Scott grew up in New Jersey where he learned to find nature within a BMX bike ride of his house. His family never went to the Jersey Shore (“Oy, the traffic”), but they did make annual pilgrimages to South Carolina. Here, low tides revealed otherworldly tidepools with shells and the occasional sea star or even a seahorse. This was the start of his love of tidepools.
Later, as a young adult living in NYC, he picked up surfing and started spending weekends at local beaches. In 2002, to further this passion and a nascent career in technology, he moved to San Francisco. Shortly thereafter, he stumbled upon FMR and was smitten by its tidepool critters. He’s been an FFMR volunteer naturalist ever since and joined the board as treasurer in 2023.
Scott continues to live in San Francisco with his wife and two boys. When he is not surfing or tidepooling, he builds customer success organizations for startup tech companies..