three Rivers Community College with an Associate of Science in Nursing (2003), Jacksonville University with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (2010), a Master of Science in Nursing (2013), and a Doctor of Nursing Practice (2019). She and her husband, Daniel, live in Winder and have eleven children and ten grandchildren.​