Deborah Porter Email & Phone Number

As a local Business Owner, opened a franchise restaurant with the highest opening week sales in Michigan. Also donated funds to replace life saving equipment and uniforms to 3 fire departments in Southeast Michigan. As an owner during the pandemic, was responsible for maintaining business operations with a profit margin as well as keeping employees safe in the work environment. With diligence and attention to detail, the current EBIDTA is higher than the national franchise average. With over 25 years of operational and tech experience in diverse industries such as automotive, healthcare, and education, consistently delivered innovative operational efficiencies and revenue opportunities, and revenue. Led the delivery of a very large automotive software transformation enabling $30M in revenue opportunity. As a Board Director, spearheaded a strategic plan initiative that created revenue streams based on data driven decisions. Driven by business transformation with a focus on relationships aligned to results, efficiency in delivering the results, and the customer experience associated with the results. Peers describe me as a leader who enables the team and a good listener. Business partners describe me as honest, dependable, reliable, and trustworthy. Suppliers describe me as fair. Served 4 years as Board President and routinely mentored Board members. Launched succession planning for Board Officer roles Superintendent. Boosted confidence in the Board, the Staff, and the community.Strategic initiatives• Established revenue streams based on data driven decisions • Monetized Professional Development Day • Integrated out of district students who met who met criteria• Re-instituted elementary schools as neighborhood schools• Normalized salaries for standard staffing roles within the District• Persuaded the Board to define a mission/vision/strategic plan for the school district• Increased business knowledge of board members by improving inefficiencies of financial reporting to the Board Business Start Up • Direct contributor to OnStar Insurance graduation from an idea to a line of business • Executed a Firehouse Subs restaurant startup generating the highest Michigan franchise revenue upon opening• Profitable construction company specializing in new home sales• Snowmobile parts business which included a storefrontSteering Committees• Established Curriculum and Superintendent Evaluation Committees• Created and acted as SME of large TeamCenter upgrade • Michigan Council of Women in Technology Scholarship Committee