ated ▁from ▁Italy . ▁ ▁P un aro ▁was ▁raised ▁in ▁Ma con , ▁Georgia . ▁He ▁attended ▁St . ▁Joseph ’ s ▁Gram mar ▁School ▁from ▁first ▁grade ▁through ▁e ighth ▁grade . ▁He ▁graduated ▁from ▁Mount ▁De ▁Sales ▁Catholic ▁High ▁School ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 4 . ▁ ▁P un aro ▁attended ▁Spring ▁Hill ▁College ▁in ▁Mobile , ▁Alabama ▁where ▁he ▁obtained ▁his ▁under grad uate ▁degree ▁in ▁English ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 8 . ▁He ▁earned ▁his ▁Master ▁of ▁Arts ▁degree ▁in ▁Journal ism ▁from ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Georgia ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 6 ▁and ▁Master ▁of ▁Arts ▁degree ▁in ▁National ▁Security ▁Studies ▁from ▁Ge or get own ▁University ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 9 . ▁P un aro ▁later ▁served ▁as ▁an ▁Ad j unct ▁Professor ▁at ▁the ▁Wal sh ▁School ▁of ▁Foreign ▁Service ▁at ▁Ge or get own ▁University ▁for ▁ten ▁years ▁( from ▁ 1 9 9 0 – 2 0 0 0 ) ▁where ▁he ▁taught ▁an ▁annual ▁gradu ate ▁level ▁course ▁entitled ▁" National ▁Security ▁Dec ision ▁M aking .” ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁P un aro ▁was ▁induct ed ▁as ▁a ▁Gr ady ▁College ▁Fellow ▁of ▁the ▁Gr ady ▁College ▁of ▁Journal ism ▁and ▁Mass ▁Communic ation ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Georgia . ▁He ▁currently ▁serves ▁on ▁the ▁non - pro fit ▁board ▁of ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Georgia ’ s ▁School ▁of ▁Public ▁and ▁International ▁Affairs . ▁He ▁also ▁serves ▁on ▁Sy rac use ▁University ' s ▁Max