Susan holds a Bachelor of Mathematics and a Bachelor of Education from the University of Waterloo and University of Toronto, with multiple honours. She has taught at Harold M. Brathwaite Secondary School for the past ten years, and has worked as their Department Head of Mathematics since 2005. In addition, Susan has been a regular presenter at the CEMC Conference for Math Teachers.  She has also worked with the McGraw-Hill Publishing Company to advise on and review mathematics textbooks, and has held positions on numerous mathematics teams and committees, both in school and out. 

Susan loves working with other teachers at EQAO, with her GAINS teams at school, and on other school teams, especially her department team. Outside of the classroom, she is the mother of four children and three grandchildren, and loves to read. She has acted as a proud hockey mom for all of her children, and loves to skate and swim, in addition to frequenting the National Ballet and other theatre productions