Doping Control Officers (DCO)

John and Ruth Ann Morningstar

9 Years of Experience

John and Ruth Ann Morningstar of Westminster, Maryland, incorporated AMSTAR, LLC in April of 2010. John is a former elementary principal of 31 years, having spent a total of 40 years in education. John was also a NCAA Division 1 women’s basketball official for over 30 years. Ruth Ann worked as an office manager for a local insurance and real estate business for 35 years, and is licensed in both personal and real estate insurance. Together, the Morningstar’s believe that “Drug Free Sport has an excellent business model in striving to keep sports clean and fair.” John simply states, “This is why we do what we do.”

John began as a certified crew chief for Drug Free Sport in October 2008. He quickly understood the protocols and procedures of collection work, allowing him to grow and assume the role of Field Trainer in 2012. “Field Trainers are described as the best of the best when it comes to collection work for various clients,” states Drug Free Sport. “John has the ability to personally connect with collector-learners, and his experience in education demonstrates his ability to teach and understand what new collectors go through, making him an ideal Field Trainer.” Ruth Ann helps run the day-to-day operations of AMSTAR, LLC and has served as a female crew member since 2009.

Ruth Ann and John (high school sweethearts), have been married more than 47 years. Their family consists of their daughter, son, their respective spouses, and three fabulous grandchildren.

The Morningstars enjoy traveling. They have been to Europe five times, seen 47 of the 50 states, and have traveled to Canada, Mexico, and the Caribbean. When they aren’t traveling, they enjoy spending time with family and friends at their condo located in Ocean City, Maryland.

John’s favorite quote is by Davy Crockett – “First be sure you’re right, then go ahead.”

Bruce Toliver

19 Years of Experience

A former college and NFL certified athletic trainer, Bruce began as an independent contractor for Drug Free Sport in 1999, when he performed NCAA and institutional urine collections. As Drug Free Sport continued to grow, Bruce established Infinity Medical Services in 2008. Infinity Medical quickly went from servicing the Phoenix area to expanding into San Antonio, western Texas, southern California and Las Vegas. Infinity Medical now has 23 certified crew chiefs with approximately 40 – 45 crew members. Bruce acknowledges that he started working with Drug Free Sport because he supported the company’s mission. “I truly felt I knew what [Frank Uryasz] was trying to accomplish in sport when he started Drug Free Sport.”

Away from work, Bruce is at home with his wife Ashley (married 22 years) or attending one of his three kids’ activities (Brynn, Julia, and Griffin). Bruce is also a Division Chief with the Phoenix Fire Department and in charge of 531 pieces of apparatus and vehicles.

His favorite quote is “Success without integrity is failure!”

Rodney Dyess

14 Years of Experience

Rodney Dyess is the CEO of DCS & Associates, located in Carriere, Mississippi. Rodney has been an independent contractor with Drug Free Sport for 13 years. In 2008, Rodney established DCS & Associates to help cover Drug Free Sport’s expansion in geographical areas and in clients. Today, DCS & Associates has 15 certified collectors and 25 crew members covering drug-testing events in Oklahoma, Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, and western Tennessee.

A nationally registered paramedic for 16 years, Rodney enjoys fishing in the Gulf of Mexico and hunting and camping with his family. Rodney and his wife, Candace, have been married for 17 years. They have three children involved in various activities that take up a lot of Rodney’s free time. Rodney’s favorite quote is “It’s not whether you get knocked down; it’s whether you get up,” from Vince Lombardi. Rodney enjoys contracting with Drug Free Sport because “the staff is great to work with, and they are truly dedicated to keeping sport clean.”

Derek (Ty) Womack, Sr.

10 Years of Experience

Derek (Ty) Womack Sr., is CEO of Tampa-based Better You Better Life, LLC. Ty has been performing collections as an independent contractor for Drug Free Sport since 2008, but recently launched his company (Better You, Better Life, LLC) in 2014 to serve the Central and Northern Florida regions. Ty is also one of Drug Free Sport’s Field Trainers. In this role, he works with newly-identified collectors and trains them to perform urine and blood collections according to client-specific protocols.

Prior to his time as a certified collector, Ty worked for Delta Airlines for 28 years. He retired as the Florida Regional Manager for Delta’s Sky Club, supervising Delta’s rewards clubs in Tampa, Jacksonville, Orlando, Miami, Ft. Lauderdale and Palm Beach. Ty is also the author of the book, “Yes I Can, No I Can’t, Yes I Can” (Overcoming the mind game of getting in shape). Happily married to his wife, Beverly, Ty enjoys traveling the world and has been to China, Japan, Australia, and throughout Europe (Switzerland has been his favorite destination). He also enjoys visiting and spending time with his five children, his wonderful mother, two brothers, and three sisters.

The diversity of people that he meets every day is a large reason why he performs collection services for Drug Free Sport. Ty’s passion is to impact people’s lives, aiming to help others live healthier lives—both mentally and physically. His favorite quote, “Consider how hard it is to change ourselves, you’ll understand what little chance you have of changing others.” Ty is pictured with his wife, Beverly.