Suzanne Miller earned a Bachelor of Science in Education from the University of Oklahoma and a Master of Arts in Education from Baker University. She taught junior high English for 12 years. During that time, she worked with the Student Assistance Program, she worked for eight years with Mentor Moms, a program that supports teen moms, teaching effective parenting skills and helping them graduate high school, and she helped co-found her district's Breakfast Club, an organization meant to break down barriers between the different social cliques, to promote diversity and to eliminate bullying in school. While attending OU, Suzanne was a resident advisor in University Housing for three years.