Scott Atnip

Scott rejoined the Texas Impact staff as Engagement Director in 2012 after a stint as a Texas Impact intern in 2002-2003. Scott connects Texans of faith with opportunities to engage in the policy process through Texas Impact programs like Weekly Witness, Rapid Response, Legislative Engagement Groups and Faith in Democracy. He received his B.A. in Political Science from Sam Houston State University and an M.A. of Public Affairs from the Lyndon Baines Johnson School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas and is a Certified Lay Servant in the United Methodist Church. In his free time, Scott coaches his daughter and son’s youth soccer teams.

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Scott rejoined the Texas Impact staff as Engagement Director in 2012 after a stint as a Texas Impact intern in 2002-2003. Scott connects Texans of faith with opportunities to engage in the policy process through Texas Impact programs like Weekly Witness, Rapid Response, Legislative Engagement Groups and Faith in Democracy. He received his B.A. in Political Science from Sam Houston State University and an M.A. of Public Affairs from the Lyndon Baines Johnson School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas and is a Certified Lay Servant in the United Methodist Church.

In addition to his work with Texas Impact, Scott has spent has a lifetime of service in the United Methodist Church. He was elected to the Texas Conference delegation to General Conference in 2012 and 2020 and served as a District Lay Leader and Associate District Lay Leader from 2008-2016. He has served as a Board Member for the General Board of Global Ministries and with U.M. ARMY and JUMMP and at the local church level as Outreach Committee Chair and has received recognitions from district and conference United Methodist Women groups.

Outside of church-work Scott has served as a Board Member for CASA of Walker County and the Walker County Community Development Corporation and previously served as the Executive Director of Huntsville’s Promise a youth community development non-profit organization.

Scott enjoys traveling the state of Texas for Advocacy Trainings for Texans of faith learning to effectively engage with their elected state representatives. Then he loves to come to spend time with his wife Shannon, and nurse, and his two public school aged children. In his free time, Scott coaches his daughter and son’s youth soccer teams.