Susan Fancher

Susan Fancher most recently served as Senior Vice President of Marketing for Connections Education, a division of Pearson and a leader in online learning for students in grades K-12. Ms. Fancher directed branding and advertising, direct and online marketing, grassroots outreach, public relations, and marketing research and analytics. During her tenure the company grew from serving approximately 2,500 to approximately 60,000 full-time students. Prior to Connections Education she served as director of marketing at Barnes & Noble, where she launched and managed the company’s loyalty program. Earlier, Ms. Fancher held marketing and analytics positions in the retail financial services industry. She was director of marketing at Harley-Davidson Financial Services, database marketing director in the card services division of J.P. Morgan Chase, and credit risk management analyst at American Express. She began her professional career at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, where she served in the domestic research, bank services, and public information departments.

Ms. Fancher earned a Bachelor of Science in Economics from the University of Wisconsin—Madison and an M.B.A. from New York University Stern School of Business. Ms. Fancher has served as member and president of the Washington County (Maryland) Humane Society board of directors.