He has been closely associated with the Video Association of Dallas, creating the first four intros for the Dallas Video Festival. He also managed or co-managed the festival’s interACTIVE Zone for five years, and edited the association’s newsletter for eight.
Scooter is married to journalist-author Amy Martin and served as the art director and webmaster for her nonprofit, Earth Rhythms, which for 20 years produced Winter SolstiCelebration, the second largest Winter Solstice event in the country. He also designed, produced, and published two of her early books, and created the maps, illustrations, and website for her best-selling book, Wild DFW.
After serving as vice president and then president of Eastwood Neighborhood Association, he rebuilt its membership, website, and newsletter system from the ground up. He continues to function as webmaster and, with Amy, creates the neighborhood newsletter and content for the association’s website.