Lisa Haney

A lifelong educator of youth and adults, Lisa Haney believes deeply in the transformative power of education. She began her career focused on international and multicultural education, teaching in Japan, Mexico and Martinique before landing at the Athenian School in Danville, California where she served in many roles, including international program director, literature teacher, humanities department chair, dean of faculty development and a member of the upper school leadership team. Beyond Athenian and before taking on her current role as Executive Director of CATDC, Lisa engaged in teacher education through UC Berkeley Extension, as well as the Berkeley and San Francisco Unified School Districts, and was selected for a year-long fellowship by the US State Department in 2006 to support teacher development in Tanzania. She has been a conference presenter with NAIS and TESOL. Lisa holds a B.A. in English from the University of California, Berkeley and a M.A.T. from the School for International Training, Vermont.