Sue’s nursing and teaching career spans over 35 years. She has done research in the area of perinatal bereavement and works as a Perinatal Nurse Navigator at Maple Grove Hospital, with families who have experienced the early or late loss of a baby. She is also an adjunct nursing professor at Bethel University and has practiced maternal child nursing in a variety of settings. Sue has led nursing conferences in the US, Spain, and Uganda. She, along with a colleague, began a program in Uganda “Birth with Dignity”. The program educates and trains midwives and physicians in high risk perinatal care and bereavement care for families who suffer a stillbirth. Sue resides in the Twin Cities of Minnesota with her husband and family.