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 (
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