Officer Candidate Bio

Dervon Douglas grew up in Cleveland, Ohio.  He attended Shaw High School and had vocational training in welding. He worked at Lincoln Electric Company for over 30+ years. He married Joy and had 2 sons, David and Shoan. The family moved from Ohio to Atlanta in the early 90’s and became members of East Cobb Presbyterian Church, PCA. There, Dervon served on the deacon board as a deacon and chairman. In 2014, he transferred membership to Smyrna Presbyterian Church and served as Deacon. He is grateful to the Lord Jesus Christ for his many blessings!

Spencer was born and raised in Fayetteville, Georgia, and is a proud graduate of LaGrange College, where he earned a degree in Computer Science in 2000. He previously completed a term as President of the LaGrange College Alumni Association and currently serves on the College’s Board of Trustees. Upon graduation, Spencer began his career with Chick-fil-A at the Support Center and recently celebrated his 25th anniversary with the organization.
Spencer met his wife, Meg, through Chick-fil-A, and together they are raising their three children—Hattie (12), Philip (9), and Sam (7). In 2016 the Lord led Spencer and Meg to Smyrna Presbyterian Church and they have been faithfully attending ever since.  Spencer recently completed a six-year term serving on the Diaconate and also serves as a children’s church teacher, where he has been teaching since 2020.
In his free time, Spencer enjoys traveling, attending sporting events, and spending quality time with his family.

Radney was born in Mobile, Alabama, and raised in Perry, GA. A high school classmate invited Radney to attend the United Methodist Church Youth group activities, where Christ’s grace was shared. After graduating high school, Radney began his college education at Georgia College in Milledgeville, GA. There, God’s providence placed his future wife, Catherine, into his life for a brief one time car ride to her part time job at TG&Y. In 1987, Radney began his career with the Georgia Department of Transportation in Atlanta. God’s providence again provided an opportunity for Radney & Catherine to share another ride together on the Marta rail in downtown Atlanta. After 4 years of dating, Radney & Catherine married in 1991, and are now blessed with two daughters, Leila and Dawn. During May 2020, Radney & Catherine began worshiping at SPC and subsequently joined in December of the same year. Radney joined Catherine in retirement in January 2023. Radney enjoys traveling near and far with Catherine. He also enjoys worshiping and having fellowship with his church family whenever the doors are open at SPC. 

Jim was born in Heidelberg, Germany to American parents. After first grade he moved to New Mexico, Hawaii, central California and later the Washington DC area. He graduated from University of Maryland in 1973 and went to work for Delta Air Lines in 1974. There he learned computer programming and enjoyed a 31-year career as a software developer. Upon leaving Delta in 2005, he became a data analyst and software developer for SunTrust Bank where he worked in Risk Management and Treasury until retirement at the end of 2015. He married Dolly in 1984 and together they have two grown sons (Daniel and David). They enjoy cycling, music, and traveling together. After decades in the Methodist Church, Jim became troubled by what he decided was a drift away from scriptural Christianity and an enthusiastic charge to mirror the culture at large. With the onset of COVID and his church showing no interest in in-person worship, Jim discovered Smyrna Presbyterian Church in May 2020. He considers this to be an unmistakable answer to prayer and one of his life's greatest blessings. Jim is fulfilling his three year term as current Elder, and is remaining on for another term pending congregational approval.

Jibri was born and raised in Atlanta, Georgia and studied Film at Georgia State University. He spent 12 years working as a freelance photographer and videographer before transitioning into theater production, where he served for five years.
Jibri and his wife, Hawwah, first met in high school, and the Lord reconnected them after college. They married in 2014. Following years of searching through various religions and practices, God led him to read the Scriptures for the first time in 2018. There he discovered undeniable truth, love, and comfort in the God of the Bible. In 2019, he and Hawwah accepted Jesus as their Lord and Savior and were baptized together. The family began attending SPC in 2022 and has since grown to include six beautiful covenant children (Ori, Jediah, Eliana, Elijah, Micah and Libi). In 2024, Jibri and Hawwah moved to Mableton to be closer to their church community.
Today, Jibri serves as the General Manager of Mobility Georgia, a Smyrna-based company providing mobility and home medical equipment through sales and rentals. He is also pursuing a Master of Divinity at Reformed Theological Seminary after sensing a strong call to deepen his knowledge of the Lord. Amid the busyness of family life, work, and study, Jibri has a genuine heart for service and finds great joy in serving alongside his fellow saints at SPC.

Josh was born and raised in Social Circle, GA. He and his wife Amanda met in middle school. He graduated from Georgia Southern University with a degree in Business in 2013 and moved to Atlanta shortly afterward. Josh has run his financial planning practice since 2016.
Josh and Amanda joined SPC in 2016 and were married the following year. They are blessed with two daughters, Margot (4) and Kit (2), and are excited to welcome their third daughter in the spring of 2026. Josh enjoys most things outdoors primarily including golf and hunting.