Susanne graduated from the Kansas City Art Institute with a BFA in design. Susanne is a native New Yorker and worked in  “The City” as a Creative Director for Tiffany and Co., where she was awarded a Certificate of Distinction for Typography,  as Creative Director for Bloomingdales by Mail, Revlon, and also The Museum of Modern Art, to name a few. Disney called, and she moved to California to work for Disney + Co. as the Creative Director for the Disney catalog. Susanne has a history of success mentoring young designers, both in academic roles and as an industry leader at well-respected institutions, including USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism, USC Roski School of Art and Design, Art Center, Otis College of Design, CalArts, FIDM (Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising), Intermark International Design College, Shanghai Jianqiao University, Florida Atlantic University, Summer Institute for Gifted Students, Citizens of the World Charter School, and Corinne A. Seeds University Elementary School @UCLA. She has been described as a “needle in a haystack”– a conceptual designer who is creative yet has strong business acumen.