Born in San Diego, California and raised in Ridgewood New Jersey, Susan is married and the Mother of four children. Susan's first experience in kitchen cabinetry was with her employment for four years with a kitchen cabinetry distributor in Morristown, Tennessee. Relocating to Tallahassee in 1978, she started working for Tallahassee Kitchen Center Inc. as a book keeper and gradually was introduced into the design and sales aspect of the business.

Her schools include:

• 1982-Wood-Mode's Advanced Seminar of Design for Custom Cabinetry Specialists
• 1983-Wood-Mode's Design Seminar for Kitchen Specialists
• 1992-National Kitchen and Bath Association (N.K.B.A.) Certified Kitchen Designers (C.K.D.) preparatory course
• 1993-Design Line Cabinetry Dealer Training school Gulf Central's "Applianceologist" school Schrock Cabinetry Kitchen Specialist school
• 1994-Sub-Zero Freezer Company's Dealer Training school
• 1997-N.K.B.A. Theme Design School
• 2005-Quality Custom Cabinetry Design Course

Awards:

• 1993-Certifed Kitchen Designer (C.K.D.) by the National Kitchen and Bath Association
• 1994-"Outstanding Service" for serving on the Board of Directors for the N.K.B.A.
• 1995-"Chapter Service Award" for serving as a National Representative for the N.K.B.A.

Organizations:

• 1994-1999 National Representative for the N.K.B.A.
• 1994-"Outstanding Service" for serving on the Board of Directors