Susan Shaw, LCSW, is a community organizer whose roots as a narrative family therapist were borne out of her early activism for racial, social and economic justice. In 2009 Susan co-founded the North Bay Organizing Project (NBOP) and served as its Executive Director for the next 12 years. Susan also co-founded the Graton Day Labor Center (Centro Laboral de Graton) in 2002, and served as the Director for five years (until 2008) as well as board member for 14 years (through 2016).

Alongside her responsibilities as Director of NBOP, Susan also served as the state director for Gamaliel of California for six years, until 2018. Susan has served as board chair of Meridian University for many years, where she earlier taught in its social psychology graduate program. Raised in Singapore and rural Ohio, Susan lives in western Sonoma County.