Meet the Staff
Liane Morrison, Executive Director
Liane is a graduate of Colorado College and has a Master’s Degree in economics from George Washington University. Her involvement in the public sector most recently developed new markets for environmental technology in developing economies. Liane served as an international economist at the Department of Treasury, and as a bank holder company analyst for the Federal Reserve. A mother of two children in the public schools (ages 13 and 16), Liane’s concerns about Colorado public education and its impact on the economy and local communities resulted in her co-founding Great Education Colorado. email
Lisa Weil, Director of Policy and Communications
A graduate of Greeley Public Schools, the University of Colorado, and the Yale Law School, Lisa has been a public interest attorney and political consultant. She served as Policy Director and Chief Legal Counsel for former Governor Roy Romer, and as a Legislative Aide to former Senators Timothy Wirth and Bob Kerrey. She managed the first Congressional campaign of Representative Diana DeGette, and has served as a consultant on a wide variety of research and campaign projects. The mother of two children (11 and 13), Weil was closely involved in the creation and passage of Amendment 23, and co-founded Great Education Colorado. email | twitter
Casey Shea, Research/Community Partnerships Coordinator
A Jeffco Public School graduate, Casey received a Bachelors degree in Social Policy from Northwestern University. Casey served as the Co-chair of the Undergraduate Lecture Series on Race, Poverty, and Inequality, a learning sciences research apprentice, and intern at the Chicago educational organization Designs for Change. She also worked as a fellow at El Pomar Foundation, contributing to the Foundation’s grantmaking, managing the Central Peaks Regional Council, working in the Communications Office, and developing new business and media partnerships for the Empty Stocking Fund. email
Eva Cherin, Secretary
Eva holds a Master’s degree in Counseling Psychology from Northwestern University’s School of Education and Social Policy. She spent a number of years conducting psychological research in both medical and school settings. More recently, she has been involved in project-based, non-profit consulting in Colorado, where she has lived for the past 16 years. Eva is also the mother of two children ages 11 and 16. email
