July 13, 2020
Susan Racanelli Susan joined the Mission Blue team in early 2019 and brings her development expertise and enthusiasm for global conservation to the organization. She holds a BA in French Language and Literature from San Jose State University and attended the Leavy School of Business at Santa Clara University. In addition, she is a graduate of the Protocol School of Washington, certified to consult in international protocol and etiquette. She has led marketing for high tech, luxury hotels and real estate firms throughout her career. In 2004, Susan found her passion advocating and fundraising for endangered species and environmental causes working with an island conservancy. Her work has taken her all over the world – often with groups of donors – to help indigenous people preserve and restore their historic cultures and precious habitats. On a trip to Fiji in 2015, Susan finally became dive certified. There her love for the ocean and its magical world was fully ignited, much to the delight of her husband, a master diver. Susan enjoys skiing, snorkeling, diving, and cooking exotic cuisines, inspired by her travels, for friends and family. She and her husband live in Baltimore, MD. She also takes pleasure in planning trips to meet up with their son, who currently resides in Tunis, Tunisia.