Susan Bickford has a Master of Science degree in Environmental Science: Resource Conservation from Antioch University New England and Bachelor of Science degree in Environmental Science and Policy from the University of Southern Maine. She works as the Stewardship Coordinator at the Wells National Estuarine Research Reserve in Wells Maine where she is also the Geospatial specialist.

Sue also owns New England UAV, a drone consulting company and is interested in bringing drone technology into the Environmental Science field. She has been working with educational and environmental institutions for the last seven years to help make this happen.