Until recently, Elizabeth Devaney served as the Deputy Director of the Providence After School Alliance in Providence, RI and headed PASA's quality improvement strategy aimed at building the capacity of after-school organizations to provide high-quality programming. In addition, she oversaw PASA's work related to data management and evaluation. In 2009, Elizabeth received a Distinguished Fellows grant from the W.T. Grant Foundation focused on understanding the impact of PASA's quality improvement system on improving practice. She continues to work closely with PASA as well as the Forum for Youth Investment as a consultant.

Prior to PASA, Elizabeth was a Project Director at the Collaborative for Academic, Social and Emotional Learning (CASEL) in Chicago, IL. She worked with school principals and their staff on the implementation and evaluation of social and emotional learning (SEL) programming in their schools. She has held positions at the Education Development Center in Newton, MA, and Dimock Community Health Center in Roxbury, MA. Elizabeth received a bachelor's degree from Trinity College and a master's degree in social policy, with a concentration in youth and family programs, from the Heller School at Brandeis University.  She currently resides in Tacoma, WA.