Susan Eads Role, JD, CP, PRP
Email: serole@
Susan Eads Role is the founder and principal member of Parliamentary Services, LLC, where she provides consulting services to a wide variety of local, state, and national organizations and their members in the government, nonprofit, and for-profit sectors. A longtime member of the American Institute of Parliamentarians and the National Association of Parliamentarians (NAP), Susan served as the vice-chair of the Commission on Credentialing, which is responsible for NAP’s credentialing programs. She currently serves as president of the Louisiana Association of Parliamentarians, trustee of the NAP Educational Foundation, and clerk of the American College of Parliamentary Lawyers.
Susan is an experienced adviser on parliamentary law and procedure, strategy, and tactics. She serves as parliamentarian for all types of in-person and electronic meetings, including board meetings, annual meetings, and conventions; acts as presiding officer and facilitator; advises on disciplinary procedure, including trials; drafts bylaws and bylaw amendments, resolutions and motions, special rules of order, and standing rules; oversees elections; testifies as an expert witness; and trains boards, officers, committee chairs, and delegates. Susan also is an accomplished researcher and writer, proficient at analyzing, interpreting, and explaining complex information. She communicates clearly, in writing and verbally, through educational presentations, memoranda, minutes, parliamentary opinions, and scripts.
In addition to her work as a parliamentarian, Susan is an attorney, a member of the District of Columbia Bar, and a former government relations professional and association executive. During her career, she worked for the United States House of Representatives and the Indiana Senate. She earned her Bachelor of Arts degree from Hanover College in Hanover, Indiana, and her Doctor of Jurisprudence degree from Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana. She also holds a Master of Science degree in library and information science from The Catholic University of America in Washington, DC. In 2022, after living in Washington, DC, for more than 35 years, Susan relocated to New Orleans with her husband.
