SCOTT B. POOR

• CORPORATE COUNSEL/DIRECTOR OF INVESTOR RELATIONS, GREEN PLAINS RENEWABLE ENERGY INC. (NASDAQ: GPRE) – 2007-2010.
• ASSISTANT ATTORNEY GENERAL, STATE OF KANSAS – 2000-2003

Scott B. Poor was Corporate Counsel, Assistant Secretary and Director of Investor Relations for Green Plains Renewable Energy, Inc., the nation’s largest publicly traded ethanol company. He served as Corporate Counsel and Director of Government Affairs for Bio Process Algae LLC, an ARRA-funded algae technology firm.

Scott B. Poor worked for the Kansas City law firm of White Goss Bowers Marsch Schulte and Weisenfels LLP. He was an Assistant Attorney General for the State of Kansas. Scott B. Poor served one term as Executive Director and General Counsel for the Republican Party of Kansas. In 2004, the National Journal named him a “Rising Star” in Kansas politics. He is former Chairman of the Kansas Real Estate Appraisal Board.

Scott B. Poor resides in Eastborough KS with his wife, Tonya, and two daughters. He is a graduate of the Kansas Agriculture and Rural Leadership (KARL) program.  He serves on the Board of Directors of KANZA Bank and the Kansas Business Hall of Fame.

EDUCATION:

• UNIVERSITY OF TULSA COLLEGE OF LAW, J.D. – 1999
• KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY, M.R.C.P. – 1997
• SOUTHERN METODIST UNIVERSITY, B.A. ENGLISH – 1993

MEMBERSHIPS:

• AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION
  • CHAIRMAN, YOUNG GOVERNMENT LAWYERS COMMITTEE – 2002
  • VICE-CHAIRMAN, YOUNG GOVERNMENT LAWYERS COMMITTEE – 2001
• WICHITA BAR ASSOCIATION – 2000-PRESENT
• NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CRIMINAL DEFENSE LAWYERS – 2023-PRESENT.
• KANSAS ASSOCIATION OF CRIMINAL DEFENSE LAWYERS – 2024-PRESENT.

APPOINTMENTS:

• KANSAS REAL ESTATE APPRAISAL BOARD
  • MEMBER – 2010-2013
  • CHAIRMAN – 2012-2013
• TOPEKA PLANNING COMMISSION
  • MEMBER – 2002-2005
• TOPEKA LANDMARKS COMMISSION
  • MEMBER – 2000-2003
  • CHAIRMAN – 2003
• TOPEKA BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS
  • MEMBER – 2000-2002

Scott B. Poor is licensed to practice law in the State of Kansas, State of Missouri, Federal District of Kansas, Federal District of Western Missouri and the US Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals.