Suzanne Dougherty is a knowledgeable and experienced professional with an extensive background in education and volunteering. She studied at Purdue University, Santa Barbara City College, and is a Marketing Professional Certificate Program Candidate at UC Santa Barbara. Suzanne has excelled in her role as Undergraduate Advisor for Economics at UC Santa Barbara and formerly as Program Assistant for the Gevirtz Graduate School of Education and the Scheinfeld Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation at Santa Barbara City College.

Suzanne has volunteered her time to assist students with various tasks such as CA Dream Act applications, UC augmented review and UC waitlist statement response, and scholarship applications with the Hispanic Scholarship Fund. She has also served as a guest speaker and editor for Santa Barbara Partners in Education for their Resume Workshop. Suzanne has participated in several events such as the UCSB Chinese Student Scholars Association Guest Speaker and the UCLA Alumni Scholarship National finalist competition Creative Writing Judge. In addition, she coordinated event photography for both UCSB MESA Regionals Event and UCSB MESA S & T Event. Suzanne also attended both UCSB and UCLA Fall counselor conferences.