Susan Hackings

Academic Programs Manager

Susan began her career in Environmental Health in London, England, undertaking air and noise pollution monitoring in and around London. She has managed Business Development and Events at both the National Museum of Science & Industry and the Inns of Court School of Law. After arriving in the US, she worked at the American Red Cross for three years as manager of Outreach and Communications, followed by eleven years as Communications and Marketing manager at United Technologies Corporation (now Raytheon Technologies). Susan also spent two years at Yale’s Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, overseeing Communications and Alumni Affairs. She joined DPH in 2021 to help distribute COVID funding to Local Health and joined the Workforce Development team in 2023, where she manages contracts with local health and academic partners.

Susan has an associate degree in Electronics and Physics, a bachelor’s degree in Law, a Marketing diploma, and a master’s in Communication Management. She is currently pursuing her PhD in Education and Social Justice.