D. Scott MacDonald is a native of Charlottetown and attended West Kent School, Queen Charlotte High, and Prince of Wales College. His early career was in the banking industry followed by a successful series of engagements as in-house accountant for a variety of firms. Although recently retired, Scott is actively involved in Zion Presbyterian Church and on local and national church committees. He is past President and an active member of the Seniors Active Living Centre.

Early publications of his include: From Humble Beginnings (a history of the credit union movement on Prince Edward Island 1936-2016); Prince Edward Island Then and Now, winning both a PEI Heritage Book Award and Charlottetown Heritage Award; as well as Charlottetown Then and Now, and his History of Zion Presbyterian Church titled Through the Grace of God both won Charlottetown Heritage Awards.