Scott Junge

Mr. Junge’s experience as a current Board member, broad-based business background, and desire to excel in all commitments, makes him well positioned to provide valuable input to keep rates low and reliability and customer service high. He is proud to be a part of the team that brought Peninsula Light into the first quartile nationally in reliability and member services. Scott has been a member of PenLight since 1986 and currently serves as the Board President. He has also chaired the Policy and Bylaws Committee, Goals and Long Range Planning Committee and served on the Finance and Audit Committee.

Scott helped form the Peninsula Metropolitan Park District, where he served twice as President. In addition, he served as President of the Gig Harbor Rotary Club where he has been a member for over 20 years. He is a Paul Harris Fellow and received both the Rotarian of the Year and Vocational Service Awards. He is the current President of the Gig Harbor Rotary Foundation. Scott served 2 terms on the Chamber of Commerce Board and received the Business Person of the Year Award. Scott also served on the Boards for Rosedale Hall, YMCA Task Force, Homestead Park, and the Harbor History Museum Task Force, and has volunteered for many other charitable organizations.Scott has been in business for over 40 years and is the owner of Rosedale Gardens Nursery and Landscape. His career started at age 11 mowing lawns for his paper route customers.  The maintenance business grew to over 110 customers through high school.  At age 15, he became a Pharmacy Technician at St. Joseph’s Hospital while maintaining his landscape company. At 16, he became one of the State’s youngest general contractors specializing in landscape construction.

Scott met his wife Lyn in 1980 and they have 4 children, 1 granddaughter, and 2 grandsons. Scott believes it is an honor to serve his fellow members and will bring all of his energy and experience to continue to make Gig Harbor one of the best places in the country to live and raise a family.