Susan S.

Susan S. has extensive work experience in various roles within government and nonprofit organizations. Susan'smost recent position was as Chief Financial Officer and Director of Finance for the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles. Prior to that, they served as a Chaplain at the University of California, San Francisco.

Susan also has experience in executive leadership positions, such as Chief Operating Officer at the Santa Clara Valley Water District and City Manager for both the City of Greenfield, CA and the City of Lake Worth Beach, FL. In these roles, they were responsible for overseeing various departments and implementing financial reforms to address organizational weaknesses.

Earlier in their career, Susan served as City Manager for the City of Largo, FL and Administrator for the City of Berea, KY. Susan also worked as Assistant to the City Manager in the City of Champaign, IL and Assistant to the Borough Manager in Ketchikan Gateway Borough, AK.

Throughout their career, Susan has demonstrated strong leadership skills and a focus on implementing effective financial and operational strategies. Susan has experience in human resources management, policy formulation, budgeting, and personnel allocation.

Susan S.'s education history is as follows:

In 1978, they earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science with a specialization in Budget and Finance from the University of Florida. Susan continued their education at the same university and obtained a Master of Public Administration (MPA) degree with a focus on Public Administration and Human Resource Management in 1982.

Susan then pursued a Certificate in Economic Development from the University of Oklahoma from 1986 to 1989. In 2005, they attended Harvard University and gained a Certificate in Senior Executive in State and Local Government.

In 2014, Susan briefly attended the University of California, Berkeley's Goldman School of Public Policy, where they studied Environmental Public Policy.

From 2017 to 2020, they enrolled at the Church Divinity School of the Pacific and completed their Master of Divinity (MDiv) degree in Religion and Religious Studies.

Most recently, in 2019, Susan engaged in the Clinical Pastoral Education program at the University of California, San Francisco.