Dr. Donna Smith Joins EDPM as Regulatory Compliance Officer
Posted by Anoop Mishra on Fri, Sep 30, 2011 @ 06:00 AM
EDPM is proud to welcome aboard Dr. Donna Smith to EDPM as Program Development and Regulatory Compliance Officer. Dr. Smith served in similar positions with Substance Abuse Management, Inc. (SAMI), First Advantage, and FirstLab. She has over 35 years experience in the policy, program, and compliance aspects of workplace drug and alcohol testing programs.
Dr. Smith is a principal author and architect of the regulations for U.S. military, federal employees, and U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) drug and alcohol testing programs. She is a nationally recognized expert and has advised hundreds of employers in the areas of:
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Federal drug testing regulations
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Drug and alcohol testing procedures
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Drug and alcohol abuse awareness training for employees and managers
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Medical Review Officer(MRO) procedures
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Drug free workplace policy and procedures
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Substance abuse prevention and rehabilitation
“Dr. Smith is known throughout the United States and the world as a regulatory and procedural expert for appropriate drug testing within the workplace and in schools,” said Charles Ash, Chief Executive Officer of EDPM. “Her addition to EDPM reunites her to her long-time colleague, Dennis Bennett, who was also one of the original architects of the DOT’s drug and alcohol testing regulations now affecting over eight million employees throughout the United States.”
Dr. Smith serves on the faculties of the American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) and the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (ACOEM) for continuing medical education courses in drug and alcohol testing. She also sits on the MRO exam development committee of the Medical Review Officer Certification Council (MROCC). She has twice been awarded the ACOEM President’s award for outstanding contributions in the field of substance abuse education and training for physicians.
Her current professional activities include serving on the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s (SAMHSA) federal Drug Testing Advisory Board (DTAB), President of the Substance Abuse Program Administrators’ Association (SAPAA), and appointment to the Board of Trustees of Capital University. Dr. Smith is an invited presenter at more than ten national conferences and symposia each year and is a qualified expert witness in drug and alcohol testing for labor arbitration and civil litigation cases. She is the co-author of the definitive published text for Medical Review Officers, The Medical Review Officer Manual,and has authored or contributed to numerous journal articles, text book chapters, and other publications in the field of drug and alcohol testing.
Dr. Smith is also renowned for her training and education courses for urine specimen collectors, breath alcohol technicians, labor attorneys, managers and supervisors, employees, Substance Abuse Professionals (SAP), and MROs. Additional areas of expertise include recovery monitoring programs for healthcare and other professionals, and student and professional athlete drug and alcohol testing programs.
Dr. Smith’s academic credentials include a bachelor of arts degree in sociology from Capital University, a masters of social work from Hunter College, and a doctorate in counseling psychology from Ball State University. She has held teaching positions in sociology and psychology on the faculties of Hampton University, Virginia State University, and Richard Bland College.
“We are entering a new chapter in EDPM’s 21 year history,” Ash said. “Our ability to provide value added services to our many current and future clients is unsurpassed in the industry. We are excited about the tremendous abilities that Donna and Dennis bring in the development of compliance and training programs."
EDPM is a nationwide leader in providing employment screening services to enable clients to create end-to-end solutions that safeguard and protect their human capital. Based in Birmingham, Alabama and with over 3000 clients globally, EDPM tailors scalable solutions that seamlessly and cost-effectively integrate employment screening and educational programs into employer talent management processes.