Susanne Taylor has over twenty-five years’ experience as a Communication Specialist in Australia, south east Asia and the UK. Her communication skills include; social impact assessment, stakeholder and community engagement, issues/crisis management and communication policy, planning and strategy.

She has particular expertise in managing complex communication processes in urban development, infrastructure and policy development. 
Career highlights include; ADB -funded projects including – capacity-building and community engagement for an urban transport project in Dhaka Bangladesh, social risk assessment and capacity-building for the Vientiane Sustainable Urban Transport Plan in Laos, Climate Change Fund policy development, building Resilient Sydney’s Framework, assessing travel demand patterns in urban Queensland and programs to build public awareness and transport patronage. 
Susanne holds an honorary research position with Bond University, guest lectures at Bond and Griffith University, Gold Coast and publishes papers on topics including community engagement, land use planning, regional communities and governance models. She graduated with a Masters in Communication from Bond University in 2004.