Julie Summers, P.E.

Senior Director, EHS

Asymchem Inc.

Julie Summers has over 25 years of EHS experience, primarily in the pharmaceutical industry in EHS engineering and management roles. She has a degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Missouri – Columbia and is a Registered Professional Engineer in the State of Missouri.

Julie has extensive experience in Environmental Compliance, Process Safety Management, Emergency Response, Incident Investigation, and auditing. More recently, she has broadened her focus to include occupational health and management of potent compounds.

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Rob Fisher

President and Director of Operations

Fisher Improvement Technologies

Rob is currently the President and Director of Operations for Fisher Improvement Technologies (FIT), a US Based, Native-American, and Veteran-owned business headquartered in Concord, NC. Rob is considered an international thought-leader in the science of human error. Rob is not only a member of the NC Chapter; he is also a member of the Tarheel ASSP chapter.

Rob spent almost ten years in the US Nuclear Navy before working at the South Texas Nuclear Project for twelve years.  Rob has been consulting since leaving commercial nuclear power operations in 1996.

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Michael Heminuk, CSP, AOES

Safety Engineer

NC Department of Transportation

Michael hails from Newark, New Jersey. He began his safety career while in the US Navy where he was stationed around the world on submarines, ships and various shore commands and held both Enlisted Submarine Warfare (ESW) and Enlisted Surface Warfare Specialist (ESWS) designations. While in the Navy, he earned his bachelor’s degree at the University of Connecticut. In 2003, he joined NC Department of Transportation (DOT) as a Safety Engineer. As a civilian, Michael pursued and achieved many safety credentials to include Certified Safety Professional (CSP), Accredited Office Ergonomics Specialist (AEOS), Manager Environmental Safety and Health (MESH) and several trainer certifications. He truly enjoys his work and believes that the DOT’s safety program is the envy of not just all the executive level departments in North Carolina, but possibly in the nation.Michael recently earned the opportunity to be the DOT Industrial Hygiene Consultant. He looks forward to continuing the fine tradition of those who came before and to bring the Industrial Hygiene programs to new levels of excellence to serve the needs of the DOT personnel and the wonderful citizens of North Carolina.

Frieda E. Sanders, PhD, MESH, IH-MESH, AOEE

Chemical Hygiene & Biosafety Officer

Wake Technical Community College

Frieda Sanders graduated from Tuskegee University (AL) in 2003 with a BS in Plant and Soil Science and Horticulture, and in 2008 with an MS in Plant and Soil Sciences with a focus on Plant Genomics. Frieda has over 10 years of diverse laboratory science experience, ranging from plant-based RNA molecular biology to synthetic peptide integration using nanotechnology. She worked at North Carolina State University Veterinary School in the Vector-Borne Disease Diagnostic Laboratory as a PCR technician before going back to school with hopes of becoming a Plant Breeder. Little did she know, there was a different unexpected path to safety ahead for her. After accepting a position at Wake Tech (the largest community college in the state of North Carolina) in the Biology Department as a lab technician, she changed career paths. She became part of the newly formed Wake Tech Environmental, Health, & Safety Department in 2014. Frieda feels that she has found her niche in safety, through serving others.

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Ogaga Tebehaevu, MS, CIH, CSP 

Industrial Hygienist at East Carolina University

Ogaga Tebehaevu is an environmental health and safety professional with 11 plus years of experience. Ogaga started his career abroad as a safety engineer. He worked as a risk officer with Ecobank Transnational Incorporated, and a safety engineer with Oceanstreams Limited for a combined period of over 6 years. In 2014, he worked as an environmental health and safety engineer with Cummins Turbo Technologies’ Ladson Plant, as part of its graduate professional internship program. He currently serves as the industrial hygiene specialist at East Carolina University since 2015. In this position, he interacts with the campus community in anticipating, evaluating, and controlling occupational and environmental hazards to protect the health and safety of staff, faculty, and students. Ogaga holds a bachelor’s degree in industrial safety and environmental engineering, and a master’s degree in occupational safety. He is a certified industrial hygienist (CIH) and a certified safety professional (CSP).

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