Scott Payne

Scott Payne currently serves as the Community Relations & Training Manager at CONTACT Care Line, Inc., a position held since August 2022. Prior experience includes roles such as Hospice Chaplain at Amedisys, Recovery Specialist at Ridgeview Behavioral Health Systems, and East Tennessee Regional Coordinator at the Tennessee Suicide Prevention Network, where outreach and training on suicide awareness were key responsibilities. Additionally, Scott worked as a Case Manager at Oak Ridge TORCH, focusing on homeless individuals' management and resource referral, and served as the Director of Crisis and Information Services at Family and Children's Service, overseeing multiple crisis-related programs. Scott holds a Master of Divinity in Theology from Vanderbilt University and a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Government from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.