Susan Bender is the Service-Learning Coordinator for Monroe Community College where she also serves as an adjunct in the Visual and Performing Arts and Education Departments.

Prior to service-learning, Susan was the Assessment Coordinator of the Work and Learn program and has been employed at Monroe Community College since June, 1999.

Susan coordinates the service-learning curriculum, teaches service-learning courses, and provides training to all new service-learning faculty at MCC. She has written numerous articles, designed service-learning courses and manuals, and has given presentations and trainings about service-learning both regionally and nationally. Susan is a national trainer for the Supporting Actions For Engagement (SAFE) Learn and Serve grant which provides extensive training on how to integrate service-learning into curriculum related to homeland security and domestic preparedness.

Susan is a Nationally Certified Counselor of the National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC) and a member of the Counseling Academic and Professional Honor Society International, Chi Sigma Iota. Susan is also a member of the American Counseling Association and The American Association for Women of Community Colleges.

She obtained a Master of Science in Education from the State University of New York at Brockport and a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from the State University of New York at Cortland. Phone: 585-262-1710 Fax: 585-262-1615 E-Mail: Sbender@monroecc.edu