Lizann Roberts has over 35 years of experience in public health leadership and focused her career on developing public-private endeavors to improve overall community well-being. She is a seasoned leader, facilitator, and coalition geek.
In 2007, Lizann worked with former Mayor Otis Johnson to launch Healthy Savannah and currently served as the Executive Director of the Coastal Georgia Indicators Coalition. In 2021, she was named a Community STAR by the board of Savannah Technical College, accepted an inaugural Community Peace Builder award alongside Mayor Van Johnson in 2022 and in 2023 received the Howard and Mary Morrison Award. Prior to serving non-profits, Lizann was a faculty member of two academic institutions, created employee development and health management programs for large multi-site organizations and designed comprehensive health improvement programs for two large health care systems.
She holds undergraduate and graduate degrees in health education with leadership certifications from Georgetown University and The Center for Creative Leadership. Lizann is a native Georgian and has called Savannah home for 30 years. She served on the TEDx Savannah organizing committee for 10 years, and The Front Porch IOG, and currently serves on the vestry of St. Thomas Episcopal Church.