Emily Hite

Emily Meade Hite, MPH, has over twenty years of experience partnering with organizations to address complex, national public health challenges such as the opioid epidemic and violence and injury prevention. She is a Partner and Executive Vice President at Banyan Communications, a creative communications consultancy addressing critical social and public health initiatives through strategic communications. She provides leadership and oversight for Banyan’s growth strategy—ensuring that Banyan’s culture, work, and client-base align with the mission to create change for good. Prior to Banyan, Ms. Hite served as a Senior Director for ICF—specializing in supporting the nation’s federal public health agencies with communications, evaluation, training, and technical assistance projects.

Active in the Atlanta community, Ms. Hite previously served on the Board of Directors for Girls on the Run of Atlanta and for Friends to the Forlorn. 

She has a Bachelor’s Degree from New College of Florida and a Master’s Degree in Public Health from the University of South Florida.