Faculty

Profile

Susanna Moyer is an entrepreneurial creative director, business executive and educator. She has managed multi million dollar brands, developed business strategies and elevated design team levels driving business results.

Her experience in the fashion industry in both women’s and menswear has led her to work for a number of high profile brands including Christian Dior Paris, Liz Claiborne and Hickey Freeman. During 10 years Susanna designed, financed and oversaw all operations of her namesake collection selling to Neiman Marcus, Nordstrom and over 250 specialty stores.       

Susanna serves on the board as the Creative Director for CADA, (Council of Asian Designers of America), Issachar Center for Entrepreneurial Studies and Career Gear, a nonprofit social enterprise whose mission is to empower men to look and feel their best while entering or reentering the workforce. 

Susanna is currently a Part-Time Assistant Professor at Parsons School of Design teaching in the BFA and MPS programs and Adjunct Professor at The Fashion Institute of Technology. She has created sustainable and ethical modules as a Visiting Professor at The American University in Paris, and has taught and lectured for LIM College, Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU), FIDM, Parsons Paris and Wenzhou University. Susanna is a member of Fashion Consort an agency of experts and professionals who create, produce and deliver content that inspires, entertains and educates businesses, students and consumers, with a focus on current issues, innovations and authentic human connections. 

Susanna received a BFA from Parsons School of Design and MPS at The Fashion Institute of Technology in the Global Fashion Management graduate program.

Degrees Held

BFA Parsons School of Design

MPS Fashion Institue of Technology 

Research Interests

Fashion design, design education, entrepreneurship, design theory, professional development.