Background:  Scott Pittman has been a cooperative member since 2016.  He has his Bachelor Degree in Youth Ministry from Olivet Nazarene University, his Masters in Ministry Leadership from Indiana Wesleyan University and his MBA from Indiana Wesleyan University.  He currently works at Indiana Wesleyan University as the Director of Enrollment Staff Development.  Previously, Scott was a Corporate Representative at IWU, an Office Claims Adjuster at Farmers Insurance and an Associate Youth/College Pastor at the Church of the Nazarene.  Scott is Corporate Trainer Certified and is a current member of the Association for Talent Development.  He is an appointed member of the Guiding Coalition for the Student Experience at Indiana Wesleyan.  He is also an ordained elder in the Church of the Nazarene.  In his free time, he is an active volunteer with Harvest Church and coaches youth sports.  Additionally, Scott and his wife Amanda own two businesses based out of McCordsville, Pittman Technologies and Indy Laundry Fairy.  They are Hoosiers by choice, moving back to Indiana in 2016, after having lived in Indiana from 2002-2009.  Scott and Amanda live in McCordsville and have four children; Isabella (15), Bianca (13), Jacob (9) and Maezie (5).  Scott and his family are committed to Hancock County and having their children graduate from Mt. Vernon schools.

Candidate Statement:  As a corporate trainer and talent development professional, I am invested in developing people and organizations.  I have been a part of non-profit leadership for most of my career and understand the value that cooperatives provide in improving the quality of life for their members.  I am invested in Hancock County and desire to give long-term leadership to the community in which I live, and make a positive impact on my friends and neighbors.  NineStar Connect is an innovative organization in an industry that is seeing rapid changes, and I believe I can help give strategic direction for the future, while staying committed to the legacy of service that NineStar Connect embodies.  As a lifelong learner, I would serve the board with an attitude of learning, growth, and innovation.  It would be an honor to represent my community by serving on the NineStar Connect Board of Directors.