Earned the rank of Eagle Scout in 1966 as a member of Troop 147 in Cleveland, Ohio.  Returned to Scouting in 2003 as my son’s Tiger Den Leader.  Served as Cubmaster for Pack 3390 from  2006-2008.  Crossed over with my son to Troop 1 where I served as Committee Member and Quartermaster Advisor.  Accompanied Crew 2001 to Philmont as Venturing Advisor in 2010 and Northern Michigan in 2012.  Served as Old Portage Roundtable Advisor 2007-2018.   Acted as Quartermaster for National Youth Leadership Training classes of 2013, 2014 and 2015.  In 2019 joined as an Assistant Scoutmaster for Troop 7390 and stepped into current role of Scoutmaster for Troop 390 in September 2021.

The father of two Eagle Scouts, Kevin and Tom, Mr. Portteus joined Troop 390 in 1998 and has since served as an Assistant Scoutmaster. Mr. Portteus is a bicycle enthusiast, an active hiker and outdoorsman. He also served as an adult leader in Troop 18 in Akron before joining Troop 390.

As a youth Dan was a scout of Troop 339 in Olmsted Falls, Ohio and earned Eagle in 1998.  He has been involved with scouting as an adult since son Alex joined as a Tiger in Pack 3390. Starting in September 2021, Dan joined as an adult leader in Troop 390 with a focus on motivating younger scouts to achieve First Class and he is looking forward to helping the program succeed and the many adventures to come.