Sue Sanchez has a bachelor's degree in Interamerican and Border studies with a minor in Spanish and a master's degree in Applied English Linguistics, both from The University of Texas at El Paso. She also studied at the Universidad Iberoamericana and the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Mexico, both in Mexico City. Sanchez taught for a total of fifteen years at the Universidad Autónoma de Chiapas and the Instituto Bicultural, both in Tuxtla Gutierrez, Chiapas. She taught ESOL and English twenty-nine years at Burges High School in El Paso, Texas. She is the recipient of the State TEXTESOLER of the Year award for Texas Region One in 2002, has been inducted into National Honor Roll's Outstanding American Teachers for Exceptional Performance in the Motivation and Empowerment of Today's Youth in 2005-2006, and was awarded a Who's Who Lifetime Achievement Award in 2018. Sue Sanchez is happiest when traveling and having fun with her family.