Tom joined Nurse-Family Partnership in January 2006 and brings over 38 years of experience in senior level management in the public, non-profit and for-profit sectors serving the needs of children, youth and families. This wealth and breadth of knowledge and experience across all three sectors, brings a balanced perspective on the issues and unique challenges that face the Nurse-Family Partnership program. His leadership, energy and experience with complex organizational growth has proved invaluable to Nurse-Family Partnership.
Prior to joining Nurse-Family Partnership, he was President and Chief Operating Officer for Cornell Companies, a private, for-profit company providing adult corrections and juvenile justice treatment services nationwide. In this position he provided administrative management for the company's four regional offices in the areas of human resources, purchasing, marketing and development, communications, public affairs, research and evaluation. Tom also served as Director of Child Welfare Services for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania overseeing programs and services for abused and dependent children. While in that position, he worked with the Pennsylvania legislature to amend the Pennsylvania Child Protective Services Law (CPSL) to increase safeguards for delinquent, abused and neglected children. Tom earned his undergraduate degree in Psychology/Sociology from St. Vincent College, and an MS in Social Work from the University of Pittsburg.
As a visionary senior executive, Tom has driven large scale cultural change, post acquisition assimilation, and program development that built organizational effectiveness and propelled growth. He is a proven leader, facilitator, collaborator, team builder, public speaker and change agent. In addition to his professional accomplishments and impressive credentials, Tom brings a passion for the Nurse-Family Partnership program and an awareness of its value on the lives of children, families and society as a whole.
Scott is passionate about giving back to the community. He was honored with the Jefferson Award in 1989 from the Honolulu Advertiser newspaper and the Paul M. Lund Award in 2000 from the international Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) for outstanding volunteerism. Scott is active in the community and most recently served as chair of the board of directors for Colorado Public Television and chair of PRSA's prestigious College of Fellows. Since 2004, he has been an Executive Mentor to MBA candidates at the University of Denver's Daniels College of Business.