Samantha Sappington, Vice President, Licensure and Certification, has more than 24 years of experience in account management with over 18 years of that time serving the assessment industry. This experience includes client relationship management, large-scale implementations, and leading multiple teams in support of client service and sales.

In her current role at DRC, Ms. Sappington is responsible for bringing successful business leadership experience with the right mix of strategy, new business and product development, marketing and sales expertise, building customer relationships, demonstrating industry presence, as well as research and analysis skills. Ms. Sappington is an active member of the Association of Test Publishers (ATP) and currently serves on the Marketing Committee for the ATP Conference Planning efforts. She is a member of the Certification Networking Group (CNG) and is also a member of the Institute for Credentialing Excellence (I.C.E.). Prior to joining DRC, Ms. Sappington worked in a variety of leadership roles at Prometric.

Ms. Sappington holds a B.A. in Mass Communication.