Suzanne Stoddard has been an English as a Second Language (ESL) instructor at the International Education Center (IEC) at Diablo Valley College (DVC) in Pleasant Hill, California for 14 years.  Co-author with Ellen Augustine (formerly Schwartz) of Taking Back our Lives in the Age of Corporate Dominance, Suzanne is an active volunteer on behalf of Emergency Preparedness and an avid environmentalist.  She seeks to help develop the next generation of leaders and donates time and money to organizations which encourage the thriving of the environment and of young people.