DeDreana Freeman

Current Highlights

• Communities in Partnership Non-Profit Raises Support for COVID-19 Food Fund and Business Support 
• Virtual Book Launch Celebrates the Life of Former City Council Member Cynthia Brown

Profession

• Director of Partnership Development, CornerSquare Community Capital of the NC Rural Economic Development Center and Thread Capital

Education

• Rutgers University - Douglass College, B.A. (Communications & Media Studies)
• North Carolina Central University, M.A. (Public Administration)

City Council Committees Appointed by Mayor

• Audit Services Oversight Committee (Alternate)
• Carolina Theatre Board of Directors
• Durham County Criminal Justice Advisory Committee (Alternate)
• Environmental Affairs Board 
• Gang Reduction Steering Committee (Alternate)
• Joint City-County Committee
• Joint City-County Planning Committee
• Mayor's Committee For Persons With Disabilities 
• Northeast Central Durham Subcommittee
• Triangle J Council of Governments 
• Workforce Development Board 
• Council Subcommittee on Housing

• N.C. Democratic Party State Executive Board 2016-present
• Durham Early Childhood Action Steering Committee
• Past Co-Chair - Episcopal Diocese of North Carolina, Racial Justice and Reconciliation Committee
• Episcopalians United Against Racism, Co-Founder/Core Team Leader
• Organizing Against Racism (OAR) Durham, Coordinating Committee/Organizer
• National League of Cities Transportation & Infrastructure Federal Advocacy
• National League of Cities Racial Equity & Leadership Council 
• Past President - North Carolina League of Cities - Women In Municipal Government