Sue Hickey and Sheldon Klapper have been married for 40 years. They have been active members of Shaarie Torah for over 2 times chai years. They have been, each or both, members of CST and other Jewish community agency boards, and active members of numerous CST committees, particularly fundraising and renovation committees. They support and sponsor many local and international Jewish agencies and causes and events and are dedicated supporters of Israel.

Sue spends most days gardening, painting, bird feeding and watching, and novel reading, and both spend time daily walking in different Portland neighborhoods or hiking out in the Central Oregon mountains and High Chaparral environment around their cabin. Shelly spends most days reading current events, getting upset, building wood furniture and sculptures, and restoring and appreciating old cars and trucks.

Career wise, Sue was one of the first to get a graduate degree in the then new field of environmental engineering and worked at the White House, the nascent EPA, and then the nascent US Department of Energy, where she helped develop the automotive fuel economy program still in place today. She moved to Portland and worked to commercialize solar, wind, energy conservation and other alternative energy sources. She eventually became Chief Operating Officer of BPA, (Bonneville Power), one of the largest and most critical wholesale electricity distribution utilities in the country. She served as chair of the national Vestibular Disorders Association and wrote the seminal book – Finding Balance – on the subject of vestibular disorders and their impact on individuals with that condition.