Susan has over 25 years of experience working with nonprofits as an advisor, teacher and consultant and has been at NYCON since 2003. NYCON's members rely on Susan´s expertise to provide them with a wide range of training and technical assistance in areas such as organizational assessment and development, strategic planning, board development, and performance measurement, as well as community needs assessments and program development. Susan is skilled at working with a diverse array of nonprofits and is mindful of how their size, scope and the type of service they deliver in the community impacts their organizational culture and their approach to capacity building efforts.

Whether a nonprofit organization is run solely by a volunteer Board of Directors, or has a professional staff in addition, Susan tailors her specific approach to the unique needs of her client nonprofits. Susan’s knowledge of the nonprofit sector comes from her hands-on experience with organizations that provide housing, emergency shelter, and domestic violence services as well as those that offer a range of community economic development programs, including arts organizations and museums.

Susan has served on several local and national Boards and currently serves on the Board of the Sanctuary for Independent Media in Troy, NY. Susan has a Master’s degree in Community Economic Development from the Southern New Hampshire University.