Suzanne is a media relations expert with more than 20 years of experience in journalism, storytelling and communications. Prior to SCC, Suzanne was the public relations manager for Industry Dive, a business journalism company. There she handled corporate communications and worked with 120 reporters to promote their work and build the brand. Suzanne also was a known reporter resource to connect media with the right experts at the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and the Natural Resources Defense Council. 

Suzanne previously covered Congress and energy policy in the Deseret News and the Las Vegas Sun Washington bureaus. She served as a two-term president of the Regional Reporters Association and also served on the National Press Club Board of Governors. Suzanne currently volunteers for the board of  Washington Women in Public Relations and with Maryland-based I Support The Girls, which donates bras and menstrual hygiene products to those in need. 

A Chicago native, Suzanne holds a Bachelor of Journalism from the University of Missouri-Columbia.