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Ron Scott Jr.
Ron Scott Jr. was born in Wheeling WV and has been a lifelong resident. He graduated from Wheeling Park High School. Upon graduation, he attended Morehouse College in Atlanta GA; but ended up graduating from West Liberty University. He spent 13 years as a counselor in the field of Addictions and work at several area agencies such as Northwood Health Systems, Lee Day Report Center, Quest Recovery Services, Juvenile Mediation, Wheeling Park High School, and Youth Services Systems. His love for community, justice, and creativity has led him to several positions like former President and Vice President of the Upper Ohio Valley NAACP, former Vice Chairman of the Wheeling Human Rights Commission, founder of the Ohio Valley African American Students Association, member of Undependent Films, and board member of the Independent Theater Collective. In the position of Program Director of Cultural Diversity & Community Outreach, I get the opportunity to do many different things. I get to do speaking engagement and presentations to conduct awareness in the areas of Cultural Diversity, Acceptance, and the rising prevalence of Rape Culture. I also get to have events that blend cultures, and place people in environments that they aren’t used to with people that have more in common with than expected. A few Examples have been Mini-Con, Beyond The Closet, Hip-Hop: A Black Tie Affair, and The Wyleane Project. I feel that the goals and objectives of advocating for people who are facing discrimination and prejudice, conducting Cultural Awareness Workshops, providing culturally specific education/information/referrals, and provide community outreach in Ohio Valley; are lofty ones, but with the history of the YWCA and the competence of the staff with whom I’ll be working, I should be just fine.