Susan Tolleson was appointed to the Shawnee (KS) Community Engagement Task Force, Ward 1. Susan has lived in Shawnee 14 years and in the metro area for 31. She has more than 30 years of experience in marketing communications and public involvement. She currently is a senior marketing writer at Johnson County Community College and has held communications roles with HNTB, Burns & McDonnell, Greater KC Community Foundation and the Kansas City Zoo. She has run a freelance consulting business for 17 years and has managed volunteers at Shawnee Town 1929 Museum and Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts. She has a master’s degree in strategic marketing communications from KU. She is married and has a daughter who will attend KU in the fall.