Marcia began her career with the City of Douglasville in 2003 and was appointed to the position of City Manager in 2015.

Marcia has earned many career and community accolades such as Leadership Douglas Class of 2009, one of the Top 10 Young Professionals in Douglas County in 2010 and Leadership Georgia Class of 2013. In 2018 Marcia was nominated as one of the Top 10 Women in Government by the National League of Women and Government. Most recently, the Georgia City County Management Association awarded her the 2023 Pillars of Professional Management Award which recognizes those individuals who have made significant contributions to the advancement of professionalism in Georgia local government by distinguishing themselves through a record of service, or by other activities which have demonstrated the essential worth of professional local government management.

Marcia’s professional volunteer efforts include serving as Past President of the Georgia City County Management Association and Board Member at Large, the Georgia Municipal Association Board of Directors and Legislative Policy Council of the Georgia Municipal Association, and Board Chair of the Georgia Risk Management and Employee Benefits Services Programs, which is entrusted with over $2B in assets protecting cities and its employees.

Marcia is also adjunct faculty at the University of West Georgia where she teaches Intro to Local Government as a part of the Masters of Public Administration program. 

She holds several professional certifications, has an MBA, is an International City County Manager Association (ICMA) Credentialed Manager, and is a veteran of the United States Navy.