Suber received a Bachelor of Science degree in early childhood education from Hampton Institute.[1] She earned a master's of education degree in curriculum development from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.[1] For seven years, she was an elementary school principal.[2] She was a classroom teacher in Greensboro, North Carolina from 1971 to 1972.[3] From 1973 to 1977 she was a classroom teacher in Newport News, Virginia.[3] Suber was an assistant principal in Newport News from 1977 to 1983 when she was promoted to public school principal in 1983.[3] She worked as a program development specialist from 1989 to 1991 when she became a pilot school principal.[3] From 1992 to 1994, she served as dean of administrative services including the registrar, admissions, and financial aid at Hampton University.[3] Suber later served as the vice president for administrative services and assistant provost.[2]
She completed an Ed.D. in educational administration from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.[1] Her dissertation 1996 dissertation was titled, A Descriptive Study of the Factors Identified in the Initiation and Transition of Individuals into a New Superintendency.[3] Houston Conley and Robert Richards served as her co-chairs.[3] Suber was the tenth president of Saint Augustine's University.[1] She assumed the presidency of the college in December 1999.[1] She was its first female president.[2] The board of trustees let her go on April 7, 2014.[4][5]