Donna Hann McCoy, a native of Inman, GA, in Fayette County, is proud to be the great, great granddaughter of Reuben Gay and Edith Smith Gay who rose from enslavement to become landowners, master farmers and community leaders who played a major role in the development of the African American Community in Inman. After attending Fayette County Training School, she attended Booker T. Washington High School in Atlanta. She studied drama and arts at Middle Georgia University in Cochran, and volunteered for the National Park Service at the Martin Luther King Center in Atlanta. She serves faithfully as a Layman and director of The Theatrical Ministry. Hann McCoy is a Member of the Fayette County Historic Society where she enjoys volunteering as a docent. She spearheaded community support for the restoration and upkeep of the Antioch Slave Cemetery on the grounds of Antioch Baptist Church in Woosley, GA. The family historian, she serves as the CEO of the Family Discovery Museum and The Reuben Gay Archives, Inc. In 2021, with the help of other family members, friends and supporters, the Reuben Gay Place was accepted for the listing of the Georgia Registry of Historic Places and National Registry; it is the only African American site in Fayette County of honor. She has presented a variety of discussions and workshops of African American research and genealogy. In 2023, Hann McCoy chaired the committee that implemented the Juneteenth Celebration in Fayetteville and for chairing this very successful event, she received the President's Award from Fayette County Georgia NAACP. An advocate for the Nia Project founded by Nadine Kaslow at Grady Memorial Hospital, she asserts the Nia Project helped her find her purpose and reach many goals.