“It was fun, and I loved being able
to work from home and take a break in the morning and go walk
and come back and just work straight through the day. It worked
out well. The hard part was, and I know a lot of people have
done this kind of thing, which is, you either have to branch
out and get bigger and bring other people on, or you have to
keep right where you are. There’s no good in between. So
I did it for a year, then Governor Warner took office, and I
got to work there.”
We asked her if she knew Mark Warner
before he became Governor. We thought it was possible because he
ran Doug Wilder’s successful campaign for Governor, and
she eventually worked for the Wilder Admin-
istration as Deputy Secretary of Education. “I knew [Warner] through a happenstance in the late 1980s,” she replied. “Friends of friends—and I had just met him before and knew him a little bit, but I’ve never done any campaigning or anything like that. It was more that they were looking for people who worked for government before. Some of them were gray hairs which is kind of disconcerting, because that’s what I am,” she laughed, “people who had been around and knew the process.”
istration as Deputy Secretary of Education. “I knew [Warner] through a happenstance in the late 1980s,” she replied. “Friends of friends—and I had just met him before and knew him a little bit, but I’ve never done any campaigning or anything like that. It was more that they were looking for people who worked for government before. Some of them were gray hairs which is kind of disconcerting, because that’s what I am,” she laughed, “people who had been around and knew the process.”
I have known Suzette from the time she
graduated from college, and have followed her career path with
great interest. Her abilities and personal warmth have taken
her to some very important and interesting positions where she
has been able to positively influence public policy. Her
interpersonal skills, coupled with great leadership skills,
backed by a fine mind and
a desire to serve through government or government related positions have brought her to her current position of local government leadership. We are very fortunate to have her back with the Virginia Municipal League.
a desire to serve through government or government related positions have brought her to her current position of local government leadership. We are very fortunate to have her back with the Virginia Municipal League.
- Cole Hendrix
Orange Town Manager
Virginia House of Delegates
Orange Town Manager
Virginia House of Delegates
