Sharon P. Scott                                         North District 1, Seat B (Term expires June 30, 2014) Contact Information

The Honorable Sharon P. Scott was re-elected on May 4, 2010 to serve her third term as one of two council members who represent the North District of the City of Newport News.

Scott, on Council since 2002, is president of a small, minority-owned business, SPS Professionals, Inc., where she is a writer, tax accountant, book producer and business consultant. She is also Editor and CEO of Diversity Times, a multi-cultural monthly newspaper distributed on the Peninsula and parts of the Tidewater area.

For the next four years, she has pledged to work with her colleagues, businesses and citizens to make Newport News “ONE CITY”. Each time she ran for council, her platform highlighted the need for change and proactive leadership. She has implemented initiatives that brought about change in her district. She also encourages citizen participation, which created a model of transparency and open government across the entire city.

Councilwoman Scott has hosted town hall meetings on the fourth Monday, nine months of the year, since June 2002. This has provided her constituents an opportunity to meet, address concerns and receive updates on items of interest. Several guests and department heads have attended to explain projects, answer questions or provide updates on citywide initiatives.

In addition to being an elected official and businesswoman, Scott serves on several boards and commissions, whose goal is to improve the quality of life for local, regional and state citizens. She serves as a Board Member of Sister Cites of Newport News, Hampton Roads Planning District Commission, Hampton Roads Regional Jail, Survivors Not Victims (SNV). She also serves on the Community Economic Development Policy Committee for the National League of Cities (NLC), which proposes resolutions that pertain to citizens across the United States. She is presently a member of Women In Municipal Government (WIMG), Virginia Municipal League (VML): Community Economic Development Policy Committee and Legislative Committee; National Black Caucus Of Local Elected Officials (NBC-LEO), Hispanic Elected Local Officials (HELO) and the NAACP. Scott was appointed by both Governors Mark Warner and Tim Kaine to serve on the Design Build Review Management Board for the Commonwealth of Virginia. The appointment expired June 2010.

Over the past seven-plus years, Councilwoman Scott’s Awards included: NAACP Living Legend Award, YWCA Women of Distinction, Denbigh Military Retirees Club Distinguished Community Service, National Association Of Negro Business and Professional Women Community Service, Hampton/Newport News Continental Societies’ Community Service, COMPA’s Distinguished Public Service, Human Rights Commission Community Service and various other acknowledgments and accolades.

Her passion includes serving others, traveling, reading, writing and exercising. She is an active member of the Church of the Lord Jesus Christ of the Apostolic Faith. She has one son and three granddaughters.