Jim Porto (UNC)

Current

Faculty at Health Policy and Management, UNC-Chapel Hill
Faculty at Health Policy and Administration, UNC-Chapel Hill
Faculty at Health Policy and Administration, UNC-Chapel Hill

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Past

Business Manager at Faison, Brown, Fletcher, and Brough Law Offices
Vice-President and Co-Founder at Management Applications, Inc.
Consultant and Management Analyst at Management Improvement Corporation of America

Budget Analyst and Program Evaluator at Office of State Budget, NC
Administrative Assistant at City of Durham
LtCol (Retired Reserve) at USMC

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Education

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
North Carolina State University
Duke University

Dreher High School

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Jim Porto (UNC)’s Summary

I have strong management and organizational skills, with extensive experience in new program development. I am an entrepreneurial educator interested in improving educational delivery and pedagogy. I have excellent analytical skills and an ability to think strategically. I am especially fond of learning, even more than teaching. I am conceptually orientated—a systems builder. I am persistent, with an above average ability to attend to details. I am committed to quality improvement and 360 personnel evaluations; to developing useful knowledge to solve tough social problems; to the education, research and service missions of the University.

Jim Porto (UNC)’s Specialties:

Health services and public health management.
Self Leadership and Applied Leadership
Course Development and Program Management
Policy Analysis and Socio-Economic Analysis
Critical Thinking and Political Savvy
Data Envelopment Analysis
Excel Power User
Disaster Management Systems

Jim Porto (UNC)’s Experience

Faculty

Health Policy and Management, UNC-Chapel Hill

(Higher Education industry)

October 1988 — Present (21 years 3 months)

Director, Executive Master’s Program, Health policy and Administration, School of Public Health, UNC-Chapel Hill (1989- )

I administer an off-campus master’s degree program using distance-learning technologies. The program consists of a Master's of Healthcare Administration (MHA) and a Master's of Public Health (MPH) open to students in North Carolina and from around the country and world. I develop new executive courses, curricula, and programs. I also advise 120+ students. Our program has been rated number one nationally for Physicians by Modern Physician Magazine. US News and World Report ranks the Department of Health Policy and Administration number three overall, which includes Executive Programs.
Faculty

Health Policy and Administration, UNC-Chapel Hill

(Educational Institution; 1001-5000 employees; Higher Education industry)

October 1988 — Present (21 years 3 months)

I have taught courses on the use of computers and computer software (15 times) and on financial management (14 times). I have also co-taught the Capstone course (10 times), a final summary course required of Master’s students. I have also taught a course in ethics; have co-taught program evaluation, statistics, and decision analysis. I have taught mitigation and cost benefit analysis in a four course certificate program in Disaster Management—the Community Preparedness and Disaster Management Program.

I coordinated a cross-disciplinary seminar in ethics for students who were recipients of the Scholars of Tomorrow Award, a graduate student merit award given to graduate students from a wide array of University programs. This is a year long series of seminars devoted to issues in health care.

Currently I deliver workshops to Executive students in Political Savvy and Critical Thinking.
Faculty

Health Policy and Administration, UNC-Chapel Hill

(Educational Institution; 1001-5000 employees; Higher Education industry)

October 1988 — Present (21 years 3 months)

Executive Director, Community Preparedness and Disaster Management Program, Health policy and Administration, School of Public Health, UNC-Chapel Hill (2001-)

I designed and direct the overall educational and community service efforts in disaster management. The disaster management program currently consists of the Certificate in Community Preparedness and Disaster Management, a 12 credit program taught in distance education format. I recently designed a 60 credit Executive Master of Science in Disaster Management degree in distance education format. The new degree was approved by the UNC Board of Governors in March of 2007. Planning is underway for Bachelor of Science in Disaster Management as 2 +2 distance education program.
Business Manager

Faison, Brown, Fletcher, and Brough Law Offices

(Partnership; 11-50 employees; Law Practice industry)

July 1986 — July 1988 (2 years 1 month)

I supervised all business and office personnel. I developed and programmed extensive set of managerial reports, implemented multi-using, multi-tasking computer system. I also coordinated all special events and staffed partners’ meetings. I managed accounting, time and billing, Human Resources, and systems support functions. I developed and monitored cash flow projections and annual budgets.
Vice-President and Co-Founder

Management Applications, Inc.

(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Management Consulting industry)

September 1981 — June 1986 (4 years 10 months)

I served as a working manager and corporate secretary in the operation of a consulting and computer software company. I advised private and public clients on strategic and managerial problems involving organizational effectiveness and efficiency. Specific consulting areas included organizational analysis, management information systems, purchasing and materials management, and maintenance management and scheduling. I coordinated and programmed customer database applications provided by the company.
Consultant and Management Analyst

Management Improvement Corporation of America

(Public Company; 51-200 employees; Management Consulting industry)

May 1980 — August 1981 (1 year 4 months)

I conducted management studies in purchasing, warehousing, health systems, maintenance management, and office productivity. I worked on teams that completed over fifteen studies during my employment
Budget Analyst and Program Evaluator

Office of State Budget, NC

(Government Agency; 10,001 or more employees; Government Administration industry)

September 1976 — May 1980 (3 years 9 months)

Program Management Evaluator (1980)
I developed and helped consolidate local government reporting system. I developed state aid structure for reporting intergovernmental funds.

