Scott Black was born in Long Branch, New Jersey in 1964. He attended Middletown North High School where he played football and started dating his life-long partner and wife DeAnna; they had actually been in the same Kindergarten class way back in 1970. Upon graduation Scott joined the United States Navy and served eight years; after military service, he worked his way through college, earning a Bachelor of Arts degree in Natural Sciences and Mathematics, and has held various engineering and management positions in several manufacturing companies; corporate life has offered many opportunities to travel the world, and Scott has visited more than thirty countries. He and DeAnna have two daughters: Victoria and Kate.