Suzanne and her husband Michael, live in Darwin’s CBD, NT. They have four adult children and 4 grandchildren. Sue has always been a strong supporter of ICPA for many years attending both state and federal conferences before joining the NT Lone Members Branch about 10 years ago. In 2017 she decided to support ICPA further by taking up secretarial roles at both Federal and State level in the same year. In 2023, Suzanne stepped off Federal Council to convene the annual Federal Conference in Darwin on behalf of the NT State Council. She has now after approximately 7 years in executive positions has also stepped down from State Council and now holds the off-council position of NT Webmaster.
Suzanne immigrated from England to Australia in 1983 and has lived in several states/territories, both in cities and remote parts of Australia. She has been active in adult education both in the VET sector and at university level, having worked for a Registered Training Organisation (RTO) as a Course Co-ordinator and as a university lecturer at Charles Darwin University, Darwin, NT.
She completed her Masters of Business Administration (MBA) in 2004 and put her skills learned into running the small company she owns with Michael, M & S Consultants Pty Ltd. Their company specialises in the Distance Education software (REACT) used for Interactive Distance Learning (IDL). She has now retired.
Suzanne has worked on various committees both as member and office bearer and has also been the Social Co-ordinator for her large apartment complex to bring neighbours together for some fun times.
In her spare time, she enjoys cooking, playing board games and trivia quizzes. She also enjoys the great outdoors through long drives across Australia, camping, sailing and fishing, and recently developed a love for cruising.
