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Suzanne Staples is an accomplished program planner and author with extensive experience in promoting creativity through literature and the arts. Currently serving as a program planner for The Gathering since 2007, Suzanne crafts annual conference themes and curates speaker lineups, focusing on stimulating participants' creativity through various artistic disciplines. Additionally, Suzanne leads The Gathering at Keystone College and has been an author since 1990, publishing eight novels for young readers, many of which have received awards and recognition. With a background in journalism as a bureau chief for United Press International, where coverage included significant events in South Asia, Suzanne also speaks internationally on topics related to women in Islam, literacy, and the narrative power of stories, holding degrees in Literature and Political Science from Cedar Crest College.