Susan is the President/Founder of Under the Shield, Inc. and is a leading subject matter expert in First Responder Stress and Post Traumatic Stress Injury. She has been an instructor at the FBI Academy Quantico VA, US Marine Corps 3rd Battalion 23 Marines Lima Company, US Air Force Europe, consulting clinician NYPD post 9/11, NTOA and NTOA Crisis Negotiators Conference, Int’l Narcotics/Interdiction Officer’s Assn, the Int’l Assn of Law Enforcement Firearms Instructors, many field offices of the FBI, and LECC’s for US Attorney’s offices. She provides proactive, resiliency-based training for first responders and their families and takes a unique approach to the issues of suicide, relationship issues and Post Traumatic Stress, providing solutions to issues such as vitamin deficiencies, adrenal fatigue, sleep deprivation and other various reactions to the lifestyles. Through her non-profit, Under the Shield, Inc., she has created the only Stress Coach Certification in the United States specifically for law enforcement, first responders, military, and their families. Susan started the podcast Under the Shield presents “Fight in Progress” in August of 2020 and can be found on Spotify, Apple podcast and SoundCloud. Susan holds a M.S. in Counseling and Human Development from Troy University and is a Board-Certified Expert in Traumatic Stress as well as a Fellow with the American Academy of Experts in Traumatic Stress. She resides in Phoenix, Arizona.