Shaylon Scott is a native Texan from a rural East Texas town with a burning desire to make an impact in the world. She has effectively blended a career in the nonprofit and for-profit sectors while raising two children as a single parent. She has a Bachelors of Science in Criminal Justice from Wiley College with an educational background in Public Relations and Communications from the University of Texas at Arlington.

She has experience and knowledge working in local government managing millions of HUD dollars, Rural Development and TDHCA funded housing and community programs. She has experience in grant writing, program creation and implementation. In the nonprofit sector she’s administered education programs to students in Austin Texas on Child Support and Paternity Law from the Texas Attorney General and facilitated trainings and presentations to students in Travis County ISD and the Juvenile Justice Alternative Education Program. She previously served as the Community Engagement Manager at VolunteerNow and was the liaison for the City of Dallas’ volunteer driven efforts. She has served on numerous committees for City of Dallas Special Events, programs and initiatives as well as consulted on program implementation and adjustments.

Currently Shaylon serves as the Regional Director of North Texas for On the Road Lending. She presents information sessions on the agency’s mission and programming specifics to large and small groups as well as strategize on outreach efforts to area nonprofits and businesses. Her focus is on expanding the program’s reach in the North Texas Region to further promote its value while partnering and collaborating with organizations that align with OtRL’s core mission. She also works with senior leadership to improve and evaluate processes, technology, innovative ideas and staffing needs.

Most recently she’s received an award for innovation from the financial inclusion roundtable of Dallas and was also honored to win the 2018 Social Venture Partners Impact Investment Pitch competition. As the newly elected President of Collin County Social Services Association she continues to use her platform to elevate the needs of the community and the nonprofit sector as a whole.

She served as the Communication & Marketing Chair for the Texas Volunteer Management Conference for three years and freelanced for the Dallas Morning News’ Frisco Insiders blog. She is a graduate of Leadership North Texas University, received the 2016 Outstanding New Volunteer Administrator of the year by the National Association of Volunteer Programs in Local Government and currently serves on the advisory committee for Collin County families IMPACT initiative. She recently launched a new business venture called Book Mecca, an online black bookstore and platform for black literature and their authors. She is an avid reader, aspiring writer and has also expanded her speaking portfolio. Her career is continuously accelerating and growing while she continues to learn new skills and reach out for new opportunities to advance and make a larger impact in her community.