Name: Sue Hoppin

Web Site: http://www.suehoppin.com

Bio: Sue has been a military spouse since 1992 and has accompanied her service member spouse on assignments to countries all over the world, including Japan and Germany as well as numerous installations stateside. She has held numerous high profile volunteer positions; her responsibilities ranged from squadron fundraiser and spouse club membership chair to the presidency of both the Kadena Officers’ Spouses’ Club and of the Ramstein Elementary School PTA. She is the immediate past president of the Air Force Officers Wives Club of the Greater Washington DC area. She was recognized for her volunteer efforts with awards as Volunteer of the Year at McConnell AFB (1999) and as the 76th Airlift Squadron Spouse of the Year (2002).

Sue was hired by the Military Officers Association of America in April 2005 and quickly established herself as an expert in military spouse issues. Shortly thereafter, Sue was selected to be MOAA’s first deputy director for spouse outreach charged with spearheading military spouse initiatives for the 370,000 member association. In 2007, Sue co-authored, “A Family’s Guide to the Military” for the popular Dummies series. In recognition of her accomplishments, Military Spouse Magazine named Sue on both their 2007 and 2008 Who’s Who of Military Spouses list recognizing those who have made significant contributions in the military community for all military spouses; making her the only person to be named on the list two years in a row.

Sue holds a bachelor’s degree in international studies from the University of Denver and a master’s degree in international relations from the University of Oklahoma.