(John) Scott Beale

112 Bent Lane, Newark, DE 19711   Web: www.scottbeale.com
P: (202) 669-4497   Email: scott@scottbeale.com

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

  • Youth Venture, Delaware Director (Previously Mid Atlantic Director).
       2001-Present. Washington, DC. and Newark, DE.
    • Helped lead expansion of Youth Venture from three full time staff members to over thiry with a critical partnership with the Corporation for National Service.
    • Responsible for all activities in the Mid Atlantic Region (from Philly to Richmond) including venture recruitment and development, Partner development, media outreach, and foundation solicitation
  • The White House, Associate Director of Intergovernmental Affairs (IGA).
       2000-2001. Washington, DC.
    • Responsible for responding to the concerns of, and promoting the President’s agenda to, Governors, Lt. Governors, State Legislators and other statewide elected officials.
    • Prepared weekly report for the President summarizing the activities of IGA.
  • Governor Tom Carper of Delaware, Legislative Assistant.
       1997-2000. Washington, DC.
    • Responsible for Environmental, Agricultural, International, Economic Development and Crime issues for the State.
    • Assembled Book of State's Federal Priorities to be given to the Congressional Delegation.
    • Assisted Gov. Carper with his education priorities as Chair of the National Governors' Association.
  • Maryland Bank of North America (MBNA) America, Summer Associate.
      Summer 1997.   Wilmington, DE and Camden, MN.
    • Rotated through different branches of the bank with their summer Management Development program.
    • Wrote proposal for education program in regional offices and presented it to the top executives at the bank.
  • Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), Core Supervisor.
       Spring 1997.   Mostar, Bosnia.
    • Organized voter registration logistics for the 1997 elections in Mostar. Worked with the military and the local government to secure registration sites.
    • Interviewed, hired and managed 15 local drivers and 15 local interpreters and coordinated the efforts of 15 international voter registration supervisors.
    • Assisted the Regional Core Supervisor with the communication and the coordination of the field office.
  • Mladi Most, International Volunteer.
      Springs of 1996 and 1997.  Mostar, Bosnia.
    • Taught English to Bosniac, Croat, and Serb youth.
    • Organized conflict resolution activities for children from both sides of the divided city of Mostar.

YOUTH ACTIVISM / GENERATIONAL POLITICAL EXPERIENCE

  • Millennial Manifesto, Author.
       1998-Present. Washington, DC.
  • Millennial Politics, Author, Speaker, Internet Content Provider, and Research Assistant.
       1998-Present. Washington, DC.
    • Published book on the politics of the generation after X; helped research book Millennials Rising.
    • Spoken on the topic in the US Capitol, at the White House, before the Congressional Youth Leadership Conference and at numerous high schools and universities.
    • Maintained webpage and youth activism newsletter with over 750 subscribers (www.millennialpolitics.com).
  • Generation Rising, Community Editor and Youth Consultant.
       1999-2001. Washington, DC.
    • Responsible for original content including editing an on-line zine at genrising.com.
    • Met with Venture Capitalist and assisted in developing the company’s business plan.
  • 2100 Fund, Founder and Executive Director.
       1999-Present. Washington, DC.
    • Founder of nonprofit foundation which raises money for charities by throwing parties (www.2100fund.org).
    • Successfully organized fourth Annual party that raised $10K and was attended by 400 people.
  • Campaign Georgetown, Campaign Leadership, & Election Monitor.
      1996,   Washington, DC.
    • Helped registered 1000 students to vote in Washington, DC.
    • Helped coordinate the highly-contested, successful election of two students to the local government.
  • Rock the Vote, Voter Registration Volunteer.
      1996 & 2004,  New Hampshire Primaries, Dem. Convention in Chicago, & Washington, DC
    • Register young people to vote at the New Hampshire Primaries, and at concerts in Washington, DC.
    • Helped organize the Rock the Vote party at the Hard Rock Cafe and volunteered at the Rap the Vote concert during the Democratic Convention.
  • Student Alliance for Educational Access, Founding Member.
      1995,  Washington, DC.
    • Helped organize three financial aid rallies on the Capitol protesting cuts in federal aid to education.
    • Assisted in coordination of lobby days after two of the rallies -- over 500 students from six area schools attended.

EDUCATION

  • University of Delaware, Civic Education Research Assistant.
      2003-2004,  Newark, DE. (December 2004 Expected Graduation)
    • Masters in Public Administion. Financial Management Major. G.P.A. 3.9
    • Took a number of MBA classes, including Accounting, while pursuing my M.P.A.
  • Georgetown University, John Carroll Scholar (Honors Program).
      1994-1998,  Washington, DC.
    • B.A., Government Major, Economics Minor. G.P.A. 3.4
    • Wrote thesis titled Conflict Resolution in Divided Societies, focused on Mostar, Bosnia.
  • Tatnall School, Trianle Pin Awardee (School's Highest Honor)
      1990-1994,  Wilmington, DE.
    • Captain, Track Team.
    • Student Director, Concert Choir.
    • Editor in Chief, School Newspaper.

ACTIVITIES

  • Alpha Phi Omega, National Coed Community Service Fraternity. Alumni President. (webpage.)
  • Catalyst Project, Board Member.
  • Georgetown University Alumni Association, Fundraising co-chair for the Class of '98. (webpage.)
  • Tatnall School Alumni Board, Board Member. (webpage.)
  • United Leaders, Leadership Circle. (webpage.)
  • Running, Ran the 2001 and 2002 Marine Corps Marathon and raised money for the Lombardi Cancer Center.
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