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Executive Director
Susan Etheridge

Longtime children’s rights advocate Susan Etheridge has a career spanning more more than 40 years as a teacher, Child Protective Services (CPS) caseworker, supervisor, program director and program administrator.

“I have dedicated my professional life to protecting children and believe there is no higher calling than to be able to go home at the end of the day and know that a child is safe and protected because of the work you do.”

She has been honored with the State Team Excellence Award, Professional Division, honored by Dallas County Commissioners for her work with CPS and has been named Social Worker of the Year.

She maintains memberships in the National Association of Social Workers, Collin County Family Violence Council, Beyond ABC, Plano Metro Rotary Club and Tex Protects and serves on the 2008 United Way Campaign.  She is also participating in the current Leadership Plano class.

With an undergraduate degree in education from the University of North Texas, she received a master’s degree in Social Work from University of Texas at Arlington and has served as executive director for nonprofits specifically dealing with abused and neglected children in Collin County for the past 4 years.

Mrs. Etheridge has been married 38 years and is the mother of 5 and grandmother of 5.