About
Great Education Colorado Action is a statewide, nonpartisan, advocacy organization focused on improving public education in Colorado through wise, increased investment in our schools, colleges and universities.
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. As an international economist at the Department of Treasury, Liane served as the country officer for Latin American and Eastern European countries. A mother of two children in the public schools (ages 11 and 14), Liane’s concerns about Colorado public education resulted in her co-founding the Great Education Colorado Fund. 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 (9 and 12), 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 attended Northwestern University where she received a B.S. in Social Policy. 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, helped manage the Central Peaks Regional Council, worked in the Communications Office, and developed 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 16 years. Eva is also the mother of two children ages 9 and 14. email