Scott Owens is executive assistant to the president and CEO at the foundation and serves as the board liaison, providing direct support to the CEO and the board of directors. He administers CHCF’s board-level content management system and helps ensure that information shared with the board is consistent and accurate.
Before joining CHCF, Scott worked for more than a decade at the San Francisco Foundation as executive assistant to the CEO, providing executive-level support, accounting oversight, and administrative management in the executive office. He previously worked at the Corporation for Supportive Housing.
In his community, Scott is committed to public service. He served on the Napa County Library Commission and the Napa Valley Transportation Authority Citizens Advisory Committee, and is a member of the board of directors for the Town of Yountville Community Foundation. He also volunteers with Leadership Napa Valley, a program he completed in 2018.
Scott studied at Louisiana State University and the University of New Orleans before earning two associate degrees from City College of San Francisco — in arts and humanities, and in social and behavioral sciences. He holds a bachelor’s degree in management from the University of San Francisco and an MBA from LSU.