Who is Susan Seipel?
Susan Seipel was sponsored by fellow banker Jim Crites and became a member of Rotary on February 27, 1997. Deeply committed to Rotary, she is a Past President and a Paul Harris fellow. In addition, she has been a member of the board of the Rotary Foundation and has been active in various capacities within the organization, including serving as secretary, program chair, and publisher of the 50th anniversary booklet.
Susan has been married to Walter Seipel for more than 50 years and have one son, Peter, who was himself a member of Rotary. A native of New Haven, Connecticut, Susan comes from a big Italian family. She and Walter fell in love with the island during their honeymoon in St. Thomas in 1963, purchased a piece of land in Skyline drive and moved here five years later.
From 1970 to 1989, Susan worked at Citibank where she handled credit functions and directed marketing and sales programs. Rising through the ranks, Susan held most every job there and retired from banking as the manager of Citibank Virgin Islands. She also served as Vice President of ABN-AMRO Trust Company and as the manager of a financial services company. Susan and her husband owned and operated successful businesses of their own including a Nordside grocery on the northside and Soap Opera laundromat in Subbase.
Susan has been very involved in community activities and was the President of the League of Women Voters of the Virgin Islands from 1982-84; she continues to be involved with the League. She has served on the boards of numerous organizations including Sts. Peter and Paul School, the Law Enforcement Planning Commission, the United Way of St. Thomas-St. John, Community Foundation of the Virgin Islands, and the Bankers' Association where she was Vice President. She is presently treasurer of the Mountain Top Condominium Association.
During football season, Susan can be found in front of the television, rooting for the New York Giants.
Later in life Susan developed a new hobby and has become an avid golfer, enjoying the exercise, camaraderie, and tranquility of early Sunday mornings on the golf course.. She is looking forward to the reopening of Mahogany Run.
Ironically , the first golf trophy won was with president Paul Doumeng