Background
Best, Susan Louise was born on March 22, 1954 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States. Daughter of Albert M. and F. Jane (Evans) Best.
Best, Susan Louise was born on March 22, 1954 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States. Daughter of Albert M. and F. Jane (Evans) Best.
Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering with high honors, University Delaware, 1976. Master of Science, California State University, 1979.
Engineer, Bechtel Power Corporation, Los Angeles, 1976-1979; building engineer, American Can Company, Oakbrook, Illinois, 1979-1980; associate, Barton-Aschon Associations, Inc., Evanston, Illinois, 1980-1982; senior transportation engineer, Metro Transportation Group, Bloomingdale, Illinois, 1982-1984; senior engineer, Orth-Rodgers & Associations, Inc., Philadelphia, 1984-1985; senior transportation engineer/manager technical services, McCormick, Taylor & Associations, Inc., Philadelphia, since 1985.
Member worship committee Temple Lutheran Church, Havertown, 1985-1990, adult Sunday school coordinator, 1987-1992, choir, since 1984, treasurer, since 1986, congregation council, 1986-1991, handbell choir, since 1995. Treasurer Cub Pack 332 Boy Scouts American, Havertown, 1990-1994, newsletter editor, 1991-1993. Lynnewood Elementary school representative Pennsylvania Association Gifted Education, Havertown, 1991-1994, treasurer, since 1992, NewsPages editor, 1992-1994, middle school representative, since 1994.
Newsletter editor Troop 296 Boy scouts American, Havertown, since 1995. Chair Morton Grove (Illinois) Traffic Safety Committee, 1984. Member Northwestern Choral Society, Des Plaines, Illinois, 1981-1983.
Member American Society of Civil Engineers, American Society Highway Engineers, Transportation Research Board, Delaware Valley Engineers (senior vice chair week council since 1994), Society Women Engineers (treasurer Middle-Atlantic region since 1989, nominating committee national society 1983-1984, chair membership committee 1982-1984, chair procedures committee 1984-1987, chair tellers committee 1988, vice-chair career development conference Los Angeles section 1979, president Chicago regional section 1982-1984, treasurer Philadelphia section 1991-1993, chair fund development scholarship program since 1995), Institute Transportation Engineers (director chicago section 1984, program committee 1983, annual meeting general chair dist 2 1993, area director Mid-Atlantic section 1986-1987, treasurer 1988, secretary 1989, Second vice president 1990, 1st vice president 1991, president 1993, district 2 secretary-treasurer 1994, vice president 1995, president 1996).
Married Francis S. Talarowski, Junior, July17, 1976. 1 child, Andrew.