Susan graduated from Sheffield School of Interior Design in 1982, and the New York Institute of Art and Design in 2019. While in school in the early 1980's, she fell into the legal field where she spent 40 years as a legal secretary and paralegal in the Washington, D.C. area. During that time, she completed several decorating projects for friends and acquaintances ranging from weddings to entire home designs. Susan relocated to the Atlanta Metropolitan area in 2013 and has been staging and designing homes, commercial properties, weddings and special events.