Susan has been an executive producer, director and writer with Vine Street Pictures for five years. She has been creating and producing non-fiction media content for corporations and television for over eleven years. She is the producer, director and writer of the acclaimed documentary, Out of the Shadow, which premiered on PBS in May, 2006. This searing, intimate film about schizophrenia has had a powerful impact on doctors, lawmakers, advocates, providers and caregivers of all kinds.

In addition to working with corporations, foundations and non-profits to create targeted video presentations, Susan has produced numerous programs for The Discovery Channel, The History Channel, The Sci Fi Channel, and MTV. She produced, directed and wrote the original Ice Road Truckers show, which was so popular for The History Channel that it has become a hit series. She was Co-Producer of the PBS FRONTLINE documentary, The Monster That Ate Hollywood.

Susan has presented her work to physicians at prestigious teaching hospitals around the country, as well as to many government agencies, including the Departments of Health and Human Services, Labor, Justice and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. As a public speaker, she has addressed professional and advocacy organizations both in the United States and overseas.

Susan graduated from the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana with degrees in Biology and English Literature. She is a member of the Director's Guild of America.