Elizabeth Hammitt

Elizabeth Hammitt is a Chattanooga transplant who loves her adopted hometown and its culture of service. Elizabeth is the Director of Environmental Stewardship and Community at EPB where she develops and implements environmental stewardship and community programs. In addition, she has served as a Trustee on the Board of Directors at the Tennessee Aquarium; President of the Young Professionals Association and Board Member at the Chattanooga Area Chamber of Commerce, and Trustee at the UnFoundation. Currently, she serves as the President Elect at the Chamber’s Downtown Council, Board Member on the U.S. Green Building Council’s Tennessee Advisory Board, and she is a member of the Downtown Rotary Club.

Elizabeth attended Warren Wilson College where she worked in the Environmental Leadership Center and graduated with a degree in English and Creative writing, supplemented with graduate certificates in the work and service programs.

Programs she has led have been recognized by the State of Tennessee via the Governor’s Environmental Stewardship Awards – Pursuit of Excellence in 2018. She was selected for the 2018 T. H. Chan School of Public Health program for Sustainability Executives at Harvard University. She holds a LEED AP, a WELL AP, and is pursuing a Diploma in Greenhouse Gas Management from the Greenhouse Gas Institute.

She enjoys spending time with her husband, Chris, and their daughter Sara. Her hobbies include reading, being active, and learning about plant-based nutrition.