Susan Schoaps

Susan Schoaps joined the Public Defender in 2016. An Army Brat, her family is from North Carolina although she was born in Tacoma, Washington. She grew up in North Carolina, Hawaii, Kentucky, Colorado and California before settling down in Salem. She has extensive investigative experience, including 7 years with the Federal Public Defender in Portland. She has been a trainer and presenter on investigative issues with the North American Securities Administrators Association and the National White Collar Crime Center. She became a Certified Fraud Examiner in 2002.