Our Staff

The cadre at Detachment 365 prides itself on teamwork, expertise in our fields, and dedication to the Air Force ROTC mission—to produce superior Air Force officers and better citizens for America.

We offer the students a broad spectrum of military experiences, career backgrounds and accomplishments. We invite you to contact any of the following cadre members for your comments, questions and/or concerns.

Lieutenant Colonel Peter Francik

Detachment Commander
AS200 Instructor

Lieutenant Colonel Peter R. Francik is the Commander of Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps Detachment 365 at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts. He is responsible for the education, training, and professional development of more than 100 officer candidates from MIT, Harvard and Tufts Universities and Wellesley College. Lt Col Francik also serves as… Read More

Major Simone Keith

Operations Flight Commander
AS400 Instructor

Major Simone Keith is the Operations Flight Commander, and Assistant Professor of Aerospace Studies, Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps Detachment 365, based at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Major Keith was commissioned into the Air Force in June 2015 through the Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps upon graduation from California… Read More

Captain Evan Amato

Recruiting Officer
AS300 Instructor

Captain Evan Amato currently serves as an Assistant Professor of Aerospace Studies, Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps Detachment 365, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Massachusetts. Prior to being an Assistant Professor of Aerospace Studies, Captain Amato served in a variety of leadership roles across the Financial Management and Cost Analysis career fields. He served as Chief,… Read More

Technical Sergeant Almira Rochelle Baptiste

NCOIC, Personnel
AS100 Instructor

Technical Sergeant Almira Rochelle Baptiste is the unit NCOIC of Personnel, Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps, Detachment 365, Massachusetts Institute Technology, Cambridge, MA. She entered the Air Force in June 2011 where she attended Basic Military Training, then Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi to attend Personnel Technical School. After graduating from Technical School in… Read More

Staff Sergeant Vincent Frisbee

NCOIC, Administration

Staff Sergeant Vincent D. Frisbee is the unit NCOIC of Administration, Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps Detachment 365, based at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He entered the Air Force in April 2012, where he attended Basic Military Training at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas after he attended technical school as a Knowledge Operations Manager at… Read More

Ms. Emmaline Strickland

Administrative Assistant II, MIT

Emmaline Strickland is from Nantucket, MA, she went to Lasell College in Newton, MA and now resides in the Greater Boston area.