Susan Thacker was reared in Houston, Texas. Susan received recognition for her artwork at an early age. At ages 17 and 18, she was awarded three Scholastic Art Gold Keys. One of her pieces, 'Needle Weaving', was exhibited in the Museum of Modern Art (now called MoMA) in New York through the Scholastic awards. In her teens, she worked as an intern in the Creative Department of a large ad agency, Ketchum, MacLeod and Grove. She loved the creative environment, but decided to go into marketing. Working in 'Creative' broadened her...more