Robyn Bussey

Robyn N. Bussey, Just Health Director, provides leadership and day-to-day management of the Partnership for Southern Equity’s (PSE) health equity portfolio. In addition, she leads the design, development, and implementation of health equity training, technical assistance, and other communication and education resources for communities, organizations, and other stakeholders seeking to understand and operationalize health and racial equity.

Prior to joining PSE, Robyn served as the Community Health Strategist for ARCHI (Atlanta Regional Collaborative for Health Improvement) for over nine years where she managed the community-based portfolio. Robyn also served as a Senior Research Associate at the Georgia Health Policy Center in the Andrew Young School of Policy Studies at Georgia State University.

Robyn received her BS in Biology from Florida A&M University and her Master’s degrees in Business Administration and Health Administration from Georgia State University.

She believes that believes that racism is an influencer of health, and that structural racism is the primary barrier to health equity; thus, she is committed to highlighting and addressing the persistent inequities that impact a substantial number of the residents in the metro Atlanta region, throughout the state of Georgia, and the American South. Robyn’s commitment to engaging communities to assess their health and wellbeing, and community and policy development is exampled in her body of work that includes leading several community health improvement initiatives in metropolitan Atlanta; and designing initiatives focused on advancing health and social equity.

A native of Waycross, GA, she lives in East Point with her son Kemp.