About the Author

  • Roderick Kelvin Porter is a former Deputy Chief of the Federal Communications Commission's International Bureau in Washington, D.C., and a member of the Federal Senior Executive Service. He has had an extensive career in government service and private practice.


  • Through the years, he has traveled to and met representatives and citizens of a number of countries in North and South America, Europe, Asia, and Africa. In Washington, D.C., he also has met with numerous representatives and citizens of other countries.


  • He is a graduate of the Georgetown University Law Center (Juris Doctor) in Washington, D.C., and Morgan State University (Bachelor of Arts) in Baltimore, Maryland.


  • Awakening of the Twelve is the second book in his Torch Series Titan Twelve Trilogy.


  • The author resides in Las Vegas, Nevada. He has two children: Roderick Kelvin Porter II and Alexandra Marie Porter.