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• Deputy General Manager for Administration of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA)
• Executive Director, National Forum for Black Public Administrators, a non-profit association of more than 3,000 members
• Assistance Executive Director, Administration at New Jersey Transit Corporation (10,000 employees; fourth largest transit system in the United States)

In the mid 1980s to 1990, Dr. Scott held a number of progressively responsible senior/executive management positions with the New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority agencies including the first woman appointed Vice President of Surface Transit with responsibility for daily operation of all bus service in the five boroughs of New York and Staten Island Rail.

Dr. Scott began her public transportation career in 1977 in the State of Texas through Texas Southern University, as one of four national recipients of a Carnegie Foundation Fellowship. In 1979, with the creation of the Houston Metropolitan Transit Authority, she was the regional transit authority’s first Director of Affirmative Action. In addition to her professional transportation positions, she has served as Assistant Professor of Government and Public Affairs at Tennessee State University and also taught graduate courses at Howard University (Washington, DC).

Dr. Scott has received numerous national and local awards, including citations from the U.S. Department of Transportation, American Public Transportation Association, National Business League, Women’s Transportation Seminar, Rhode Island Professional Engineers Society, Sierra Club, Conference of Minority Transportation Officials, the National Forum for Black Public Administrators, the Urban League and City Year.

She holds a doctorate in Political Science with specialization in public administration from Howard University and a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science (magna cum laude; Phi Beta Kappa) from Fisk University.