Scotia Moore

Somewhere between being wife, a mother of 10 and owning a business, Scotia finds time to humbly and eagerly serve and love her city well, connecting and building goodwill among different groups.

What makes you feel proud?

What makes you feel proud? I feel proud when I see people take courageous steps toward loving others generously and sacrificially. I feel proud to live in a place with so much potential to model compassion and unity.

What keeps you up at night?

Thinking of youth, including my own children, motivates the work that I do to "leave it better than I found it." I also think of those who are marginalized, who don't have a voice, and who are often overlooked. How we care for the vulnerable and the voiceless says a lot about our collective character as a city or state.

What’s been the biggest obstacle in your life so far?

We have faced trials in our family, health, finances, work and friendships. However, I have found that the greatest obstacles are ones that are invisible: fear and disconnect. When you overcome these obstacles, all the other ones can be overcome as well.

What’s the single biggest problem you’d like to solve in your community?

Our disconnect from one another. We live, work and often learn and even worship in silos. This disconnect actually starves us from the relationships and resources that help us flourish. Much of my work has engaged and sought to bridge the racial and ethnic divide. When we see people of goodwill from diverse experiences and people groups coming together to leave our community better for our children, I think we will co-create something far more beautiful than we could have done in our silos.

What’s the best advice you’ve ever received?

Don't despise the days of small beginnings.

“I feel proud to live in a place with so much potential to model compassion and unity.”

One year from today, how do you hope you’re different?

I hope to have learned something new, traveled to somewhere new, met a new friend and to have completed my current storytelling project featuring intentions and practices around the topic of race and philanthropy.