Susan Lindauer brings more than 25 years of experience in advocating for prevention and child and youth well-being programs, resource development, strategic planning, and advancing cross-system alignment for children and families. She holds a dual master’s degree in Social Service and Law and Social Policy from Bryn Mawr College’s Graduate School of Social Work and Social Research, and a bachelor’s degree from Pacific Lutheran University.

From 2004 to 2011, Susan served as the first Resource Developer for the Oregon Commission on Children and Families, where she built strategic public-private partnerships and leveraged $6.2 million in private, federal, and foundation funding. In 2011, she was appointed Executive Director of the Children’s Trust Fund of Oregon (CTFO), where she successfully advocated for increased federal and state investments in child abuse prevention and family well-being. During her tenure, she partnered with Portland State University and Prevent Child Abuse Oregon to develop county-level prevention data and collaborated with statewide leaders to create Oregon’s first Blueprint for Prevention.

In 2016, Susan stepped down as Executive Director of CTFO and was appointed by the Dean of Trinity Episcopal Cathedral to a three-year term as Senior Warden, serving in a role comparable to Board Chair. She is also an entrepreneur and co-founder of Lindauer Confections, created in partnership with a classically trained French pastry chef. Her confections are inspired by her family’s Northern California farm, Lindauer River Ranch, where she is a third-generation owner and partner.

In 2020, Susan joined the national Children’s Trust Fund Alliance as Senior Associate for Membership, supporting and strengthening Children’s Trust Funds nationwide. Since 2023, she has provided resource development and strategic consulting services to Prevent Child Abuse Oregon, which originated as an advisory committee of the Children’s Trust Fund of Oregon during her tenure as Executive Director.