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Education

UCLA, Certificate in College Counseling, earned with distinction; Practicum completed at Lowell High School in San Francisco
University of California, Berkeley, MBA
The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, MA, Medical & Biological Illustration
Stanford University, AB, Human Biology major

Professional Memberships

Higher Education Consultants Association (HECA)
Independent Educational Consultants Association (IECA)
Western Association of College Admissions Counselors (WACAC)

Recent Professional Activities

Annual UC and CSU college counselor conferences
WACAC Annual and Bay Area Share, Learn and Connect conferences
HECA tour of Ohio colleges
Pacific Northwest Association College Admissions Counselors college tours
NACAC San Francisco College Fair volunteer

Civic Activities

Reader and interviewer for a university's alumni leadership scholarships; interviews conducted in-person, by phone, and over the Internet
Presenter of college admission workshops for the Center for Talented Youth, Parents Education Network, and Learning Disabilities Association of California
Elections precinct inspector
Former treasurer of a neighborhood civic organization, elected member of a public middle school's school-site board committee, and board member of a parent group supporting a private high school band
 

Service

Susan provides writing coaching to students who need guidance in composing college application essays or who want to hone their academic researching and writing skills. As the founder of WordSuite, a communications' consulting firm, Susan has provided writing, editing and coaching services to over 40 Fortune companies since 1989. Susan has also coached middle-grade, high school and college students, as well as graduate-school applicants, on their writing. Susan has published nine nonfiction middle-grade books for Pearson Learning Group; these books are used exclusively in the classroom as part of the reading curriculum. In addition, she has published over 45 magazine articles in magazines such as Financial Executive and Compliance Week. Susan holds a B.A. in education and English from The College of William and Mary, an M.B.A. in general management and finance from Golden Gate University, and a certificate in Web design from the University of California, Davis.