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Chandra C. Scott, Board Member

Executive Director, Alabama Possible

Chandra C. Scott is the Executive Director of Alabama Possible, a nonprofit organization headquartered in Birmingham, AL, whose mission since 1993 is to break down barriers to prosperity in Alabama through advocacy, education, and collaboration.

Scott is driven by the need to increase equitable postsecondary access and success in Alabama and to shift mindsets on how to eradicate poverty.

Under her leadership, Alabama Possible convenes statewide and regional networks including the Alabama College Attainment Network, the Higher Education Alliance, (Re)Engage Alabama, and the Regional College Attainment Network. The organization leads the Alabama Goes to College Campaign as a strategy to increase Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) completion and postsecondary enrollment. Alabama Possible also couples advocacy at the federal and state levels with community level civic engagement to impact policy and practice. In 2021, Alabama Possible was a critical partner in launching the nation’s and Alabama’s first Predominately Black and Historically Black Community College Network (HBCC/PBCC) along with making applying to over 60 Historically Black colleges and universities free for all high school seniors in Alabama. In 2024, Alabama Possible released case studies on Alabama’s eight HBCCs/PBCCs at the inaugural EmpowerED Conference.

Prior to joining Alabama Possible, Scott served as the Director of Strategic Outcomes for the Mobile Area Education Foundation (MAEF) in Mobile, AL. She has provided strategic direction and messaging as an advocate for education equality for more than 19 years.

During her time at MAEF, Scott developed and led the state’s first postsecondary attainment goal and blueprint collaborative, known as 75,000 Degrees, which was launched in January 2017. This collective impact work has earned Mobile the Talent Hub designation from Lumina Foundation along with 25 other cities. Scott also led the state’s 2018 FAFSA Completion Challenge in three local school districts. She also co-developed the Addressing Basic Student Needs Amid COVID-19 webinar series that engaged leaders from several Alabama colleges and universities to address students’ needs amidst an unprecedented pandemic.

Scott was a member of the leadership team that launched Alabama’s first charter school- ACCEL Day and Evening Academy and is a graduate of Coastal Leadership Alabama. Currently she serves as the Board Chair for the Alabama Association of Nonprofits; as a Board Member for the A+ Education Partnership; and as a task force member for the Alabama School Readiness Alliance, Alabama Coalition for Community Benefits; and Bold Goals Policy Committee. Scott has also been appointed by the governor of Alabama to serve on the CTE Course of Study Committee (2021), Alabama Postsecondary Mathematics Task Force (2023), and the Alabama Workforce Board (2024). She has been featured by Lumina Foundation, Institute for Higher Education Policy (IHEP), Higher Learning Advocates, AL.com, uAspire, and National College Attainment Network for her advocacy on broadband access and Universal FAFSA.

Scott received her certification in Nonprofit Leadership and Management from Michigan State University (East Lansing, MI) and a bachelor’s in chemistry from Xavier University in New Orleans (LA). She completed America’s Promise Alliance’s Data Leadership at Tuft’s University (Boston, MA).

She and her husband, Loren, have been married since 2004. They have two children, Leah and Logan.