Heron Scott

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Growing up off the grid in rural Alaska, I started building and working with wood at a very young age. As a commercial fisherman in Southeast Alaska, a love of boats and craft led me to the Northwest School of Wooden Boatbuilding in 2002 and has guided my life ever since.

I have been fortunate enough to work almost exclusively in the non-profit sector and spent many years in Seattle at both the Center for Wooden Boats and the Steamer Virginia V Foundation where I served as Executive Director for over six years.

When not at work; I am devoted to my wife, Tara and our dog, Abbott, love to travel and get outside, grow vegetables, and, of course, work with my hands to build beautiful, useful things.