Susan brings nine years of specialised experience working with cheetahs as Senior Advisor, Strategic Initiatives for Cheetah Conservation Fund (CCF). During her tenure, Susan drove the organisation's growth, crafting media narratives, developing projects in Somaliland, India and the Middle East, and writing six-figure grant proposals that more than doubled annual revenues. Prior to CCF, Susan spent 22 years in corporate communications and television production in Los Angeles, California. Susan earned a Juris Doctor from Whittier College in the U.S. and was trained in international law at Temple University's Beasley School of Law, Rome, Italy. She received her Bachelor of Science degree in Communications from Boston University. Susan is currently completing the Essential Leaders training under IUCN-PAPACO (the International Union for Conservation of Nature's Programme on African Protected Areas and Conservation), for landscape level policy-making.
