Jo McGuire is as an advocate, speaker and writer for safe and drug-free workplaces, families and communities. As the Executive Director of the National Drug and Alcohol Screening Association, Jo manages the national & international membership of those in the drug and alcohol testing industry with a heavy emphasis on employees assigned to safety-sensitive duties, best practices for a workplace drug testing program and quality training programs for those who perform drug collections. Jo was appointed as a member of the Taxation, Banking & Civil Law workgroup for the Colorado Governor's Task Force to regulate Amendment 64 in Colorado due to her expertise and experience with policies for medical marijuana and the workplace.
She has also represented her industry at the United Nations, the first Latin-American Safe and Drug-Free Workplace Congress and as an advocate for employer’s rights in Washington D.C.
Jo will educate the audience on trending cannabis use to help them understand how contemporary products may impact the employee.
Jo will describe the value a workplace drug and alcohol policy provides to the company as she takes the audience through each critical section of a basic policy, explaining why it matters, what questions they need to ask themselves, how they should use their policy to help create a culture of safety and what mis-steps to avoid as she shares stories of what challenges employers and managers face when things go very wrong.
Jo will educate the audience on trending cannabis use to help them understand how contemporary products may impact the employee.