"With rich and varied experience as an advertising executive, education entrepreneur, community organizer, and designer, Susan possesses an extraordinary ability to find and narrate the heart of an emotion, idea, product, or activity so to educate, enlighten, and motivate others."
Dr. Alexander Packer, Author, Educator, Psychologist, Manners Guru to the Youth of America
"We heartily recommend Susan as someone with remarkable intuitive and resourcefulness who brings a creative approach to anything she takes on."
Ryan Phelan, Co-Founder Revive & Restore
"Susan is a natural storyteller with an eye for visual detail and an ear for dialogue. She is able to imbue even painful memories with a touch of humor and the observational nuance of a social anthropologist.”
Wil S. Hylton, New York Times Magazine Contributing Writer, Author
"Susan is a brilliant community builder whose skills allows her to illuminate the facts of any issue, identify the relationships that connect them, and frame the story of risks and benefits that allow a community to make informed decisions."
Michael Pollan, Journalist, Author
"Susan is a powerhouse executive. Her decades of business experience as a corporate executive and as an entrepreneur CEO, her creativity, marketing and branding acumen, and her ability to drive results and get things done is a powerful combination. She also has a great heart and is lots of fun to work with."
Alison Davis, Managing Partner Fifth Era
"I've had the pleasure to know Susan Banta as a fellow parent during her career hiatus while she was raising four kids. But even then, she was a collector and connector of people. We've met dear friends at Susan's fund raisers and dinner parties. She's a force of nature who I have no doubt will become the patron saint for countless Heath Hens."
Dave Goelz, Principal Muppet Performer, Gonzo
"We learned first hand Susan's extraordinary skill set. With several decades of professional involvement with major corporations, Susan has been trained to "think big." Her experience with marketing, design, branding, communications, as both a volunteer and on board work were all applicable to the challenges we faced. "
Stewart Brand, Co-Founder of The Long Now Foundation and Revive & Restore Creator of the Whole Earth Catalog
Photograph by Susan Johnson Banta, Sausalito, California