Elizabeth Scott is an educator, a community leader and local budget watchdog, a school leader who helps students learn debate and speech skills and takes the time to deliver dictionaries to kids who need them. She is a loving wife and mother of three who says, "Now is the time for the rest of us to step up and fix the mess in Olympia."
Professional Background:
Teacher - English as a Second Language. Instructed university students in China for two years and the United Arab Emirates for three years. Taught English as a Second Language in the states of Illinois, South Carolina and Washington, including teaching college students and recent legal immigrants at Edmonds Community College, North Seattle Community College, Lake Washington Technical College, and Cascadia Community College (Founding Faculty).
Research and Policy Analyst - Evergreen Freedom Foundation, Olympia, WA. Conducted study comparing and contrasting Washington's stated K-12 learning goals with five curricula used nationally.
Community Leadership:
Member, City of Edmonds Citizens' Levy Review Committee, 2009. Recommended and supported changing the city's budget process to set stronger priorities and re-examine expenses based on those standards to avoid tax increases.
Featured speaker: Everett Tax Day (April 15, 2009: audience of 400), Monroe, Greater Seattle Independence Day Tea Party (Everett), Health Care Townhall Tea Party in Everett (August '09), Tea Party Express in Puyallup (October '09; audience of 4000). Emergency Housecall on Washington DC (November '09). Tenth Amendment Rally in Olympia (January 14, 2010) along with Senator Val Stevens, Representative Dan Kristiansen, and Rep. Matt Shea.
Volunteering with youth: Judge and Coordinator (Timers), Speech and Debate Tournaments, local middle and high schoolers, NCFCA tournaments serving students from Washington, Oregon, Idaho and Montana.
Past Dictionary Project Coordinator in Snohomish County.
Member, Evergreen Republican Women's Club, 2004-present; Board member (Outreach Chair), 2005-2006.
Education:
B.A. Linguistics (Minor in Literature), Seattle Pacific University. M.A. Teaching English as a Foreign Language, Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, IL.
Family:
Elizabeth and her husband Paul are the loving parents of three children. They are active members of their church.
Special Interests:
Elizabeth Scott enjoys walking on the beaches and exploring the parks in Edmonds, Mukilteo, and Everett. A midwest farm girl, she is a member of the Washington State Farm Bureau, the Snohomish County Chapter of the Citizens' Alliance for Property Rights, the National Rifle Association, and Evergreen Freedom Foundation's Citizen Action Network. Elizabeth enjoys traveling, dancing (square, swing, and line), cinema, baking, and attending the ballet. She has studied 9 languages and 3 musical instruments.