With a degree in Urban & Environmental Planning from the University of Virginia School of Architecture, Susan advocates for the Jeffersonian spirit of community. Susan is an alumnus of Intrinsik Architecture, Inc. where she gained extensive experience in the private sector focusing on site and neighborhood design, master planning, municipal and county entitlements, design review programs, feasibility studies and technical assistance grants. Prior to that, Susan worked for the City of Bozeman Department of Community Development where she developed a strong knowledge of the complexities of implementing land use regulations and municipal plans through managing both current and long range planning projects including site plans, conditional use permits, annexations, zone text/map amendments, growth policy map amendments, subdivisions and planned unit developments.