Susan received her BA in Psychology from Bucknell University in 1987. She also received a BA in Education from the University of New Mexico in 2001. She began teaching in 1999 at St. Joseph Mission School in San Fidel and has been teaching at St. Therese since 2006. She resides in Cubero with her husband Lawrance, and their three children: Julie, Holly, and Luke. Her desire is to instill a lifelong love of learning in each and every one of her students.