Rebecca I. Porter, Ph.D.
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Colonel (Retired) Rebecca I. “Becky” Porter is the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Military Child Education Coalition, since September 2019. During her 38 years of enlisted and commissioned service in the National Guard, US Army Reserves, and Regular Army, Dr. Porter served in numerous leadership and staff positions.
The highlights of her staff positions include serving as an Operations Officer in the Office of the Chief of Legislative Liaison, Special Assistant (for Army Well-Being) to the Chief of Staff of the Army; and Director of Psychological Health for the United States Army. She commanded at numerous levels, from Platoon Leader as a Military Police Officer to Public Health Command-Europe at the culmination of her military career.Dr. Porter is a longstanding volunteer with the Military Child Education Coalition. She has conducted trainings, participated in Community Convenings, and served on the speaker’s bureau for the organization.
She is a founding member of MCEC’s Science Advisory Board and has published articles on the education, advocacy, and policy needs of military children. Dr. Porter is a 1983 Distinguished Military Graduate from the University of Washington. She holds a Masters of Arts in Counseling Psychology from Chapman University, a Doctorate of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Clinical Psychology from Fielding Graduate University, and a Masters of Science in National Security and Strategic Studies from the National War College. With more than three decades of military service, Dr. Porter is a Diplomate in clinical health psychology, a fellow of the American Psychological Association, and a member of the Order of Military Medical Merit.
Dr. Porter’s awards include the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Society for Military Psychology, the Legion of Merit (three awards), the Defense Meritorious Service Medal, and the Meritorious Service Medal (six awards). She also holds the Surgeon General’s “A” Proficiency Designator as recognition of her significant contributions to the Army Medical Department.