Budget Analyst (1977-1979)
My job was to estimate Highway Fund revenues, to determine condition of the Highway Fund, prepared budget for a half-billion dollar state budget, to present budget to the Advisory Budget Commission, to monitor budget execution, to approve budget transfers, and to fill requests for information. I assisted with re-designing Highway Fund Code structure to conform to the office’s automated Budget Preparation System.

Program Analyst (1976).
I analyzed program budget requests. I completed analyses on such issues as establishing the Veterinary School of Medicine at N.C. State University, the Eastern Farmer’s Market in Asheville, N.C., and a request for more parole officers.
Administrative Assistant

City of Durham

(Government Agency; 1001-5000 employees; Government Administration industry)

July 1974 — August 1976 (2 years 2 months)

I helped manage expenditures on a four-million dollar bond issue. I devised and implemented a system for handling, recording, and filing payments to contractors under the bond program. I also conducted budget analysis, prepared special reports, and supervised three clerical positions.
LtCol (Retired Reserve)

USMC

(Government Agency; 10,001 or more employees; Military industry)

May 1968 — July 1973 (5 years 3 months)

Active Duty

Group Assistant Operations Officer (1972-1973)
I coordinated, scheduled, and assigned missions for eight squadrons and one hundred-sixty aircraft. I also maintained flight status and reached 1,100 accident-free flight hours.

Squadron Flight Officer (1971-1972)
I maintained flight status and flew operational missions. I coordinated and assigned flight missions to twenty-five crews. Our unit received an outstanding rating from the IG on assigned duties as Flight Officer. We also received an outstanding commendation for having the highest standards among 25 squadrons in the wing for our NBC Defense program, a responsibility of mine.

Squadron Pilot (1969-1971)
I volunteered for duty in Viet Nam and served there as a helicopter pilot. Missions included medical evacuation, re-supply, troop lifts, and reconnaissance. I was designated section leader for combat missions with the responsibility of two aircraft, totaling four million dollars, and ten crew members.

Jim Porto (UNC)’s Education

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Ph.D. , Public Policy , 1992 — 2000

My dissertation was entitled "Comparing the Efficiency and Effectiveness of Substance Abuse Treatment Programs Using a Two-Stage Data Envelopment Analysis." I still retain interest in substance abuse treatment, cost benefit and cost effectiveness analyses.
North Carolina State University

MPA , Public Administration , 1974 — 1976

The Master of Public Administration instilled in me a strong desire for public service. The connections I made through this program led to my job with the State Budget Office after graduation.
Duke University

AB , Psychology , 1964 — 1968

I majored in psychology, but I took many courses in philosophy and religion. I had planned to enter Duke Graduate School in Biological Psychology but Viet Nam intervened. I joined the Marine Corps through the PLC combined program and upon graduate was commissioned a 2nd Lt. I eventually became a CH-46 helicopter pilot and spent one tour in Viet Nam. Even though I did not get to Graduate School in Biological Psychology, I still retain a strong interest in brain science.

Activities and Societies:

Phi Kappa Sigma
Dreher High School

HS Diploma , 1960 — 1964

I enjoyed my time a Dreher High School and post this listing to make it easier to re-connect with old high school friends. I was active in sports--football and baseball; and participated in many of the High School service and interest clubs, like the Key Club and JETS. The old Dreher was torn down in 2007 and rebuilt on the same spot. Hopefully, the spirit of Dreher will live on in the new bricks and mortar.

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Jim Porto (UNC)’s Interests:

Physical Fitness (Running, Weight Lifting, Hiking), Gardening,political savvy, dysfunctional management, disaster management, self-leadership, critical thinking, systems thinking, decision making, ethics, humor, USMC, CH-46 Helicopters, Viet Nam Veterans, HMM 263, HMM 161. Intermittent fasting, vegetarian, brain science, political philosophy, Greek philosophy, mathematics, statistics, creative writing, the God debate, analytic methods, causality, military history, decision making, cognitive science, martial arts, German Language, Triathlons.

Jim Porto (UNC)’s Groups:

COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES
Participant Grinnell JumpStart Leadership Workshop (2009)
Committee Member, Debt Affordability Advisory Committee (2005-). Appointed by Speaker of the House
Board Member, N.C. Capital Facilities Financing Agency (2001-2004). Appointed by Speaker of the House
Past Mayor (1983-1987), Town of Carrboro, North Carolina. Served two terms.
Past Chair(1979-1983), Carrboro Appearance Commission, Carrboro, North Carolina.
Past Board of Directors (1983-1987), Chapel Hill-Carrboro Economic Development Corporation.
Past Member, Carrboro Community of Excellence Task Force, Carrboro, North Carolina.
Past Member, Executive Committee of the Public/Private Partnership Conference of the Chapel Hill-Carrboro Chamber of Commerce.
Executive MHA, MPH, HPAA, MSDM
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