Pastor Scott graduated with a Masters in Divinity from Claremont School of Theology where he was awarded The Jeanne Audrey Powers Award from the Center for Sexuality, Gender and Religion. Pastor Scott also has a BA in Labor & Human Studies and an MA in Negotiations, Conflict Resolution, and Peacebuilding from California State University Dominguez Hills.
Pastor Scott became a Christian in the Church of Christ at the age of twelve and attended Bible College for 3 ½ years. During those years, Scott struggled with Christianity and Homosexuality. There were not many avenues of reconciliation within the Christian community at that time.
Always struggling with church, Pastor Scott’s love for the Divine never wavered.
Scott began working aggressively with those who had HIV/AIDS. The activism led to the further fight of LGBTQI+ issues. Doors continued to open and eventually Scott became an internal/external labor organizer working with mental health and hospital workers in Southern California.
Pastor Scott currently is a labor organizer and represents the workers at UC Davis Medical Center. He was Chaplain for hospice at Los Angeles County Medical Center. Pastor Scott has discovered similarities between working in the labor movement and being a part of the Christian movement.
Pastor Scott lives in West Sacramento with his partner, Jesus “Javi” Carranza, his Siamese Cat, Prince, his Maltese dog, Timmy and his love birds Mango and Tango.