Suzanne is a CAP Advisory Board member, youth mentor, and an advisor to the Field Institute of Taos, the Taos Winter Sports Teams, and the La Centra-Sumerlin Family Trust. Previously, she volunteered for Carpinteria and Santa Barbara schools, the Santa Barbara Planning Commission, the Santa Barbara Museum of Art, the Music Academy of the West, the  UCSB Museum of Art, Planned Parenthood, and the Junior League. Suzanne’s past work experience includes the Los Angeles Unified Public School District, the art history department at Moorpark College, and the Making Waves Education Program. She has a BA in art history from UCLA, an MA in art history from UCSB, and a teaching credential from USC.