Meet Scott Copas
Scott worked for, built, and led a multi-million dollar construction business, for over four decades in Little Rock, Arkansas with a deep ethical passion and high standard for corporate accountability. During this timeframe, after acquiring the position as CEO, he and his wife Shayla developed a strategy to take the company from $80 million to over $326 million a year which put the company at its best financial position to date.
Educated at the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas, Scott studied Architecture and Business Administration. Scott Copas’ expertise has been recognized by the media as one of the state’s Top 50 Influential Leaders in Arkansas for 2022 as well as one of the Top 250 Executives in the state for the third year running. Representing the design and construction industry, Copas previously held the position of Co-Chairman of the legislative Joint Committee on Education Facilities.
Scott is also a past chairman and board member for the Arkansas Contractor’s Licensing Board, a lifetime National Director of the Associated General Contractors of America, past member of the advisory board for the University of Arkansas School of Architecture, current member of the UALR Construction Management Advisory Board, and an ex-officio Board Member of the ADPSAFT since its establishment in 2005. Scott also is a past Chairman of the Fifty for The Future, a Central Arkansas CEO civic organization for advancement of economic development and quality of life in Central Arkansas.
Along with his wife, Shayla, the Copas’ were honored in 2015 by KARK TV with the Citizens Community Service for the State of Arkansas. Scott currently serves on the Boards of Easters Seals of Arkansas, Arkansas Career Education and Workforce Development, and on the Arvest Bank LTT Board.
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