Spencer-Wendel, Susan

A journalist for over twenty years, SUSAN SPENCER-WENDEL left her job as courts reporter for the Palm Beach Post when she was diagnosed with ALS in 2011. She has been honoured by the Society of Professional Journalists, the Florida Press Club and Florida Bar for her coverage of legal issues. A graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, she holds a master s degree in journalism from the University of Florida. She lives in Florida with her husband, John, and their three children, fourteen-year-old Marina, ten-year-old Aubrey and eight-year-old Wesley.