J. Michael (Mike) Scott is President of PRO, Inc., located in Roanoke Rapids, NC. PRO, Inc. is a well-established community and economic development consulting firm offering a full range of services to meet the needs of North Carolina's local governments in securing and administering federal, state, and private grant programs. PRO, Inc. was formed in 1991 as a community and economic development consulting and grant writing firm serving local governments in Eastern North Carolina. PRO, Inc. offers over thirty years of experience in professional federal and state grant writing and administrative skills, along with hands-on economic and community development, as well as management and marketing experience. Since its formation, PRO, Inc. has successfully secured over $200 million in state and federal grants and funding assistance over the past 25 years.Mike is a graduate of the University of Georgia and the Economic Development Institute at the University of Oklahoma.