Eitel, Sue

Sue Eitel graduated Northwestern University Physical Therapy School in 1983.  She is a member of the APTA and its Global Health Special Interest Group. Ms. Eitel is on the Board of Directors for Health Volunteers Overseas (HVO) and the International Society of Wheelchair Professionals (ISWP). Over the past 30 years, Ms. Eitel has worked in disability in over 40 countries with extensive focus in East Africa and Southeast Asia.  Ms. Eitel has a Master’s Degree in Adult Instructional Management, and led Handicap International’s development of its Physical Therapy Assistant Training Manual.  She served as the Senior Rehabilitation Advisor for the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) from 2008 through 2015.  She is the founder of Eitel Global (consultancy firm specializing in disability-related country assessments, program monitoring and evaluation) and lives in Annapolis, Maryland, with her husband and two Ugandan dogs.