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Susan Peña (she/her) is the Admissions, Marketing & Communications Manager, as well as a Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI) Co-Lead at Villiers School, which is located in Limerick, Ireland.
Villiers School is an IB World School, one of only four schools in Ireland offering the IBDP. Villiers School was recently awarded a 'One Good School' award for promoting positive mental health, and the 'Belong To Quality Mark' for creating a safe school environment for LGBTQ+ youth.
Susan is an Alumna of Villiers School, and went on to achieve an Honours Bachelor’s degree in Commerce from the National University of Ireland, Galway, as well as an International Diploma from Shannon College of Hotel Management. Susan's background is in Hotel Management. She spent 12 years working in hotels and resorts in both Europe and the United States. While in the US, Susan lived for 9 years in South Carolina, where she got married and had three children.
In 2017, Susan returned to Ireland with her family. In 2020, Susan achieved a Masters in Business Administration (MBA) from the University of Limerick, with a research focus on Marketing and Communications. More recently, in 2023, Susan achieved a Graduate Diploma in Equality, Diversity & Inclusion from the University of Limerick.
Susan's passion for people, the celebration of diversity, and advocacy for inclusion comes from her family and life experience. It is important to Susan to celebrate the identities and intricacies of each individual, for example, ethnicity, gender identity and neurodiversity.
Susan is a member of the Diversity & Inclusion in Education Network (DIEN) in Ireland and a current mentor in DEI for Network Ireland.