Mrs. Sutphen was born in Ankara, Turkey while her dad was serving in the Air Force but has lived in Wake Forest for 19 years. Before that she lived in many different areas of Mississippi and Louisiana, including the coast of Mississippi, close to New Orleans. She originally attended Mississippi State University but ended up graduating from North Carolina Central University. The 2020-21 school year will be her 11th year teaching Kindergarten at St. Catherine's.

"I spent many hours in adoration praying that I might be granted the opportunity to become a teacher at St. Catherine's but did not fully understand what a blessing it would be in my life to teach Kindergarten at this amazing school. I am so grateful to share in this opportunity to partner with parents in educating their children in challenging academics as well as our beautiful faith."