M. Scott Dineen earned his BA from West Chester University of Pennsylvania and his MA in English (Rhetoric) from Indiana State University. He joined The Optical Society in 1997. Today, he is Senior Director of Publishing Production and Technology at Optica. He received the 2017 Treasurer’s Award “For excellence in publishing technology and development of new tools essential for maintaining and enhancing OSA’s publishing leadership. PRISM and the OSA Publishing platforms are prime examples of his abilities.”