Scot has been with WMI since 1994 and has assisted Northeastern states and conservation groups on several wildlife and land management initiatives. The WMI publication, "Feeding Wildlife, Just Say No!" was authored by Scot and received the Wildlife Society Conservation Education Award in 2003. Scot's current duties include coordinating multi-state habitat conservation initiatives dedicated to the conservation and restoration of shrubland-dependent wildlife and advancing landscape-level science collaboratives (Landscape Conservation Cooperatives).
Before joining WMI, Scot was Big Game Director for the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department and White-tailed Deer Project Leader for the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department. Scot received an MS in Wildlife Science from the University of Vermont and a Bachelor of Science in Forestry from Pennsylvania State University.
Professional Awards
- The Wildlife Society Conservation Education Award 2003
- Penn State School of Forest Resources Outstanding Alumni Award 2019
- Northeast Wildlife Administrators William T., Hesselton Award 2017
- USFS/NRCS Two Chief’s Award 2012
- The Wildlife Society Northeast Section John Pierce Award 2013
- Northeast Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies Robert McDowell Award for Conservation Management Excellence 2022
