About Suzanne


Suzanne is a seasoned attorney, consultant, and problem-solver. She is a life-long learner with deep intellectual curiosity, continuously improving and evolving.

Suzanne is a former distance runner who completed three marathons and four 50K trail ultramarathons. In 2023, she hiked the 50-mile (80 km) “W Trek” in Chilean Patagonia and hiked Montaña Vinikunka a/k/a “Rainbow Mountain” at just over 15,000 ft (5.000 m) altitude, located outside Cuzco, Peru.

Suzanne speaks intermediate level Spanish and Portuguese, with a goal of eventual fluency in both. She has traveled extensively in South America as a solo female backpacker, including trips to Antartica and the Galápagos Islands.


EDUCATION

University of Miami School of Business Administration  (Coral Gables, FL)

Master of Business Administration, Specialization in Finance

  • Award of Academic Merit; Beta Gamma Sigma (honor society)

University of Miami School of Law  (Coral Gables, FL)

Juris Doctor, magna cum laude

  • Dean’s Award for Outstanding Academic Performance: Securities Regulation
  • CALI Excellence for the Future Award: Banking Law

University of Redlands  (Redlands, CA)

Bachelor of Arts, magna cum laude, History and Philosophy

  • Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Alpha Theta (history honor society)

University of Oregon  (Eugene, OR)

Doctoral studies in Marketing

  • Graduate Teaching Fellow
  • Marketing theory and research, social psychology, statistics; assisted with design and execution of experiments and surveys
  • Research interest in marketing of fellowship intangibles 

Boston University  (Boston, MA)

Doctoral studies in Philosophy

  • Grading of undergraduate papers and exams
  • Research interest in philosophy of language and mathematics

Woman standing at altitude marker for Mt. Vinikunka, Peru

View of Base of the Towers along W Trek, Patagonia

 

CIVIC WORK

Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, Washington DC Chapter  (Washington, DC)

Member, Board of Directors, Sept 2012 – Sept 2013

Volunteer, Strategic Planning & Corporate Governance Project, Dec 2011 – Apr 2012

Annapolis Striders Running Club  (Annapolis, MD)

Social Director, Oct 2011 – Mar 2014

City of Miami Waterfront Advisory Board  (Miami, FL)

Member, Jan 2004 – Sept 2006

City of Miami Bond Oversight Board  (Miami, FL)

Member, June 2003 – May 2004

Coconut Grove Village Council  (Miami, FL)

Chair, Dec 2001 – Dec 2003