Biography
Susan is the author of How to be an Amazing Volunteer Overseas. She has been involved in the NGO world for 40 years. She has worked and volunteered in 70 countries.
!n 1992, Susan went to Bangladesh and was trained in microfinance at Grameen Bank by Prof Muhammad Yunus. From 1992 - 2001, she was a consultant providing microfinance technical assistance and conducting workshops in team building for NGOs, UN Agencies and donors.
Susan created a partnership with Grameen College of Nursing (Dhaka) and Adelphi University, and is on the President's Leadership Council at Search for Common Ground. She has served on the board of the Thomson Reuters Foundation (2018-21), the IRC - UK (2012-18) and remains involved in refugee issues, including hosting refugees. She was Vice Chair of the Carter Center UK Board (2010-14) and co-chair of the Human Rights Watch London Committee (2006-10).
Susan is from Toronto and has lived in New York and in London. She moved to Washington, DC in June 2021.