About Diane M. Sue 

Diane M. Sue received her Ph.D. from the University of Michigan, worked as a school psychologist and school counselor for almost thirty years, and has periodically taught adjunct courses in the education and psychology departments at Western Washington University. Diane has been recognized for her professional and volunteer work with children and families, receiving the Washington State School Psychologist of the Year Award and the Western Washington University College of Education Professional Excellence Award. As a Certified Sag-ing leader with Sage-ing International, Diane enjoys conducting local and online conducting conscious aging workshops. She is also connected with the Humanity Rising global community and the Bellingham Center for Spiritual Living. She is very involved with climate justice work in her local community and is volunteer grief group facilitator for the COVID Grief Network.

Although Remarkable Resilience: The Life and Legacy of Noémi Ban Beyond the Holocaust is Diane’s first book in this genre, Diane has co-authored psychology textbooks including Foundations of Counseling and Psychotherapy: Evidence-Based Practices for a Diverse Society (2008); Understanding Abnormal Behavior, 12th edition (2022), and Essentials of Understanding Abnormal Behavior, 3rd edition (2017). Writing Remarkable Resilience has inspired Diane to take a deeper dive into the socio-political and personal issues brought forward by Noémi’s story, as well as the impact that Noémi has had on the lives she touched.

More about Diane

Diane was born in Winchester, Virginia and raised in Novato, California. She has also lived in Michigan and, most recently, in Washington state. She is the mother of three and has been very involved with the upbringing of her grandsons – energetic, identical twin boys.

One of Diane’s passions is working with youth and young adults. Having worked with preschool, elementary, middle and high school as well as college students, Diane has had the pleasure of supporting (and learning from) youth of all ages, and continues to focus on opportunities for inter generational contact. She believes that intergenerational communication allows us to broaden our perspectives, learn and grow. She also believes that parents, grandparents and other extended family members have tremendous potential to be transformational leaders in the lives of youth.

Diane is a lifelong learner who loves traveling, reading, tennis, gardening, hiking, and spending time with family and friends. She has an ongoing interest and respect for multiculturalism and diversity and a desire to know people and cultures throughout the world. Diane became interested in learning Spanish in middle school and continued to study and practice the language in high school and college. She also expanded her skill with the language while traveling within Mexico, Spain and Costa Rica. Diane’s fluency in Spanish allowed her to work with immigrant youth and families in Washington state and to take a lead role in implementing and providing school counseling services in a local Spanish-English bilingual immersion program. Diane remains interested in global connections and has a goal of further developing her proficiency in French.