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. Freehill will begin her role on November 3, 2025.
Commissioner Christopher Nunn commented on the appointment: “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, who has lived in Atlanta since 2012, brings over two decades of experience in affordable housing. She most recently worked as Director of Affordable Housing with National Church Residences, where she focused on developing partnerships between public and private entities to create housing opportunities for independent seniors.
Her career 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 provided services such as counseling for first-time homebuyers and foreclosure education.
Freehill also served as a Special Needs Housing Policy Analyst for New York State Homes and Community Renewal. In that position, she helped develop the Nursing Home Transition and Diversion Housing Subsidy Program, which received national recognition from the National Council of State Housing Authorities in 2009.
“Housing is a critical need for Georgians, and I am honored to be named DCA’s Deputy Commissioner for Housing Assistance and Development,” said Maureen Freehill. “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 the ULI Health Leaders cohort in 2024, currently serves as President of the Atlanta Women’s Affordable Housing Network, and was recognized as HouseATL Housing Preservation Leader in 2025.
