Susan Sukkar has had a long and varied career as a music educator working across early childhood, primary, secondary and tertiary sectors. This includes an extensive association with the recorder, performing professionally with many ensembles in Australia and overseas. She holds Bachelor and Master of Education degrees and studied recorder at post graduate level at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music and the Royal Conservatorium Den Haag, Holland.

Susan has been an active supporter of school music programs for many years, directing ensembles in infants’ schools through to mentoring high school students studying for the Higher School Certificate. She was a Lecturer in Primary Music Education for several years at the University of Western Sydney, Nepean, and more recently the University of Technology, Sydney, and has conducted professional learning workshops for Musica Viva. In 2014, Susan was awarded the Alan Laughlan Award for Outstanding leadership in Education by the Australian College of Educators, and in 2016 an award for outstanding leadership as an executive teacher.

Susan is currently the Arts Coordination Officer and Lead Mentor- National Music Teacher Mentoring Program for the NSW Department of Education.