Administration

With over 40 years combined experience, the Program’s administration is committed to each student. Program Assistants help each applicant with admissions, internships, financial aid, housing and employment. The Program Director conducts employment workshops and reviews the resumes of the graduates. The Program Director, Sue Sullivan, is former President of the American Association for Paralegal Educators (AAFPE). She has worked with the National Association of Legal Assistants (NALA) and the National Federation of Paralegal Associations, Inc. (NFPA) on their certification exams. She has also served on the American Bar Association’s Approval Commission for paralegal programs and currently serves as an educational consultant for the ABA’s Standing Committee on Legal Assistants.

Susan M. Sullivan, Director
M.A., University of San Diego
B.A., University of San Diego

Gretchen Veihl, Assistant Director
B.A., Elizabethtown College

Charlene Laurvick, Program Assistant
USD Paralegal Program, 2003
B.S. University of Wisconsin

Andrea Reedholm, Program Assistant
USD Paralegal Program, 2006
B.A., California State University, San Marcos

Karen Scheer, Financial Aid Counselor
B.A., University of California, San Diego