Scott Barnett
)Scott Barnett comes to the board with a strong financial background and experience as an elected official. He served as Executive Director of San Diego County Taxpayers Association, a non-profit fiscal policy group. Currently, he is a consultant as president of San Diego TaxpayersAdvocate.org. The private company studies local government spending. He was chairman of the district’s Independent Citizens Oversight Committee (ICOC) for Proposition MM, the $1.5 billion voter-approved taxpayer construction bond.
The New York City native has political experience as well. At age 21 he became one of the youngest elected officials in California by winning a seat on the Del Mar City Council. He has also served on the boards of SANDAG and North County Transit District. As a parent, he has served as president of the Parent-Teacher Association at his daughters’ schools in San Diego Unified and coached their soccer teams.
He has also been an entrepreneur, as owner of Barnett Consulting, a land use and public affairs firm. His experience in education includes working as a lecturer at San Diego State University and University of California-San Diego.