Scott Tanner

Scott Tanner currently represents the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in Public Affairs for the area encompassing the Southwestern part of Los Angeles County and the San Fernando Valley. Previously, he served as a bishop (congregational leader) as well as one of the leaders of a stake (equivalent to a diocese) in the Church. He has taught Sunday School, led the young men’s organization, and taken various other assignments in the Church. At the same time as he performed his religious service he founded a company from which he retired in 2012 to devote himself to charitable interests. He is the president of a food pantry, Food Pantry LAX, that provides groceries to around 500 people per week. He is also on the board of the Los Angeles County Emergency Food and Storage Program whose purpose is to fund around 100 agencies which provide food and shelter to the poor through funds from FEMA under their EFSP program. Most importantly to him, he has been married to his wife for forty years and they have five children, and ten grandchildren of which six are twins.

Scott currently serves as the Treasurer of ICSoCal.