Susan is part Native-American (Cherokee), part Puerto Rican and was born and raised on Long Island; however she has managed to lose the accent: "It is just one notch above New Jersey…not good. I can still do an awesome Rosie Perez imitation though when needed."

Susan is working her way through the ranks at a top-tier investment bank through hard work, determination and drive. It may be a far cry from her blue collar past but she has managed to move up in a male-dominated field and hasn't looked back. This is a woman who is not easily daunted.

"I'm entirely too competitive" she says frankly " I feel like there is an element of competition in everything I do." She has turned this particular character weakness to her advantage and has reaped the financial rewards.

Her father works for the United States Postal Service and her mother runs a non-profit organization that helps Hispanic Americans enter the workforce without relying on the government. Both parents are very proud of their youngest child, even if they don't entirely understand just what it is their clever daughter does for a living. Susan speaks warmly about her family and visits them often in Long Island. Susan also has an older sister who also resides in Long Island and a brother who lives in Virginia.

But don't think that Susan is just a pretty, hardworking girl living the American dream. This girl is feisty and has attitude.