Ms. Lizann Roberts joined as a Board Member in 2024.

Lizann has over 35 years of experience in public health leadership and has focused her career on developing public-private endeavors to improve overall community well-being. She is a seasoned leader, facilitator, and a self-proclaimed “coalition geek.”

In 2007, Lizann worked with former Mayor Otis Johnson to launch Healthy Savannah and went on to serve as the Executive Director of the Coastal Georgia Indicators Coalition, also based in Savannah. In recognition of her leadership and impact, she was named a Community STAR by the board of Savannah Technical College in 2021 and received an inaugural Community Peace Builder award alongside Mayor Van Johnson in 2022. She remained with the organization until her retirement.

Earlier on in her career, Lizann served as a faculty member at two academic institutions, created employee development and health management programs for large multi-site organizations, and designed comprehensive health improvement programs for large healthcare systems.

She earned both her undergraduate and graduate degrees in health education with leadership certifications from Georgetown University and The Center for Creative Leadership.

Lizann was born and raised on a family farm in southeast Georgia now resides on Isle of Hope in Chatham County with her husband, Joe, and their doodle, Adeline. She is a step-friend to five adults and seven grandchildren who all call her Lizzy. Lizann enjoys singing in the choir and serving on the vestry of St. Thomas Episcopal Church. She loves spending time with her family, gardening, and fishing in Georgia’s coastal rivers in her free time.