She is an avid supporter of Theatre Ontario and the arts in education. She has been teaching acting and directing at Etobicoke School of the Arts for fifteen years and is actively involved in the education community, sitting on curriculum committees, working as a liaison with the professional theatre community and young artists and directing many major productions in the theatre department including Les Belles Soeurs, Taming of the Shrew,
Our Country's Good, A Midsummer Night's Dream,Tartuffe, Urinetown, Arcadia, and most currently Romeo and Juliet. She produces and directs over 30 productions a year with her students and is involved in many interdisciplinary and collaborative projects, most notably Arts Showcase and the Sears Drama Festival.

Education and continued training include an Honours BFA (Directing) York University, an Honours Specialist in Drama, advanced Viewpoints and Suzuki Training with Anne Bogart and SITI company (New York) and voice training with David Smukler. She is an ardent supporter of Grandmothers to Grandmothers and the Stephen Lewis Foundation.

Susan is a graduate of the initial Adjudicator's Training program with Ron Cameron and co-adjudicated the Brampton Festival 2010.