Practitioner Scholars
Practitioner scholars are corporate leaders, entrepreneurs, consultants, subject matter experts, safety professionals, thought leaders, and change agents who interact with the students in our program and complement the ASEM curriculum. Our practitioner scholar list has grown over the years and now includes many alumni. We welcome a new cohort of these diverse educators each academic year. If you would like to be considered as a practitioner scholar with our program, please contact Scarlett Naftel (
Taylor Abel, M.S., PE
Assistant Vice PresidentEHS Performance Improvement, Mosaic
Specialty Area: Mining
Adele L. Abrams, Esq., CMSP
PresidentLaw Office of Adele L. Abrams
Specialty Area: Law
Kelly A. Bernish
ManagerSafety Services, Walt Disney Parks and Resorts
Specialty Area: Amusement Parks and Attractions
Lisa Capicik
Regional Safety Director Brasfield & Gorrie
Specialty Area: Construction Industry Sector
Beth A. Cooper, M.S., PE, INCE Bd. Cert., Fellow INCE/USA
Agency Hearing Conservation ConsultantSpecialty Area: Government and Aerospace Industry
Read moreAugusta Dowd
Managing PartnerWhite, Arnold & Dowd
Specialty Area: Law Defense
Edwin G. Foulke, Jr., J.D.
PartnerFisher & Phillips LLP
Specialty Area: Law
John Gerhart
President 1914 Iron Inc.
Specialty Area: Organized Labor
Kimberly Scheibe Greene, M.S., M.B.A
Group President of Strategy & External Relations Tennessee Valley Authority
Specialty Area: Government and Utilities Sector
Deborah L. Grubbe, PE, CEng
Owner and PrincipalOperations and Safety Solutions, LLC
Specialty Area: Chemical Process Industries
J. Keith Harris
NC Fire Chief and Emergency Manager (retired) Specialty Area: Fire, Rescue, Disaster Response and Recovery
Read moreDonna S. Heidel, M.S., CIH
Coordinator, Prevention through Design CDC/NIOSH Education and Information Division
Specialty Area: Public Policy and Government Sector
Deborah Lechner, PT, M.S.
President ErgoScience
Specialty Area: Health Care - Physical Therapy
Allen Long
Principal Systems Safety EngineerRockwell Collins
Specialty Area: Aerospace
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Linda Lucas
Provost (retired)University of Alabama at Birmingham
Specialty Area: Higher Education
Roy W. Malone, Jr.
Deputy Manager Space Shuttle Propulsion Office, Marshall Space Flight Center - NASA
Specialty Area: Government and Aerospace Industry
Penny Manuel
Executive Vice PresidentEngineering & Construction Services, Southern Company Generation
Specialty Area: Utility - Power Generation
Fred Manuele
President Hazards Ltd and renowned author in safety engineering
Specialty Area: Service Sector - Safety Consultants
Shekhar Mitra, Ph.D.
Senior Vice PresidentCorporate Research & Development, Global Salon Professional and Global Prestige, Procter & Gamble
Specialty Area: Corporate R&D - Consumer Products
Charles Peek
Vice President & Works Manager American Cast Iron Pipe Company
Specialty Area: Heavy Manufacturing Sector
James R. Pratt, III, Esq.
Partner Hare, Wynn, Newell & Newton
Specialty Area: Law Plaintiff
Van L. Richey
President and CEO American Cast Iron Pipe Company
Specialty Area: Manufacturing Heavy Industry
Mark L. Rosenberg, M.D., MPP
President and CEO Task Force for Global Health
Specialty Area: Health Care and Social Sector
Casey Rosenthal
CEO and Co-founder Verica
Specialty Area: Chaos Engineering
Charles C. Stewart, M.B.A.
President & Chief Operating Officer Walter Coke & Walter Minerals
Specialty Area: Mining
Roger H. Sublett, Ph.D.
President Union Institute and University
Specialty Area: Social Sector/Leadership, Higher Education
Donald W. Swallom, M.S.
Safety Engineer US Army Aviation and Missile Command
Specialty Area: Aerospace
Philip Zicarelli, PE, P.L.S.
Director Proposals and Sales Administration, KBR Power and Industrial
Specialty Area: Heavy Industrial