Sue enjoyed a long and successful career in the oil and gas industry as a landman and negotiator. Most of her career was spent working in the offshore arena. She retired as Vice President-Land with Venari Resources twelve years ago. Sue also worked as a consultant and an adjunct professor teaching energy management at UTD School of Management for several years. She has served as co-founder and President of Texoma Westend  Support LLC. This charitable organization serves West Grayson County.  Sue also helped start a sewing initiative, “Threads for Change,” that allowed refugee women to learn a new skill and build community.

Sue enjoys NWC’s Gourmet III Group, Can-Do-Quilters, Couples Dine-out, Evening Book Club, and Two-deck Canasta; she also enjoys reading and “ladies who lunch.” She has served NWC as its General Fund Treasurer, Charitable Fund Treasurer, and Long-range Planning Team Chair.

Sue is married to Nick Engels, has two grown children, eight grandchildren, and a miniature Beagle who prefers to be treated as an only child. There is also a great-grandchild coming in the Spring of 2025! She describes herself as a Christian, dog lover, wine drinker, talker, half-way minimalist, and generally content individual. Sue advises, “It’s never too late to start again, you’re never too old to fall in love, and there are still some good things to be found on the internet.”

Sue enjoyed a long and successful career in the oil and gas industry as a landman and negotiator. Most of her career was spent working in the offshore arena. She retired as Vice President-Land with Venari Resources nine years ago. Sue then spent several years as a consultant and as an Adjunct Professor at UTD teaching energy management in the School of Management. In 2017, she retired again to care for her husband who died that year.

Sue enjoys NWC’s Gourmet Group and Can-Do-Quilters who work together to make quilts for charity. She enjoys reading, quilting, “ladies who lunch.” She has served as co-founder and President of Texoma Westend
Support LLC, a charitable organization that provides lunch and breakfast to West Grayson County students during the summer and other school breaks. Her current involvement with this organization is as VP Fund Raising and food procurement. Last year Sue co-founded a sewing initiative, “Threads for Change,” that provides refugee women with the opportunity to learn a new skill and build community.

Sue has served NWC as Director of its General Fund Treasurer. Sue moved to Dallas in 1981 and considers Dallas her hometown. Sue loves to travel. She has been throughout the US, Europe, Canada, Mexico, the Caribbean Islands, and Israel. Some of her favorite cities are New York, Boston, and Washington, D.C. She particularly loves any place with white sane, gentle waves, and cabana boys stopping by regularly with cold drinks. Sue even lived in Okinawa as a child. She and her husband’s next major trip is the US NW. Sue and her new husband just purchased an RV for this very purpose.

Sue has two grown children, 8 grandchildren, and a miniature Beagle who prefers to be treated as an only child. She describes herself as a Christian, dog lover, wine drinker, talker, half-way minimalist, and generally content individual. Sue has a zest for life and remarried last year to Nick Engels. Sue advises, “It’s never too late to start again, you’re never too old to fall in love, and there are some good things to be found on the internet.”