Maureen Freehill has been appointed as the new Deputy Commissioner for Housing Assistance and Development at the Georgia Department of Community Affairs (DCA), according to an announcement made by the agency on October 31, 2025.
Commissioner Christopher Nunn commented on the appointment, stating, “I am thrilled to welcome Maureen Freehill to DCA’s leadership team. Her experience will help DCA continue to innovate to address our state’s housing needs.”
Freehill has lived in Atlanta since 2012 and has focused her career on supporting economic independence and homeownership. She most recently worked as Director of Affordable Housing at National Church Residences, where she developed partnerships between public and private entities to provide housing opportunities for independent seniors.
Her two-decade career in affordable housing began as a Housing Choice Voucher caseworker in New York’s Hudson Valley. She later launched Rural Ulster Preservation Company’s scattered site supportive housing program and led its Neighborworks homeownership center, which offered counseling for first-time buyers and assistance with foreclosure education and rehabilitation funding.
Freehill also served as a Special Needs Housing Policy Analyst at New York State Homes and Community Renewal. During this time, she helped create the Nursing Home Transition and Diversion Housing Subsidy Program, which received recognition from the National Council of State Housing Authorities in 2009 for innovation in special needs housing.
In response to her appointment, Freehill said, “Housing is a critical need for Georgians, and I am honored to be named DCA’s Deputy Commissioner for Housing Assistance and Development. I look forward to continue finding affordable housing solutions for Georgians.”
She holds degrees from SUNY New Paltz and completed the Urban Land Institute (ULI) Center for Leadership Class of 2022. Freehill was selected as part of ULI’s Health Leaders cohort in 2024. She serves as President of the Atlanta Women’s Affordable Housing Network and was recognized as HouseATL’s Housing Preservation Leader in 2025.
Freehill will begin her new role at DCA on November 3, 2025.
