Background 

Susan Lowe joined the staff of SCIAA in April 2007 after moving here from the D.C area where she was employed by Loudoun County Public Schools. She received her BA's in Sociology and Spanish from Sam Houston State University in Huntsville, Texas. She is interested in ancient Mayan civilization and has visited ruins such as Ek Balam, Coba, San Gervasio, Xcaret, Tulum, and Chitchen Itza (and has climbed the tall pyramid). She has also visited Knossos, Nea Moni, and the Parthenon in Greece.