Liz Lizama is a communications executive with more than a decade of experience working for the United Nations among other organizations. She was recently posted on assignments with the International Organization for Migration in the United States, Libya and Bangladesh. She previously served in the Department of Global Communications at United Nations Headquarters in New York and in the Governing Bodies Office of the Pan American Health Organization World Health Organization in Washington, D.C.
As the daughter of migrants from Cuba and El Salvador, Liz is passionate about uplifting her community. She volunteered as the Vice President of External Affairs for Lambda Theta Alpha Latin Sorority, Inc, the first Latina sorority in the United States. As a board member of Give2Cuba, she looks forward to mobilizing support for the Cuban people and organizing humanitarian trips to provide direct assistance.
Liz holds a bachelor's degree in communication from the University of Maryland, College Park and a master's degree in journalism and digital storytelling from American University. She lives in Maryland with her teenage son.