Scott had worked for MARTA since 2007, following five years as general manager/CEO of the Sacramento Regional Transit District. She is also a former general manager of the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority in Providence and has served in high-level executive positions with public transit agencies in cities including New York and Washington.

She began her public transportation career in 1977 in Texas through Texas Southern University, as one of four national recipients of a Carnegie Foundation Fellowship. She holds a doctorate in political science, with specialization in public administration, from Howard University.

Workforce development was a major priority for Scott during her tenure as APTA chair. She established a one-year, blue-ribbon panel tasked with promoting workforce development in the public transportation industry, which brought together experts from the industry’s public and private sectors with representatives from labor unions, academia, and the next generation of APTA leaders.

Scott currently sits on the APTA Board of Directors as both a designated transit system member director and an honorary member. She also serves on the American Public Transportation Foundation Committee; Bus and Paratransit CEOs Committee; Human Resources Committee; Legislative Committee; Major Capital Investment Planning Subcommittee; Policy and Planning Committee; Rail Transit CEOs Subcommittee; and Rail Transit Committee.