Faces of PCOA – Susan K

Meet Susan K, our new External Affairs Director. Since joining PCOA in February, Susan has hit the ground running working with the Philanthropy and Communications team to develop initiatives for community outreach and marketing. Before joining the team at PCOA, Susan owned Desert Lotus Group where she specialized in trade association management, special events and feature writing. Susan came to PCOA in search of a meaningful new experience where she could blend her experience in social outreach and association management with work that directly impacts the community.

“I want to increase the awareness of not only PCOA and what we offer, but also increase the awareness of the needs of those in our community who are sometimes forgotten… I want to contribute in a positive way to this organization.”

In her spare time, Susan enjoys golfing, reading, and volunteering at animal welfare organizations, where she adopted three of her cats. She and her husband, James, care for seven kitties; Bunny, Foo, Lenny, Squiggy, Agador Spartacus, Pip, Solly, and a forty-five-year-old desert tortoise named Daisy.

Caring for others has been an integral part of Susan’s life and she explains that she was drawn to PCOA for this reason.

“The most exciting thing about this job is how important the work is. It is the direct impact that our work has on the lives of the people we serve. It is all for the betterment of lives. I want to make people’s lives easier and help them not feel so isolated.”