Sue’s background includes extensive practical experience in telecommunications, financial services, and education sectors. As a Regional Manager for Pacific Bell, she was extensively involved with the design and operations of Pacific Bell’s Emergency Operations Center in Los Angeles, providing crucial services during several activations, including a major activation resulting from the Loma Prieta earthquake that struck the San Francisco Bay Area during 1989.

In the financial services sector, Sue served as Director, then Treasurer, and finally Chairman of the Board for Wescom Credit Union, a financial services institution in Los Angeles with over $1 billion in assets. As an educator, Sue has taught university-level courses at UCLA where she was appointed team leader of the UCLA Mathematics Project. Sue holds a BS degree in Psychology/Mathematics from San Diego State University and a MA degree in Curriculum Development and Instruction from the University of Southern California.