In June 2025, Kelly McMullen was named the chief financial officer at the SC State Housing Finance & Development Authority (SC Housing), where she provides strategic leadership, fiduciary oversight, and financial guidance for the agency. In this role, McMullen draws on her broad experience in finance and government to ensure SC Housing maintains strong fiscal stewardship in support of its mission to expand affordable housing across South Carolina.

McMullen has more than 20 years of accounting-related experience spanning both the public and private sectors, with expertise in financial statement preparation, budgeting, grants administration, and payroll. Prior to joining SC Housing, she served as the chief financial officer and municipal treasurer for the City of Cayce, where she oversaw all accounting, finance, procurement, bond management, and budget operations. Before that, she worked for 10 years as the deputy treasurer for Lexington County, managing accounting functions and delinquent tax collections for the County Treasurer’s Office.

McMullen is a Certified Government Finance Officer and a Certified Public Manager. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Accounting from Columbia College and a Master of Accounting in Forensic Accounting from Florida Atlantic University.