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Meet the ICSC Member: Scott Pray

Scott Pray began his career as an apprentice carpenter in 1974, working his way through the field ranks as lead man, foreman, superintendent and project manager before joining corporate management in 1982 as a sales representative. He was promoted to vice president of operations in 1985, and executive vice president of sales in 1986. In 1987, he succeeded his father, C. Edward Pray, as president. In his tenure as president, Scott Pray has continued to direct D.F. Pray's operations. His planning and strategy has transformed the successful construction company into a major regional general contractor, serving all of New England and moving beyond local prominence into North Carolina. Scott Pray shows a dedication in giving back to the community, as co-chairman of the Pray Family Foundation, a trustee of the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society of Rhode Island and a member of the Board of Directors for the Providence Country Day school. He is a past member of the Gyp-Crete Communication Council and past master of the Free and Accepted Masons, NETOP Lodge, AFAM.
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