Susan serving at the Gathering Place, moderating Citizens Against Racism and Descrimination, volunteering with Habitat for Humanity

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Raised in Brookings, South Dakota, Susan attended Creighton University and earned a BA in English and Secondary Education.  Returning to Brookings, she worked as a house mother and received an M.Ed. from South Dakota State University in counseling.  Her career included working as a public school teacher and administrator and trainer in mental health, mental retardation, social services and alcoholism treatment prior to starting her own consulting business.

Susan's seventeen-year consulting practice, in which she focused on the human side of productivity, was conducted throughout the continental United States, in Hawaii, Canada and Brazil.  She provided facilitation and trained employees and supervisors in communication, feedback, customer service and supervisory skills.  She provided team building and conducted surveys to provide supervisors feedback from their employees. 

In 1982, Susan founded Women in Sales and Business, a networking and educational group open to women in business.  She has also held leadership positions locally, regionally and nationally with the American Society for Training and Development.

Susan served as the Executive Director of YWCA Lincoln from 2001-2008 and currently works for LPS.

Susan has served on the boards of:

The Indian Center

Fresh Start Home

Friends of the Women's Commission

Centerpointe

Citizens Against Racism and Discrimination

Susan was honored to recieve:

1989 YWCA Tribute to Women

2001  Women's Commission's Alice Paul Award

2004 NAACP Community Award

2005 ANPE Non-proift Executive of the Year Award

2006  Recognition from the Nebraska State Holocaust Commemoration for efforts to combat racism and discrimination

2006  Nova BPW Woman of the Year

2007  BPW Nebraska Woman of the Year

 She is also an enduring Turtle and runner with over 60 marathons under her feet, including all 30 Lincoln Marathons, New York, Honolulu and Pikes Peak and is an eight-year breast cancer survivor.

 

  

Susan enjoying the fresh powder after the February storm, snow shoeing at Holmes Lake.

   

 Susan substitute teaching

  

 

   Susan kayaking and picking up trash at Holmes Lake

  

Susan with partner Jim Budde; at a garden tour, running the Marine Corp marathon

 

 Susan with sister Connie and nieces on vacation

  

Susan with a group of Turtle runners, with neice and grand nephew after finishing the Jackrabbit 15-miler, completing the Lincoln Marathon with friend in 1980