A former special educator and reading specialist, she lives in the Hampton Roads area and teaches face-to-face and online graduate reading courses for teachers who are interested in obtaining their K-12 reading specialist endorsement. Susan also coordinates the noncredit professional development program for Reading@Curry, working with schools and districts all over Virginia and beyond to develop professional learning academies, and short- term and long-term coaching experiences related to ELA instruction. She has over 25 years in education and has presented numerous trainings at national, state, and local conferences in the areas of designing classroom reading instruction and interventions for struggling readers.