The Lion: Liz Hanley, Author, "Bank of America And Jeezus"

Liz is a small business owner, wife, and mother.  She attended Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois where she studied Theatre and Film Management. Upon leaving NU, Liz was a founder in the award winning Equity ensemble The Immediate Theatre Company in Chicago where she produced over 20 plays.

Liz has worked in a variety of aspects of the Entertainment business including producing “The Storytelling Hour” for Deaf West Theater, Development Director for Sign World TV, a cable network which would serve the 20 million deaf and hard of hearing people within the United States.  She was responsible for development and casting for programs produced by the network. She has also worked as a Production Coordinator for a variety of programs and conferences.  She has been an Agape Practitioner for fourteen years working in their Youth ministry and the Ministry for the Deaf.

Liz is the director of a non for profit group Zebrah Smacks. A group of youth ages

15-18 who raise money to rebuild schools around the world. They have raised $5,000

from the sale of the first original CD to support the Amazing Grace Orphanage and

currently have raised $25,000 from the sale of their second CD, We are More Than

This, providing books, water, desks, and more for the St. Sheket Elementary School

In Lalibela, Ethiopia. Currently the teens are have raised $30,000 toward re building an

elementary school in Haiti.