Susan comes to In Order to Succeed with a diverse background in marketing communications and project management from several top tier publishing and software companies including Macmillan UK, the New York Academy of Sciences and Information Builders. Susan has managed creative teams, built brands, developed operational budgets and done extensive writing throughout all of her varied roles.

In 2003 Susan began a second career in Interior Design. She worked as an interior designer for several celebrity designers and architects and managed her own interior design business. Susan brings her keen attention to detail to each of her interior design projects, ensuring a seamless and harmonious outcome that reflects her clients’ lifestyle. Whether staging a home for sale, attending to the details of new home construction or updating existing decor, Susan keeps her sights on achieving the best end result possible for her clients.

Susan holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in English from Fordham University and an interior design degree from Parsons School of Design. She also is a Certified Aging-in-Place Specialist (CAPS). This additional training enables Susan to design spaces specifically for those that want to stay in their home across their lifespan, regardless of their physical abilities.

She is a member of the DIA Foundation for the Arts and The New York Architectural League. She and her husband are avid but lamentable golfers, classic car enthusiasts and lovers of jazz and blues. Their travels have taken them from Crete, to the Sahara, to Morocco, to Marbella. Susan and her husband reside in New Jersey in a century old Dutch Colonial with their three English Bulldogs.

In her role with In Order to Succeed, Susan draws on her varied experiences, whether it is assisting in creating marketing materials for small businesses, organizing an estate sale, staging a home for sale or attending to the nuances of interior design, she treats each project with as much care as if it were her own.