R. Scott Williams is the president and CEO of Discovery Park of America in Union City, Tennessee. He earned his degree in journalism from the University of Memphis, then held positions at advertising agencies and other Memphis organizations including Elvis Presley Enterprises, Inc.
Before returning home to West Tennessee, he served as president and COO of the Newseum in Washington, D.C. His wife, Michelle, is a portrait artist and an art history instructor at the University of Tennessee at Martin, and they have two daughters, Alexandra and Olivia.
His latest book is The Accidental Fame and Lack of Fortune of West Tennessee’s David Crockett. Williams is also the author of An Odd Book, How the First Modern Pop Culture Reporter Conquered New York and The Forgotten Adventures of Richard Halliburton: A High-Flying Life from Tennessee to Timbuktu.
You can follow him on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter or LinkedIn or contact him via email: rscottwilliams@gmail.com.