Maureen Freehill has been appointed as the new Deputy Commissioner for Housing Assistance and Development at the Georgia Department of Community Affairs (DCA), effective November 3, 2025. The announcement was made by DCA Commissioner Christopher Nunn.
“I am thrilled to welcome Maureen Freehill to DCA’s leadership team,” said Commissioner Christopher Nunn. “Her experience will help DCA continue to innovate to address our state’s housing needs.”
Freehill, who has lived in Atlanta since 2012, brings more than twenty years of experience in affordable housing. She most recently worked as Director of Affordable Housing at National Church Residences, where she focused on building partnerships between public and private sectors to provide housing for independent seniors.
Her career began as a Housing Choice Voucher caseworker in New York’s Hudson Valley. She later launched a scattered site supportive housing program with Rural Ulster Preservation Company and led their Neighborworks homeownership center, which provided counseling for first-time buyers and support for those facing foreclosure.
Freehill also served as a Special Needs Housing Policy Analyst at New York State Homes and Community Renewal. During her tenure there, she helped create the Nursing Home Transition and Diversion Housing Subsidy Program, which received national recognition from the National Council of State Housing Authorities in 2009 for innovation in special needs housing.
“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 Center for Leadership Class of 2022. In addition, she was selected as part of the 2024 ULI Health Leaders cohort. Freehill currently serves as President of the Atlanta Women’s Affordable Housing Network and was recognized as HouseATL Housing Preservation Leader in 2025.
Freehill will assume her new position with DCA on November 3.
