Sister Suzanne Cotter

Biography:

Sister Suzanne taught in various schools in South Dakota for over 20 years. She ministered in Mission Effectiveness for (Avera) Presentation Health System and as a pastoral and education associate in Sioux Falls for ten years. Sister helped establish Marian House in Sioux Falls, which was a vocation, formation and hospitality house that hosted many different retreats, book clubs and small groups doing mission projects. Sister currently resides in Sioux Falls, and serves on a number of boards and is active in prayer ministry.

1951-1952 – Holy Family, Mitchell, SD – Second Grade
1952-1954 – St. Teresa, Huron, SD – Seventh Grade
1954-1960 – Sacred Heart, Aberdeen, SD – Eighth Grade
1960-1961 – St. Thomas, Madison, SD – Seventh and Eighth Grade
1961-1963 – St. Mary High School, Salem, SD – Teacher
1963-1965 – Notre Dame High School, Mitchell, SD – Teacher
1965-1988 – O’Gorman High School, Sioux Falls, SD – Teacher Chairperson of Theology
1971-1975 – St. Lambert, Sioux Falls, SD – Religious Education
1972-1988 – O’Gorman, Sioux Falls, SD – Teacher and Religious Education
1988-1990 – (Avera) Presentation Health System, Sioux Falls, SD – Mission Effectiveness
1990-1998 – St. Michael, Sioux Falls, SD – Pastoral and Education Associate
1990-2007 – O’Gorman, Sioux Falls, SD – Latin Instructor
2004 – Marion House, Sioux Falls, SD – Family Services and Heart Hospital Ethics Committee
2004 – 2017 – Prayer Ministry and Committee Member, Sioux Falls, SD – Prayer Ministry, PBVM Catholic Schools Scholarship Committee and Avera Heart Hospital Ethics Committee