002: Building Yourself Into What’s Next – Suzanne Flax

Suzanne Flax is a Special Education Advocate and Consultant here in the Greater Boston area. Originally from Michigan, she has a B.A. in English from The University of Michigan and went on to earn a master’s degree in Speech and Language Pathology at Columbia University. For over 30 years, Suzanne has dedicated her career an […]

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Suzanne Flax is a Special Education Advocate and Consultant here in the Greater

Boston area. Originally from Michigan, she has a B.A. in English from

The University of Michigan and went on to earn a master’s degree in Speech and

Language Pathology at Columbia University. For over 30 years, Suzanne has

dedicated her career an advocate and consultant for students and families with

diverse special education needs and is licensed and certified in several disciplines.

She holds state licenses to practice speech-language pathology in

Massachusetts and New York and is clinically certified as a speech-language

pathologist through the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association.

Additionally, she is certified as an Early Intervention Specialist through the

Massachusetts Department of Public Health and has completed a certificate as

a Parent Consultant through the Federation of Children with Special Needs. In

2017, Suzanne completed an extensive training program in Wrights Law Special

Education Law and Advocacy. This training enabled her to fulfill a goal to

transition her career from a full-time practice as a speech-language pathologist

to opening her own business as a Special Education Advocate. Suzanne

consults with families, urban and suburban school systems and private schools,

offering her extensive knowledge in all disabilities including communication

disorders, Autism Spectrum Disorders, developmental delays and transition

planning. She provides observations and evaluations of current and proposed

Individual Education Plans and 504 placements, attend team meetings, Bureau

of Special Education Appeals mediation and due process hearings as well as

securing out-of-district placements.

Please join me in welcoming Suzanne Flax.

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In this episode we discuss:

Where Suzanne started and how she knew it was time to make a change.
The process Suzanne went through to become an advocate.
How she moved from being an employee to being completely self-employed.
Her life philosophy.
How she feels about the work she is doing today, and how she nurtures her career.
Her encouragement for other people who feel like they are facing a career transition.

Links:

Suzanne Flax on LinkedIn and Twitter.

Books mentioned in this episode:

“7 Habits of Highly Effective People” by Stephen R. Covey

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