City Manager

Eden E. Freeman began serving as City Manager of the City of Sandy Springs, Georgia, on January 17, 2022. As City Manager, Freeman oversees daily City government operations, advances City Council's adopted priorities, implements Council policies, and coordinates community issues in a City with an all-funds budget of $1.089 billion.

Freeman has more than 25 years of state and local government experience. Before returning to Sandy Springs, she served as Deputy City Manager and Chief Operating Officer for the City of Greenville, South Carolina, where she oversaw Parks, Recreation and Tourism; Public Works; Public Transportation; Information Technology; Parking Services; and Facilities.

From 2014–2020, before joining the City of Greenville, Freeman served as City Manager of Winchester, Virginia. In Winchester, she supervised municipal operations including Public Services, Development Services, Police and Fire Rescue, Social Services, Juvenile Detention, Finance, Human Resources, and Innovation and Information Services.

From 2009–2014, Freeman worked for the City of Sandy Springs as Grants Administrator and was promoted to Assistant City Manager in 2011. Before joining Sandy Springs, she held several positions with Georgia state government:

• Administrative Office of the Courts of Georgia – Assistant Director, Grants and Project Management (November 2006–November 2009)
• Office of the Governor, Criminal Justice Coordinating Council – Program Director II, Grants Administration/Criminal Justice System Improvement (2000–October 2006)
• Georgia Bureau of Investigation, Georgia Crime Information Center – Systems Analyst (1999–2000)
• Georgia Bureau of Investigation, Georgia Crime Information Center – Georgia Sexually Violent Offender Registry Supervisor (1996–1999)

Freeman is a member of the International City/County Management Association (ICMA) and the Georgia City County Management Association (GCCMA). She previously served as Secretary and Treasurer of Virginia First Cities and as a member of the Executive Committee of the Virginia Local Government Management Association (VLGMA). She also served on the Advisory Council of the National Criminal Justice Association (NCJA) and was elected to represent the Southern Region on the NCJA Board of Directors for five terms from 2012–2018.

Freeman holds a Master of Business Administration in Management from Georgia State University and a Bachelor of Science in Biology from Georgia College. She is a graduate of the Senior Executive Institute (SEI) at the University of Virginia and the Atlanta Regional Commission's Regional Leadership Institute (RLI). She is also a certified vinyasa yoga instructor.

Email: efreeman@sandyspringsga.gov

For a list of previous City Managers, visit the Former City Managers page.