A K-5 classroom teacher and mentor in the Pájaro Valley USD for 20 years, she now teaches arts and aesthetic education in the Stanford University STEP Program and at UC Santa Cruz. Susan is a consultant with the Bay Area Teacher Training Institute (BATTI), provides professional development in several teacher institutes, and serves on the steering committee of the Santa Cruz Alliance for Arts Education. She taught elementary curriculum at Pacific Oaks College, co-directed the Central California Writing Project, and worked with the California Arts Project. A published poet, her writing appears in journals and online.