The staff at Northwestern NROTC is comprised of active duty Navy and Marine Corps officers and senior enlisted personnel. Officers serve as professors of Naval Science courses and class advisors, while senior enlisted personnel use their vast experience and knowledge to help your development as an officer. Our staff members are committed to helping you reach your goals, both academic and military, in the United States Navy or Marine Corps, offering personalized training, counseling, and advising at each step along the way, starting the minute you contact us. Read the biographies of each member of the unit staff below.
Captain David Adams, USN | Commanding Officer & Professor of Naval Science
Captain Adams is a native of Beaumont, Texas and was commissioned in 1997 from the University of San Diego NROTC program with a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration with an emphasis in Finance. He is a 2005 graduate of University of Washington Business School and holds a master’s degree in Business Administration. Full Bio.
Commander Kevin Riley, USN | Executive Officer & Associate Professor of Naval Science
Commander Kevin Riley, call sign “Finger”, graduated from Marquette University with a bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering. Following flight training in Corpus Christi, Texas and Pensacola, Florida, he was designated as a Naval Aviator in 2004. CDR Riley has also earned a Masters of Arts in Defense and Strategic Studies from the Naval War College and a Masters of Science in Operations Research from Naval Postgraduate School. Full Bio.
Lieutenant Kasie L. Braun, USN | Aviation Advisor
Lieutenant Moses Park, USN | Submarine Warfare Advisor
Captain Andrew A. McGady, USMC | Marine Officer Instructor (MOI)
GySgt Antonio Aranda, USMC | Assistant Marine Officer Instructor (AMOI)