Scott Deyo
Organizational Ombuds
scott-ombuds@mwi.org
Scott Deyo has nearly three decades of experience in academia, non-profit, and federal sectors as an ombuds, mediator, and trainer. He is an expert at helping organizations build and sustain community-centered cultures that focus on people, their interconnected journey together, and their ability to accomplish great things through collaboration and dialogue. For a decade, Scott was a certified mediator and mentor through the Virginia Supreme Court, and has retained his Certified Organizational Ombuds credential since March 2010. Scott has mediated over 250 employment-related disputes, and as an ombuds has helped nearly 5,000 people explore resolution options for nearly 20,000 workplace issues. As a champion for advancing the ombuds field, Scott served as Chair of the Coalition of Federal Ombuds, where he sparked the creation of seven new ombuds programs, and serves as Chair of the Board of Certification’s Professional Practices Committee, which upholds the highest levels of professional standards of certified ombuds. Scott has a master’s degree from George Mason University’s Carter School for Peace and Conflict Resolution and a bachelor’s in psychology (major) and music (minor) from James Madison University.
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