Coach Suzy has been an endurance athlete for more than 12 years.  In her quest for fitness and a healthy lifestyle, Suzy discovered the joy of running between the birth of her two daughters, ages 14  and 11.  She found that running was an effective means of weight loss/control as well as stress relief.  Always having been a full-time working professional, Suzy takes an integrative approach to coaching and fitness by helping athletes balance the demands of life with their personal athletic goals.  Suzy has run countless races at the 5k to the half marathon distance, and her love of running led her to the world of multi-sport six years ago after watching one of her best friends compete in the Naperville Women’s Triathlon.  Suzy enjoys racing a variety of sprint and Olympic courses annually. 

After an 18 year career as a manager and executive in the travel industry  which allowed Suzy  to fine tune her leadership skills and abilities, she is currently a full-time Level I certified USA Triathlon coach.  She has several years of experience as a run coach specializing in teaching adults to remain injury free through proper training/coaching while they are breaking into the sport of running.  Suzy enjoys utilizing her educational background and training to teach special needs children to live a life of fitness. She is the President and head coach of ET Youth, and she has experience in coaching kid’s triathlon training programs. She enjoys using her experience and knowledge to help adult triathletes achieve their goals.  Suzy strongly believes that having a healthy balance with family, work and personal commitments is critical, and the main goal is to have fun  while achieving fitness and athletic goals.   . 

She  is a graduate of The University of Colorado at Boulder with a BA in Communications and Psychology.  In her free time, she enjoys supporting her two daughters, both of whom swim competitively and enjoy competing in youth triathlon events.  Just for fun, she also sells a line of fine sterling silver jewelry called Silpada.