Champion for Children and Youth

Becky Evans, former GA State House Rep from 2018-2024, proud wife, mother of 3, retired healthcare industry executive, non-profit co-founder, and DeKalb public schools volunteer, is passionate about improving the lives of children and youth. She is included on the Top 10 List of Georgia Democratic Most Effective Legislators, by the Center for Effective Lawmaking, of the 157th State House, 2023/24, for her legislation, Evidence Based Literacy Instruction Certification, requiring Georgia’s teacher preparation programs, Professional Standards, and Dept of Early Care and Learning to be aligned with evidence-based literacy instruction, aka the Science of Reading, or Structured Literacy. She believes every child, whether in DeKalb, Georgia or Haiti, deserves access to a high quality education, that our children and youth deserve second chances when they make a mistake, and that literacy is the foundation of a thriving community and strong economy.

Becky, as a GA Reads Ambassador, initiated and co-convened “Setting the Table: Advancing Literacy in DeKalb Together”, on October 30th 2025, along with the DeKalb Schools Educational Foundation, the DeKalb County School District, Georgia Piedmont Technical College, DeKalb County, United Way and Reach Out and Read, bringing over 94 people involved with literacy from across DeKalb to explore how we can create an ecosystem of literacy, from birth to adulthood. She is an advocate for the DeKalb Initiative for Children and Families to lead a community collaborative to improve literacy in DeKalb.

Environmental and Clean Energy Advocate

Becky is an environmental and clean energy champion. During her six years in the State House, she sponsored 18 pieces of Environmental and Clean Energy legislation, served as the GA State Lead for three years for the National Caucus of Environmental Legislators and she is a member of the 2022 Class of the Clean Energy Legislative Academy

Dedicated Community Service

In the community, she serves as board member and past President for the DeKalb Juvenile Justice Council, as a member of the Haiti EcoVillage School Partnership, as a GA Reads Ambassador , as a board member for Fair Districts Georgia, as a member of Joining Hands for Justice, and as a Silver Life Member of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. She also serves as a board member of the Executive Committees of the Emory Village Alliance and the Olmsted Linear Park Alliance. She is a longtime active member of North Decatur Presbyterian Church and member of Leadership DeKalb Class of 2009.

Personal Life and Interests

Becky believes in the healing power of nature and being outside. She loves trail connectivity. She enjoys walking and hiking with David and Yogi, their mixed breed wheaten terrier. She is also a recreational cyclist and appreciates the power of her e-bike! She and her husband David are season ticket holders for Atlanta United and co-owners of a family cottage in Montreat, NC, where they love to spend time in the mountains.

Guiding Principles

In her final year at Emory (1983), she was a member of the first class of interns at the Carter Center. Addressing the class, Jimmy Carter quoted his beloved teacher, Miss Julia Coleman, and said “we must adjust to changing times and still hold to unchanging principles.” Becky was a community volunteer for 25 years before she served in the State House, and she is thankful to return to her roots of community service in DeKalb and Georgia.