Due to Covid, in March of 2020, Scott decided to recreate Summer Institutes through a virtual platform. What emerged was the creation of a National RECHARGE Conference, a Midwest Regional virtual site, and several one-day conferences with multiple 5-Star presenters all available to anyone, in any time zone, in any location using Zoom. All of these sessions are now available on-demand for teachers to continue earning graduate-level credits from the comfort of their homes. To date, over 26,000 teachers have become a part of what Scott calls his “SI Family.”

While running his company, Scott also worked for 21 years as a University Teacher/ Coach/Fundraiser at Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, University of California, Berkeley, Washington State University, Central Washington University and Humboldt State University. At Humboldt State, he founded and directed the “We Believe in Youth” Mentorship Program for At-Hope Youth. This successful program gained national attention. Scott was a featured as a guest speaker on the nationally televised, Children’s Miracle Network Show. He also was awarded the Humboldt County Community Service Award for his efforts with At-Hope Youth. The program started with five college student athletes mentoring 20 local At-Hope Youth. Within four years the program grew to 20 mentors serving over a hundred youth.

For 10 years, Scott worked as a teacher at Hughson High School in Hughson, CA. The last three years, he was selected by the graduating senior class as the winner of the annual award for “Teacher of Distinction”.

Scott worked as the athletic director for Port Townsend High School (PTHS) for two years. During his time there, he developed a theme called “TEAM Port Townsend”. Scott promoted that everyone in the close-knit community of Port Townsend should share in the common goal to help Port Townsend’s youth succeed by providing a first-class experience for all students. As a result of Scott’s dedication and hard work, the school’s athletic teams improved both on and off the field, attendance increased, and the community donated over $60,000 to help improve the PTHS athletic program.

In 2014 Scott returned to coaching by joining the Uppsala 86ers staff in the European American Professional Football League and consulted with the Swedish Sports Federation.

After Europe, he returned to K-12 teaching in Santa Fe, NM, Santa Cruz, and Lompoc, CA. Coach Ricardo recently accepted a consulting position for the European American Professional Football Team, the Catalan Grizzlies in the South of France. His responsibilities include coaching the Division I Professional Team, D2 and youth flag football teams. Other duties include coaching game plan strategies, game management, marketing and the recruitment of elite sponsors.

Scott lives with his wife of 48 years in Port Townsend, WA and Perpignan, France. They have three children and five grandchildren.

Career Qualifications:

Academics:

• President/Founder of Summer Institutes, 38 years
• Professional Teaching 47 years
• Master’s Degree and Single Subject Teaching Credential
• Created and directed the nationally acclaimed “We Believe in Youth” Mentorship
• Program at Humboldt State University (1994)
• Three-time Hughson High School “Teacher of Distinction“ award winner (2004, 2005, 2006).

Presentations/Publications/Awards:

• Guest on nationally televised program sponsored by CBS and The Children’s Miracle Network, honoring Ricardo’s “We Believe in Youth Mentoring Program”
• Keynote Speaker at the American Football Coaches’ Association National Convention
• Presenter at Football Coach of the Year Clinics on the “Shotgun 5-Wide Out Systems” and “Offensive Line Play”
• Published article in the Extra Point National Magazine
• Community Service Award from the North Coast Prevention Celebration Committee for Training Future Teachers and helping local At-Hope Youth

Coaching:

• Two years of high school head coaching
• 17 years of offensive coordinating experience at the collegiate level
• Washington State University: Varsity offensive line and Head Junior Varsity Coach
• J.V. team beat its cross-state rivals, the Washington Huskies, two years in a row
• In his rookie year as a college recruiter for the WSU Cougars, he signed Eric Williams who became a PAC 10 All Conference player and was drafted to the NFL. Eric, from St. Mary’s, Stockton, CA started for Washington Redskins Super Bowl Championship Team (1980)
• Central Washington University: In nine seasons maintained a winning percentage of 79%, which included four national playoff teams
• Central Washington University Head Wrestling Coach. Team finished 7th in the nation in his first two years as Offensive Coordinator at Humboldt State University,
  the team recorded back-to-back 8-win seasons (1994-95)
• As a first year Hughson High School Football Coach his team went undefeated in the TVL League (1998)
• Assistant Wrestling Coach (scouting coordinator) for Hughson High School’s Small Schools State Championship Team (2005)
• Offensive coordinator for Port Townsend High School. In 2008, the team finished with a winning record (first winning season in five years)
• Swedish Sports Federation Consultant and Assistant Offensive Line Coach for the Uppsala 86ers in the European American Professional Football League (2014)

Fund Raising:

• Lead fundraiser to acquire $40,000 worth of food donations for eight consecutive years (HSU)
• Successfully received over $83,200 in during time at Humboldt State (HSU)
• Top solicitor for Sport Auction items (HSU)
• Created coupon book that generated $20,000 in funding (Central Washington University)
• Created a “TEAM Port Townsend” Booster Club that raised $60,000 for PTHS athletics.
• Created and Master of Ceremonies for the TEAM Port Townsend Booster Club Sports Auction that raised approximately $80,000 in two years.

Athletics:

• Seven Outstanding Wrestler Tournament Awards including sub-sections and sections. Two-time champion at conference, sub-sections and sections. Fifth place finish at Nor Cal (junior year). Record 45-2 with 32 pins.
• Still holds the Turlock High School Wrestling Single Season Pin Record (32 – set in 1972).
• Member of Turlock’s 1971 undefeated football and 1972 undefeated wrestling teams.
• Awarded Turlock’s MVP Award in both Football and Wrestling (1972).
• Walked-On, earned a scholarship and started on both nationally ranked football and wrestling teams at Cal Poly, SLO (1973-75).