Along with serving as the Director of Operations, Susie is a full time wife to the very handsome Bob Merriman and a full time mother to the adorable FIT mascots, Lincoln and Kylie. In her spare time, Susie enjoys working as a Physical Therapist in a very busy outpatient sports and orthopedic clinic. Susie is a former competitive cheerleader, a physical fitness enthusiast, and a little league coach. Through her professional, athletic and coaching careers, Susie has seen the effects that undiagnosed head injuries can have on young athletes and looks forward to seeing the FITGuard aid in keeping these athletes safer, while playing the sports they love!

Susie holds a degree in Exercise Science as well as Physical Therapy from Wichita State University. She is a member of the American Physical Therapy Association and has obtained clinical specialist certification – Orthopedic Certified Specialist – through the American Board of Physical Therapy Specialties.