Scott Anderson

Scott Anderson is an emergency planning/preparedness specialist with an interest and a background in writing and editing. Hitting middle age and finally realizing he wasn’t getting any younger was probably one factor that led him to stop thinking about pursuing freelance writing and actually seek out opportunities for doing it, thus leading him to Suite 101.

Anderson was born and raised in Washington state, but after graduating from college, with a bachelor’s degree in communications; an interest in politics, government, and American history; and not a clue about what he wanted to do, he decided to explore “the other Washington” — our nation’s capital — so he packed up his car with as much stuff as he could fit in and drove across country to start a new life.

After stints writing and editing articles for a newsletter covering the U.S. Air Force, press materials for a political action committee, and health-related fact sheets and newsletter articles for a federal government agency, Anderson focused on a career in the emergency planning and preparedness field, writing continuity of operations (COOP) plans and associated materials for government agencies, including the U.S. Senate, as well as designing, planning, and conducting emergency exercises.

When not working, Anderson can be found tracing his family tree, biking on local trails in the D.C. area, jogging on the National Mall, and hiking with friends. He used to row competitively, has run in more than 30 races (from 5Ks to half-marathons), and has whitewater rafted in Costa Rica, biked in Argentina, climbed a volcano in Chile, rode horses in Iceland, and walked all over London. Every October, you can find him riding his bike in the annual 100-mile Sea Gull Century ride in Maryland.

Scott lives in northern Virginia.