▁Court ▁of ▁App e als ▁for ▁the ▁District ▁of ▁Columbia ▁Circ uit , ▁has ▁worked ▁to ▁cur b ▁political ▁violence ▁in ▁South ▁Africa , ▁and ▁has ▁monitor ed ▁elections ▁and ▁documented ▁human ▁rights ▁in ▁Bos nia ▁and ▁Kos ovo . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁private ▁sector , ▁she ▁worked ▁as ▁vice - pres ident ▁of ▁U . S . ▁Business ▁Development ▁for ▁Bert els mann ▁Media ▁( 2 0 0 1 – 0 5 ) ▁and ▁ ▁earlier ▁in ▁her ▁career , ▁was ▁an ▁associate ▁in ▁consumer ▁and ▁media ▁practice ▁at ▁McK in sey ▁and ▁Company . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁N oss el ▁joined ▁T ides ▁Foundation ' s ▁Board ▁of ▁Trust ees . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁N oss el ▁moder ated ▁a ▁discussion ▁on ▁the ▁F ear ▁of ▁Art ▁hosted ▁by ▁the ▁New ▁School . ▁ ▁Awards ▁and ▁recognition ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁Su z anne ▁N oss el ▁was ▁awarded ▁a ▁K auff man ▁Fellow ship ▁ ▁for ▁showing ▁exception al ▁promise ▁for ▁a ▁career ▁in ▁public ▁interest ▁law . ▁Short ly ▁there after ▁she ▁began ▁to ▁work ▁as ▁a ▁Sk ad den ▁Fellow ▁at ▁Children ' s ▁Rights , ▁a ▁public ▁interest ▁advoc acy ▁organization ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁N oss el ▁received ▁Rad cl iffe ' s ▁Jane ▁Rain ie ▁Op el ▁' 5 0 ▁Young ▁Al um na ▁Award ▁for ▁an ▁al um na ▁in ▁the ▁