Rebecca Porter, Ph.D.

Rebecca “Becky” Porter, Ph.D. is a retired Army colonel who served in uniform for more than 30 years before retiring to lead the Military Child Education Coalition as CEO for more than five years. Prior to that time, she was a founding member of the MCEC Science Advisory Board. Becky holds a Ph.D. in clinical psychology from Fielding Graduate University and an M.S. in national security strategy from National War College. She is serving as the Chair of the Veterans’ Family, Caregiver, and Survivor Federal Advisory Committee to the Secretary of the VA. She is a proud mother of two adult military children and spouse to a retired Army officer.