Susan Hoff is a native of Midland, Texas. She earned a degree in bilingual/bicultural education from Fort Lewis College in Durango, Colorado and completed graduate work in early childhood education at the University of Texas of the Permian Basin and post graduate work in public administration and policy analysis at the University of Texas at Dallas. In early 2009 she joined United Way of Metropolitan Dallas where she currently serves as Chief Strategy and Operations Officer.
Prior to joining the United Way of Metropolitan Dallas team in 2009, Susan was the CEO and President of ChildCareGroup, a Dallas based non-profit organization dedicated to promoting, delivering and expanding the best child care services available outside the home. She worked in several other nonprofit organizations including Educational First Steps, Good Shepherd Community Center, and Rainbow Days.
Her professional experience includes the positions of teacher, child care center director, and parent educator in domestic violence and drug abuse prevention programs. She is a trainer and public speaker, has developed curricula and educational publications for children and adults, and is an accomplished fund developer. Susan is a well-known children's advocate at the local, state, and national levels.
Susan is the past president of the Texas Association for the Education of Young Children and serves on an advisory committee for the National Association for the Education of Young Children. She is the incoming President of the board of the Texas Early Childhood Education Coalition (TECEC) and a member of the advisory board of the Texas Early Care and Education Career Development System and serves on the Board of the National Society for Collegiate Scholars and is a member of the Dallas Social Venture Partners and the Jr. League of Richardson.
Susan and her husband Steve are the proud parents of three children, Dustin, Miranda, and Madeline.


The Pierce Brosnan drama will return in 2018 with 10 episodes.
The Son will return to AMC.
The Pierce Brosnan-led drama has been renewed for a second season at the cable network, it was announced Friday. The Western will return in 2018 with 10 new episodes.
Based on the New York Times best-selling book of the same name by Meyer, The Son is a sweeping saga about a Texas ranching and oil family that spans three generations and 150 years. The series specifically looks at the transformation of patriarch Eli McCullough (Brosnan) from good-natured innocent to calculating killer.
Meyer also co-created the series and executive produces with fellow writers Lee Shipman, Brian McGreevy and showrunner Kevin Murphy. Tom Lesinski and Jenna Santoianni also exec produce the drama, which hails from AMC Studios and Sonar Entertainment.
The Son launched in April across multiple AMC-owned networks, including SundanceTV. According to AMC, season one is averaging 2.3 million viewers and ranks as the top original cable program on Saturday nights. Although Saturday has traditionally been a quiet night for originals, AMC previously found success there airing later seasons of the Civil War-era drama Hell on Wheels.
The Son joins fellow AMC originals The Walking Dead, Fear the Walking Dead, Better Call Saul, Preacher, Into the Badlands, Humans and the upcoming final seasons of Turn: Washington's Spies and Halt and Catch Fire.
For Brosnan, The Son marks his first TV series regular role in three decades, as Remington Steele went off the air in 1987.


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Attorneys Christian Van Riper and Tim Nies are experienced and dedicated trial attorneys.
Christian, a resident of Stuart for more than 36 years, is a former Prosecutor for Florida's 19th Judicial Circuit, which includes Martin and St. Lucie counties.
Christian has litigated countless criminal cases, first as a prosecutor and then as a skilled and dedicated criminal defense attorney. He is known by prosecutors, and fellow defense attorneys alike, for his commitment to clients, proactive litigation style and his accessibility. All criminal defense clients and their family members have Christian's cell phone to contact him when they need him most, day or night. From his years of experience as a prosecutor for the State of Florida and as a former Florida DCF investigator, Christian has unique insight into how prosecutors evaluate and ultimately try criminal cases.
Our attorney, Timothy Nies, is a U.S. Army Veteran, having served with the elite 75th Ranger Regiment, and a former insurance defense casualty trial attorney, where he litigated and tried complex injury cases for the largest insurance companies in the U.S. and Fortune 500 companies, ranging from DUI accident claims to wrongful death cases.
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Christian and Tim, who try every case as an aggressive trial team, are dedicated to providing the strongest, and most well-planned, criminal defense representation in all types of cases, including: Felonies, Misdemeanors, Murder, Manslaughter, Traffic Offenses, Juvenile Delinquency, Violation of Probation, DUI, BUI, Drug Charges, Doctor Shopping, Fraud, Internet and Computer Crimes, Domestic Battery, White Collar Crimes, Computer Crimes, Prescription Fraud, Immigration Fraud, Violent Crimes, Sexual Battery, Workers' Compensation Fraud, Credit Card Fraud, and Bond Reductions.
Our attorneys regularly visit clients being held at the Martin County Jail and would appreciate the opportunity to visit with a family member, or a loved one, in jail for free to discuss his or her case.
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The Votes Have Been Tallied In the Domestic Upgrade Showdown.
I really appreciated Jeanne from Heels First Travel helping me out with the domestic upgrade showdown. She made a valiant argument here, and even tried to leverage politics and claim I wasn't democratic, but when the final votes were counted….
Yup, it was a smack down. Unfortunately, our opinion doesn't dictate what the final solution adopted by American Airlines will be. Boy, wouldn't that be great if we could vote on it?
At any rate, we've got two gift cards to award and Jeanne already did her job. Now it's time to do mine.
SJ's our lucky winner, but his comments are also spot on. You've got a better chance to get an upgrade on American. And, SJ has $50 in Amazon cash.
Jeanne is up for having another fight friendly debate with me.
What should our next showdown be?