Sue Ann Van Dermyden | Instructor

Sue Ann Van Dermyden, AWI-CH, serves as one of VM Mastered’s Instructors. She thrives on delivering engaging, dynamic, interactive, and entertaining training sessions designed to enhance learning and retention. Sue Ann, along with Eli and Julia, designed and developed VM Mastered’s training curriculum tailored to developing internal investigators’ practical skills.

Sue Ann is a founder and Senior Partner of Van Dermyden Makus Law Corporation and Managing Partner of VM’s San Diego Office. Sue Ann began as an employment litigator in 1993. Since 2006, her practice has focused on conducting workplace and Title IX investigations. She also provides expert witness testimony on employment matters. Sue Ann is an educator, serving as adjunct Professor at McGeorge School of Law teaching workplace investigations. Sue Ann has authored numerous articles on employment law and conducted countless training seminars. She has served as Senior Faculty for the Association of Workplace Investigators’ week-long Institute since 2012, and participated in the creation of the curriculum now taught to thousands of members. In addition to her role as an Instructor for VM Mastered, Sue Ann also provides training for T9 Mastered, which focuses on educating Title IX sexual assault investigators.