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Last Updated: Jan 21, 2008 - 12:41:08 PM |
Dr. Elsie Scott
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Elsie L. Scott, Ph.D., president and chief executive
officer of the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, was the guest speaker
at the Civil Rights Awards Breakfast held during the National Organization
of Black Law Enforcement Executive’s 31st annual Training Conference
and Exhibition. Dr. Scott, the former executive director of NOBLE, focused her breakfast keynote on “What Did We Learn from the
1967 Riots?”
Dr. Scott was named CBCF president and CEO in February
after having served in those positions for the prior seven months in an
interim capacity. She joined the Foundation in October 2005 as its vice
president of research and programs. Dr. Scott has also held several management
positions with the City of New York, the District of Columbia and the
City of Detroit. She has served on the faculties of Howard, Rutgers, North
Carolina and several other universities and provided consulting to federal
agencies, local governments and private associations. During her tenure
as NOBLE executive director, the organization experienced phenomenal growth
in finance, membership and national stature.
A Louisiana native, Dr. Scott began her career as a political scientist,
specializing in American government and earned her doctorate in political
science. She has been an outspoken advocate on issues impacting the African-American
community and has published numerous articles on crime, hate violence,
law-enforcement training and management and women’s issues.
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