Stacey Bourbonnais is a former news reporter who wrote for newspapers for more than 12 years before joining the Gwinnett County Sheriff’s Department as the public information officer in 2001. Most of her newspaper career was spent covering police and courts in Gwinnett County. She has a Bachelor of Arts degree in English from Valdosta State College. Stacey handles all media related requests for the department and serves as the department’s spokesperson. She and her husband live in the Dacula area.