As a Registered Nurse turned into an entrepreneur, Melanie Womble knows firsthand the administrative burden that is on businesses when it comes to building and managing a productive work environment. When the Department of Transportation mandated drug and alcohol testing programs for safety-sensitive transportation employees in 1991, Melanie saw a real need to assist organizations of all sizes and industries implement effective drug testing solutions. Since founding Professional Drug Screening Services, Inc. in 1988, Melanie has seen the ins and outs associated with running a healthy and successful business that operates on a level of excellence for maintaining client confidentiality, achieving accurate record-keeping and flexible service solutions, and exemplifying a true passion for personalized customer service. Melanie has been an active member in her industries associations since 1991. Melanie is a founding member of the very first drug and alcohol industry association SAPPA, (Substance Abuse Professionals Administrators Association), also established in 1991. On a day-to-day basis, Melanie plays in integral part in PDSS’ operations; from onboarding and training new staff members, attending to new and existing client needs, communicating with laboratories and external vendors, and ensuring the organization’s core values are being executed on a daily basis, she has a hand in it all. A dedicated mother of two, Melanie is always looking for additional ways to give back in support of her community and the greater Eastern North Carolina region.