Suzanne’s role as a manager for various public organizations for over 30 years as well as a Masters of Business Administration and six sigma black belt certification position her to help the Duluth Art Institute (DAI) with strategic planning, and ongoing evaluation and refinement of its programs as the DAI continues to bring art to everyone and inspire artistic engagement within the community.
Suzanne has been a board member on many other boards and is committed to creating safe, inclusive, expansive, well equipped artist work spaces for working and learning. And helping artists share their work in ways the DAI is uniquely positioned to serve.
As a ceramics artist whose work is inspired by nature, Suzanne feels blessed to learn and grow using the DAI clay studio. She keeps people with disabilities in mind when she creates functional pottery. Her animal sculptures have been described as both “realistic” and “whimsical”.