Susan Shahidi was born in Iran and has been a resident of Irvine since 1979 and has completed her Middle school and High school in Irvine, California. She graduated cum laude from Loma Linda University with a degree in Bio/Chemistry in 1988.
Susan has over twenty years of experience in Real Estate, Mortgage, financial planning, new-business development and business management.
In June of 2012, Susan left the corporate world of Edward Jones to follow her lifelong passion of helping others, particularly children. In addition to her position at Jones and Associates she is currently Director of Public Relations for International Society for children with cancer (ISCC). Prior to joining ISCC Susan served the organization as a volunteer for 4 years. She is an advocate for children’s rights and is very passionate about helping less fortunate.
Susan has always been very involved in her community and is active in charitable work. She has served on the board of National Charity league for the past 3 years and has been a Board member with Rotary Club, Tustin Santa Ana Chapter for the past 2 years and is currently serving on the board of Tustin Police Foundation.
Susan has been married for over 20 years to Shawn Shahidi and they have a17 year’s old daughter.