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950 Mt. Moriah, Ste. 101, Memphis, TN 38117
1906 Mockingbird Lane, Ste. B, Paragould, AR 72450
(901) 320-9295
(870) 215-0025
ABOUT MID-SOUTH DRUG TESTING
Mid-South Drug Testing is your ONE-source testing partner. We help make your company a drug-free facility, 24/7. Our services include individual, employment, federal, court-ordered, and school drug testing; DNA testing; employee and management training and education.
We serve the State of Tennessee, Northeast Arkansas, the boot heel of Missouri and Northern Mississippi. We offer individual, employment, school, federal and court-ordered drug and alcohol testing using urine, hair, nails, breath and oral fluid/saliva methodologies.
MSDT also offers DNA collections, Nicotine testing, PEth testing, training, and nationwide services.
MSDT conducts in-house testing but our specialty is on-site collection (coming to you) and is available 24/7.
MISSION
It is our mission to help make our community safer by providing customers with cost effective and reliable methods of drug and alcohol testing. We strive to be the employer of choice by giving our employees the tools, incentives, and resources needed to be their very best.
VISION
It is Mid-South Drug Testing's vision to be THE standard of excellence in our industry and community.
VALUES
Exceptional Customer Service
Gratitude
Honesty
Integrity
Respect for All
Service to Others
Problem Solvers
At Mid-South, we take community seriously and regularly donate to various local and regional organizations. See our charity list here.
OUR TEAM
With more than 30 years of experience in operations, quality systems and compliance, Kelly L. Dobbins is the award-winning business leader of Mid-South Drug Testing, Inc. The company serves employers, individuals, schools, courts and organizations across Tennessee, Northeast Arkansas, the Missouri Bootheel and North Mississippi. Services include workplace, federal, court-ordered and individual drug and alcohol testing; DNA and paternity testing; nicotine testing; background screening; and professional training. Mid-South Drug Testing also provides in-house testing, 24/7 on-site specimen collections and customized programs built around each client’s needs.
Kelly holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees in criminal justice from the University of Memphis and is a respected expert witness in courts throughout the region. A former adjunct professor, she is a Regional Certified Professional Collector Trainer and Breath Alcohol Technician
Trainer. Kelly previously served as president and a board member of the Drug and Alcohol Testing Industry Association and now serves on the Board of Directors and as Secretary of the National Drug and Alcohol Screening Association. She has also helped develop national training resources covering alternative-specimen collection, oral-fluid testing and expert-witness practices.
Personal and Professional Affiliations:
American Trucking Association, 2025 to present
National Drug and Alcohol Screening Association (NDASA), Secretary, 2024 to 2027
Tennessee Trucking Association, 2024 to present
Arkansas Trucking Association, 2024 to present
National Drug and Alcohol Screening Association (NDASA), Board of Directors, 2023 to present
Greater Memphis Chamber, Chairman’s Circle Member, 2023 to present
Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), 2010 to present
Greater Memphis Chamber, 2005 to present
International Blues Challenge, Judge, 2005 to present
Better Business Bureau (BBB), 2004 to present
National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB), Memphis Area Action Council Member, 2004 to present
Paragould Chamber of Commerce, 2004 to present
Mid-South Minority Business Council (MMBC), 2004 to present
Drug and Alcohol Testing Industry Association (DATIA), President, 2023
Drug and Alcohol Testing Industry Association (DATIA), Board of Directors, 2018 to 2023
Drug and Alcohol Testing Industry Association (DATIA), 2003 to 2023
First United Methodist Church, Board of Trustees, 2014 to 2022
West Tennessee Chapter of Associated Builders and Contractors, Tennessee Drug Free Workplace Trainer, 2013 to 2022
National Association of Professional Background Screeners, 2018 to 2021
Awards, Recognition, and Special Service:
2026 MBJ Small Business Awards, Executive of the Year
2024 Memphis Business Journal, Women Who Lead
2024 Memphis Business Journal, Best Places to Work
2023 Comcast RISE Award Winner
2022 Memphis Business Journal, Women to Watch
2014 Memphis Business Journal, Super Woman in Business
2014 MBJ Small Business Awards, Executive of the Year Finalist
2010 City of Memphis, Ruby R. Wharton Award for Business
2009 FedEx Ground Memphis Linehaul Vendor Excellence Award
2009 MBJ Small Business Awards, Executive of the Year Finalist
2008 Memphis Woman Magazine, 50 Women Who Make a Difference
2005 DATIA Inspiration Award
2005 to Present International Blues Challenge, Judge
MA-CEO & President
MCPCT-U/OF, BAT Instructor
NDASA Board of Directors-Secretary
MANAGEMENT
Vice-President and CFO, CPCT, BAT, MROA
“Be kind, you never know the battles others are fighting.”
“A valuable lesson to learn is to talk less and listen more.”
Accounts Payable Manager, CPCT, BAT
"A woman is the full circle. Within her is the power to create, nurture, and transform.”
– Diane Mariechild
Vice President and Arkansas Manager, CPCT, BAT, MROA
I have been with MSDT for 18yrs and counting. I am grateful that I have been and continue to play a role in the safety and sobriety of others.
Scheduling & Results Manager, CPCT, BAT
"If your actions create a legacy that inspires others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, then, you are an excellent leader.” – Dolly Parton
FedEx Office Supervisor, CPC, BAT
“Define success in your own terms, achieve it by your own rules, and build a life you’re proud to live.” – Anne Sweeney
RHIT, Operations & Compliance Manager, CPCT, BAT
“You must be the change you wish to see in the world.” -Gandhi
“If you don’t like something, change it. If you can’t change it, change your attitude.” -Angelou
Employee Benefits Manager, CPCT, BAT
“Leadership is about the team- the culture they keep and embrace, it’s about empathy for your customers, clients, employees, and the communities where you do business, it’s about doing the right thing for the right reasons, being confident enough to take risks and responsible enough to think of those who your decisions and risks may affect." —Kat Cole