Our team is compiled of seven department members ranging from dispatchers, officers, and command staff personnel. They volunteer their time to provide peer support and intervention to all our department members as well as their families.
MIT PD Peer Support Cell Line
617-529-2916
POC: Sergeant Robert Wilcox—
rgwilcox@mit.edu
Bob has been a police officer with MIT Police Department for 35 years. Bob has served as Patrol Officer, Detective and was promoted to his current rank of Sergeant in 2015. Bob joined the team as a certified peer, specially trained to the required level of proficiency described by the International Critical Incident Stress Foundation for Individual and Group Interventions, and obtained certificates of completion for Advanced Group Crisis Intervention. Bob has been accepted as a member of the Greater Boston CISM Team. He is currently the GB CISM Team Point of Contact for the police department and the MIT Police Peer Support Team Point of Contact. “I joined the Peer Support and CISM Team to help and support my brother and sister officers deal with the emotional stressors in law enforcment career.”
Sergeant Jeffrey Freiwald —
jeffreyf@mit.edu
Jeff been a Police Officer for 17 years, and has been at the MIT PD for the last seven years. Previously, he was a Police Officer at Northeastern University PD, and Bentley University PD. Jeff was recently promoted to the rank of Sergeant on September 12, 2022 and serves in Patrol Operations as a Duty and Patrol Sergeant. He joined the team as a certified peer, specially trained to the required level of proficiency described by the International Critical Incident Stress Foundation for Individual and Group Interventions. He has also obtained certificates of completion for Advanced Group Crisis Intervention and Pre Incident Education training. Jeff has also been accepted as a member of the Greater Boston CISM Team. “I joined the Peer Support and CISM teams because I have had close friends who received support and services and had nothing but great things to say about the teams and services they received and I wanted to be part of the team helping my brother and sister officers and coworkers”.
Officer Donald “Dusty” Miller —
ghound@mit.edu
Officer Joseph Rosanio —
jrosanio@mit.edu
Joseph “Joey” Rosanio has been a Police Officer for 14 years with the MIT Police Department. Previously, he was a Corrections Officer at the Essex County House of Corrections in Middleton, Ma. He joined the peer support team in 2018 and became specially trained to the required level of proficiency described by the International Critical Incident Stress Foundation for Individual and Group Interventions. He has also obtained certificates of completion for Advanced Group Crisis Intervention, Pre Incident Education training and Suicide Prevention, Intervention and Postvention training. Joey has also been accepted as a member of the Greater Boston CISM Team. In his previous life Joey was a certified personal trainer and still has a special interest in physical fitness and nutrition. He has taken several classes with the mass police training council (MPTC) specifically geared towards overall wellness as it relates to law enforcement.
“I wanted to join the team to try to help my peers in variety of unique situations and hardships that may arise throughout a career in law enforcement.”
Dispatcher Caitlin Igoe—
cigoe@mit.edu
Caitlin has been a dispatcher for over 10 years, 5 of which have been with the MIT Police. Prior to employment here she worked as a dispatcher for the City of Cambridge and in private EMS. She joined the team in December of 2018 as a certified peer, specially trained to the required level of proficiency described by the International Critical Incident Stress Foundation for Individual and Group Interventions. She has also obtained certificates of completion for Advanced Group Crisis Intervention, Pre Incident Education training, and Suicide Prevention. Caitlin has also been accepted as a member of the Greater Boston CISM Team. “In the past, dispatchers have often times been forgotten about after a difficult call. These teams do a great job at making sure we as dispatchers also get the support and services we need. I joined the peer support and CISM teams to be a part of that support system.”
Officer Kerri DiGregorio —
kerrid@mit.edu
Kerri has been a Police Officer with MIT since July 2021 and has been a Police Officer since 2005. She currently works the day shift in patrol. She joined the peer support team in 2023 and became specially trained to the required level of proficiency described by the International Critical Incident Stress Foundation for Individual and Group Interventions. She aspires to attend the Advanced Group Crisis Intervention in the near future. Kerri has also been accepted as a member of the Greater Boston CISM Team. “I feel I have the experience in my personal and professional life to assist fellow officers in their time of need.”
Deputy Chief Steven DeMarco –
sdemarco@mit.edu
Steven is serving as the Deputy Chief of the MIT Police Department since August 2019. Prior to joining MIT Police Department, he served as a member of the Cambridge Police Department. Steven is the Control Chief for the Greater Boston CISM Team and the Command Staff liaison for the MIT Police Department Peer Support and CISM Team. Previously, he was the Command Staff Coordinator for Cambridge Police Department’s Peer Support & Resiliency Team. Steven is specially trained to the required level of proficiency described by the International Critical Incident Stress Foundation for Individual and Group Interventions. He has also obtained certificates of completion for Advanced Group Crisis Intervention, Strategic Response to Crisis, Pre-Incident Education Training and Suicide Prevention, Intervention and Postvention Training. “Since joining the Greater Boston CISM and Peer Support teams over 7 years ago, I have received so much satisfaction knowing that our department members are routinely being supported by a team of peers that are specially trained, compassionate and provide confidential intervention services and resources.”