Susan Handy hails from the "other" side of Portland. Her family lived in West Linn the first eight years of her life. Her father then had the family move to Northern CA for a job opportunity, lasting one and a half years. When the time came to move back to Oregon, the family voted to move back to the exact same neighborhood! (Different house) Susan went on to graduate from West Linn High School. After finishing school, Susan went directly into the job market, working five years in the title insurance industry in Wyoming. During this time Susan was doing volunteer work with special needs kids. Her heart was opened to the idea of working with children and making a worthwhile contribution to society. Susan came back to Oregon and enrolled at Western OR Univ. for four years, earning her teaching degree. Working for several years in private Catholic schools, Susan continued with her childhood love of bicycling. In 1990 Susan was loving her career as a teacher and being a part of the cycling world with involvement in Bike Centennial, a non-profit bicycle travel organization. While on a bike tour with this organization, Susan met Paul Handy. There were 12 in the group and they biked from Newport News, VA. to Florence, OR. The group camped the entire way across the US! Paul and Susan dated after the bike tour and married the very next year. Paul was from Maryland, moving to Oregon to be with his bride. Daniel was born in 1992 and David came along in 1994. When Daniel was born, Susan went to part-time teaching and began tutoring K-12th graders on the side. When Daniel was in kindergarten, Susan was hired by HB Lee Middle School, working in special ed. Susan was there for just a year and then transferred to Margaret Scott to teach 4th grade. In 2001 Susan was hired in Corbett as a 5/6th grade teacher. She has shuffled around the grade school over the years, teaching various grade levels. Currently she is teaching a 3, 4 ,5 blend. In her free time, she continues to bicycle, read, sew and crochet. She is looking to join the local Master's swim team with Paul and is even considering entering her very first sprint triathlon in 2015! Susan and Paul live in Corbett while both sons are away, working on their college degrees. Daniel will finish in 2015 and David in 2017.
