Hays Lacey is a Director in the Firm’s Private Client Services practice in Albany, Georgia. Hays began her career with Mauldin & Jenkins in 2013 after graduating from the University of Georgia with a Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance and Valdosta State University with a Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting. She specializes in tax and advisory services for a variety of businesses, including family-owned businesses and their owners, as well as non-profit organizations. She is a Certified Public Accountant in the State of Georgia and a member of the Georgia Society of Certified Public Accountants.

Hays and her family are active members of Porterfield Methodist Church and Deerfield Windsor School, where she currently serves on the Board of Trustees. She and her husband, Taylor, have two daughters, Harper and Campbell.