Suzanne discovered ABA coincidentally after completion of her Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology and Master’s Degree in Special Education from Long Island University. Her first post-grad job was working as an in-home ABA therapist in New York City. She immediately observed the transformative power of ABA as a science of teaching and has been completely hooked ever since. Suzanne brought ABA back to her home state of Oklahoma where she served in Early Intervention Programs, a state-level position, authored a Technical Assistance Guide for Educators working with individuals with ASD, took a university research position as a senior BCBA, and finally as a Clinical and Regional Director of a center-based program spanning 4 midwestern states. 

Suzanne received her BCBA coursework through the Florida Institute of Technology in 2009. It was there she met the behavior guru, José Martinez-Diaz, whose energetic and deep passion for ABA inspired her to join his team as a co-instructor.  Suzanne moved to Germany in 2014, planted some roots, and joined her friend and colleague Veneta Dimitrova as the Teaching Tree starter-set.

Suzanne loves the mountains, especially snowboarding with her husband or hiking with their small 2-dog pack, experimenting with flavor alchemy, and creating textile art. But, she is most proud of being surrounded by a wonderful team, who share and nurture her passion and commitment to upholding the integrity of behavior analysis and placing the utmost value on optimizing potential and happiness in all of the learners served at adaptABILITY.