Suzanne is a retired educator with 4+ decades of service to children and families. Her professional background includes classroom instruction, early childhood administration, program support to pregnant and parenting teens (PA), as well as adolescent wards of the state (NM)residing in residential care. Suzanne has written/co-authored/collaborated on professional publications regarding early childhood and elementary education. She has served as a professional development trainer and a mentor to young educators entering the education arena.