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Bio
Mike LaPorte was born in Hartford, Connecticut to George LaPorte and Elizabeth Price. He grew up in Glastonbury, Connecticut, where he graduated from Glastonbury High School and received a High School Diploma. He then attended Bridgton Academy in North Bridgton, Maine, where he received a Postgraduate Diploma.
While attending Glastonbury High School, LaPorte was a member of the United States Air Force Auxiliary, the Civil Air Patrol. He belonged to the Royal Charter Composite Squadron based in Hartford, where he served as Cadet First Sergeant, Flight Sergeant and Admin NCO. He graduated from the 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2013 Connecticut Wing Encampments and the 2011 Rhode Island Wing Encampment. His first encampment in 2009 was his basic. He was Admin NCO in 2010, at Rhode Island he was the Bravo Flight Sergeant (graduated Warrior Flight Sergeant [most motivated flight]), at Connecticut in 2011 he was the Public Affairs NCOIC, and in 2013 was the Squadron One First Sergeant.
He received his promotion to Cadet Second Lieutenant in 2013 at Encampment Graduation, and was promoted by Northeast Region Commander (former) Colonel Christopher Hayden, CAP, Encampment Commander Major Jim Ridley, CAP and Brigadier General (retired) Shepard “Doc” Stone, USA. In 2011, LaPorte attended the US Air Force National Honor Guard Academy as a basic cadet belonging to Discovery Flight, commanded by Major Raymond Hicks, CAP.
Also in 2011, LaPorte was invited by the Federal Emergency Management Agency to observe the first National Test of the Emergency Alert System. Notable attendees were White House National Security Staff member Richard Reed, National Weather Service director Mark Paese, FEMA Administrator W. Craig Fugate, Federal Communications Commission Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau chief, Rear Admiral (retired) Jamie Barnett, USN, and Federal Emergency Management Agency National Continuity Programs administrator, Lieutenant Colonel (retired) Damon Penn, USA.
In 2013, LaPorte began attending the University of Maine at Orono, and is currently a Political Science major. A resident of Knox Hall, LaPorte is a member of the University of Maine Student Senate, and is continuing his membership in the Civil Air Patrol at the 35th Composite Squadron in Bangor.
Creative Statement
LaPorte has a vision for the future. He is studying New Media to understand how Web 2.0 and the coming Web 3.0 both work, and so he can potentially get a jump start on coming technology to make something amazing. He is inspired by the works of Rooster Teeth Productions, and has dreams of working there. Fascinations of LaPorte include lighting and sound design for theatre, singing, broadcasting systems, government, computer engineering, culinary arts and a rising sport called extreme napping. Potential future projects include the “social network to end all social networks,” a DJ project, working on EAS systems, videography work, getting politically involved, developing interactive media systems for the Federal Government and improving and standardizing the web services of the University of Maine System.