In 1998, Porter started working for GW as director of public affairs and University spokeswoman and in 2000 she moved on to a role as the assistant vice president at the GW Medical Center. At the Medical Center she was in charge of communications for the GW Hospital, Medical Faculty Associates, the School of Medicine and Health Sciences and the School of Public Health and Health Services.
She played a role in communications efforts when Vice President Dick Cheney was in the GW Hospital, as well as in the relief efforts following Sept. 11.
An adjunct instructor of health care sciences, Porter teaches an online crisis communications course for law officials, firefighters and health professionals.
Both assistants have experience dealing with government officials - Porter was once a broadcast journalist who took assignments at the White House and Capitol Hill, and Chandler Altieri was a press secretary to a senator. Their current titles at GW, used more commonly in government than in academia, reflect their politically-laced backgrounds.
But Chandler Altieri said the similarities between the national government and universities are limited.
She said, "The academic experience is definitely unique."
She played a role in communications efforts when Vice President Dick Cheney was in the GW Hospital, as well as in the relief efforts following Sept. 11.
An adjunct instructor of health care sciences, Porter teaches an online crisis communications course for law officials, firefighters and health professionals.
Both assistants have experience dealing with government officials - Porter was once a broadcast journalist who took assignments at the White House and Capitol Hill, and Chandler Altieri was a press secretary to a senator. Their current titles at GW, used more commonly in government than in academia, reflect their politically-laced backgrounds.
But Chandler Altieri said the similarities between the national government and universities are limited.
She said, "The academic experience is definitely unique."
