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 14 and 17), 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 (12 and 14), Weil was closely involved in the creation and passage of Amendment 23, and co-founded Great Education Colorado. email | twitter
Casey Shea, Outreach Director
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, Organizational Coordinator
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 20 years. Eva is also the mother of two children ages 12 and 17. email
Janiece Mackey, Diversity Outreach Organizer
Janiece is a graduate of Cherry Creek Public Schools and the University of Denver where she earned a dual degree in Criminology and Political Science. She has been engaged in grassroots activism since age 17 and in the field of education for six years. Her career has involved serving youth in many capacities such as case manager for foster youth, bilingual counselor for middle school students, coordinator for dropout outreach and recovery, and she cofounded an organization to target high school aged African Americans to involve them in civic engagement– Young African Americans for Social and Political Activism (YAASPA). Janiece is married and is the mother of four children (ages 6, 4, 3 and 2). email
Additional Professional Expertise
Sue Catterall, Metro Field Organizer
A native of Michigan, Sue and her husband have called Colorado home for nearly two decades. Following a long career with Herman Miller, Inc., Sue turned her attention to public education, prompted by the birth of her twins, now 15. Accountability and funding, always at the heart of Sue’s advocacy efforts, have led to leadership positions on both school and district accountability committees and local school mill levy campaigns. Sue holds a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from Eastern Michigan University and is a graduate of Leadership Douglas County. email
Steve Foster, Web Consultant
Steve is a former newspaper editor and designer with the Rocky Mountain News, Chicago Sun-Times and Longmont Times-Call. Since the closure of the Rocky in 2009, he has provided marketing, communications and web design and development for several clients including nonprofit and advocacy groups. Steve, a native of South Dakota, holds a Bachelor’s degree in English from the University of South Dakota. He and his wife, Alexandra, recently had their first child, a baby girl and future student of Denver Public Schools. email | twitter
