Environmental Committee Members

Derek is president of Ken Chapman & Associates, Inc. a management consulting firm headquartered in Tuscaloosa that primarily works with heavy industry, both manufacturers and power generation. 

Derek initially joined KC&A in 2011. Previously, he was a partner in a  startup tech company, WideNet based in Anniston, which he managed alongside his business partner for 9 years, prior to selling his half.  He also spent time working as an investment advisor.

In addition to his client-centric roles with KC&A, Derek hosts KC&A’s Brain Chatter podcast.

He is a graduate of Samford University, a member of the Alabama Leadership Initiative’s Class of 2008, and holds a certificate in Longevity Training from the University of Southern California.

Derek was the 95th president of the Rotary Club of Anniston (AL) and has served as a vice-president of the Rotary Club of Birmingham, where he remains an active member.  He is currently on the board of Alabama Audubon, a statewide outdoor conservation nonprofit and is the VP of the American Foundry Society’s Talent Development Division Committee based in greater Chicago. He is a past Assistant District Governor for Rotary International in District 6860 and is past Chair of the nonpartisan Public Affairs Research Council of Alabama’s Roundtable.  He was a member of the 2007 class of Leadership Calhoun County and is a past board member of the Calhoun County Chamber of Commerce. He volunteers with American Legion Alabama Boys State, a youth citizenship program.

He lives in Birmingham, Alabama and grew up in rural Toadvine, Alabama. 

Mechanical Engineer serving the industrial ventilation industry.

Resourceful and detail-oriented, Mr. McCullough is a seasoned professional with a comprehensive background in interpreting, creating, overseeing, and directing Industrial Hygiene program development and implementation. He brings extensive experience in optimizing safety and health operations and risk recognition, evaluation, and control.

Mr. McCullough has extensive experience in Industrial Hygiene program management. Previously serving as the Environmental, Health, and Safety Senior Manager at 3M in St. Paul, MN, he led the Strategic Solutions Team, driving data-driven improvements in IH performance across the US, Canada, and Mexico. His achievements include improving chemical exposure assessment, reducing high-risk tasks, and ventilation/noise reduction improvement projects. Previously, Mr. McCullough was also the EHS Manager in the 3M Chemicals Division, and served as the Health, Safety, and Environmental Director at Honeywell International, where he led IH activities and improvements for this business unit. He also has additional experience as a Lean Six Sigma Black Belt and in various EHS roles at 3M, showcasing his expertise and delivering significant results.

Since transitioning into consulting, Mike has provided comprehensive industrial hygiene services to clients in a wide variety of business and government sectors. Representative projects include:

US Military, North Carolina, California, Texas ¾  Conducted  Industrial Hygiene sampling, including air, noise, and wipe sampling for a variety of potential health hazards. Provided recommendations for any results exceeding compliance or general industry practice limits.

Confidential Client, North Carolina ¾  Performed review of the company’s Industrial Hygiene programs to ensure compliance and inclusion of industry best practices.

Confidential Client, New Jersey  ¾  Conducted Noise Dosimetry for employees and provided a report with recommendations.

Confidential Client, Minnesota ¾ Investigated employee reports of potential health effect related to manufacturing operations. Reviewed reports, meteorological data, interviewed employees, and analyzed production data to determine potential chemicals of concern and developed a sampling plan to confirm or rule out chemicals of concern.

Confidential Client, New Jersey ¾  Conducted employee exposure monitoring for crystalline silica during cement drilling and sawing operations in order to address OSHA and community concerns.

Pursuing a passion in environmental, regarding overall water quality and PFAS containment and remediation