B. Scott Crawford serves as President & CEO for Virginia 811. He has been with the Notification Center since December 2016, serving as Director of Operations and then Vice President prior to moving into his current position in July 2020. Scott holds a master’s degree in history from Old Dominion University and has an extensive background in education, having taught at the high school and college levels, as well as serving as the social studies coordinator, K-12, for a Virginia school division and as the Director of Education for the Museum of Western Virginia and then Taubman Museum of Art in Roanoke, Virginia. Scott has also received national recognition for the development of an interdisciplinary professional development model implemented at a Roanoke credit union and taught a business decision-making seminar for a business leadership program offered through Virginia Tech at the Roanoke Higher Education Center. Scott has a strong passion for education and leveraging new and emerging technologies to enhance damage prevention efforts. Serving on the Virginia State Corporation Commission's Advisory Committee and various damage prevention task forces has allowed Scott to forge strong relationships with a host of similarly passionate stakeholders. He feels incredibly fortunate to be a part of a team at Virginia 811 with so many talented individuals committed to damage prevention and protecting Virginia's underground utility infrastructure.