EWU Army ROTC Faculty and Staff

The Eastern Washington University (EWU) Army ROTC faculty is extremely experienced with over 100 years of combined military service with assignments across the nation, multiple deployments, and overseas duty. Faculty members in the past year were awarded the U.S Army Cadet Command 2019 Instructor of the Year, the Cadet Command 2019 Human Resource Assistant of the Year, the 2020 Instructor of the Year, 2021 Instructor of the Year, and 2023 Instructor of the Year. EWU ROTC was the only faculty out of 274 ROTC programs to receive five national awards in the past five years.  We also had a faculty member awarded the 2019 Spokane Armed Forces Person of the Year.  The EWU ROTC faculty was also named the 2019 Team of the Year within the College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences. Your success is our mission, and these accolades show that we will accomplish that mission!

Senior Military Science Instructor
Frank Cantu
Master Sergeant, Infantry
206B Cadet Hall
Phone: 509-359-2350
Email: fcantu1@ewu.edu

Assistant Professor of Military Science
Zachary Ferry
Captain, Field Artillery
206C Cadet Hall
Phone: (509) 359-6117

Training and Operations Support Officer

Frankie Topasna

Captain, Signal Corps

Military Science Instructor
Jon Stone
Sergeant First Class, Combat Engineer
206 Cadet Hall
Phone: (509) 359-6266
Email: jstone24@ewu.edu

Supply Technician
Abraham "AJ" Rivera Perez
202A Cadet Hall
Phone: (509) 359-6112
Email: ariveraperez@ewu.edu

Enrollment and Scholarship Officer
Mr. Chris Ford
201 Cadet Hall
Phone: 509.359.6110
Fax: 509.359.6108
Email: rotc@ewu.edu

WAARNG Opportunities Advisor

Daisy Palencia

Second Lieutenant, Signal Corps

Phone: (509) 359- 2319

Email: dpalencia@ewu.edu

Human Resource Assistant
VACANT
203B Cadet Hall
Phone: 
Email:

EWU ROTC Program Coordinator
Katie Brown
202 Cadet Hall
Phone: 509-359-2386
Fax: 509-359-6108
Email: ROTC@ewu.edu