Ohio
30 Years of Dedication and Service to the Drug Abuse Resistance Education Program of Ohio & D.A.R.E. America
On Wednesday evening, June 15, 2022, Lloyd Bratz & Rafael Morales of D.A.R.E. America were on hand for the state of Ohio’s D.A.R.E. Awards Banquet which was held at the Kalahari Resort & Conference Center in Sandusky, Ohio. At the banquet Officer Donald A. Wilson of the Springboro Police Department and Officer Ralph E. Tanner Jr. of the East Lake Police Department were recognized and presented with an award for the 30 Years of Dedication and Service to the Drug Abuse Resistance Education Program of Ohio & D.A.R.E. America.
Police Departments Work Toward a More Connected 2021: Tom Wetzel and Denise DeBiase
Lt. Denise DeBiase of the Richmond Heights Police Department suits up in personal protective equipment (PPE). (Photo Courtesy of Tom Wetzel). Guest columnists Tom Wetzel and Denise DeBiase are certified law enforcement executives with close to 60 years of combined...

Rafael L. Morales
North Central Regional Director
Phone: (424) 227-0997
Email: Rafael Morales
Upcoming Events

D.A.R.E. America is accepting nominations for the 2022 D.A.R.E. Law Enforcement Executive of the Year; Daryl F. Gates D.A.R.E. Lifetime Achievement; D.A.R.E. Officer of the Year Awards; and D.A.R.E. Educator of the Year.
Recipients of these prestigious awards will be honored during the 34th Annual D.A.R.E. International Training Conference. The conference is being VIRTUALLY on Wednesday, July 13th and Thursday, July 14th, 2022.
Nominees for the awards shall have distinguished themselves in their dedication to D.A.R.E. Their efforts must demonstrate a commitment to D.A.R.E. beyond the high standards evidenced by others involved in the program.
Those individuals selected to be honored must be available to record an award presentation no later than Friday, June 24, 2022. A special panel will be convened by D.A.R.E. America to review nomination information and select those to be honored.
Please feel free to contact your D.A.R.E. America Regional Director for additional information. Their contact information is available on our website.
State D.A.R.E. Contacts
D.A.R.E. Ohio Training Director & Chief Executive Officer
Donna Harrass
Law Enforcement Foundation
Email: [email protected]
Phone: (614) 761-0330
D.A.R.E. Ohio Program Coordinator
Monica Miller
Email: [email protected]
Phone: (614) 761-9498
Ohio Local D.A.R.E. Communities
- Allen County Sheriff’s Office
- Ashland County Sheriff’s Office
- Ashland Police Division
- Athens City Schools
- Athens City Police Department
- Auglaize County Sheriff’s Office
- Austintown Township Police Department
- Baltimore Police Department
- Beaver Township Police Department
- Beavercreek Police Department
- Bellefontaine Police Department
- Brimfield Police Department
- Campbell Police Department
- Canfield Police Department
- Chillicothe Police Department
- Clark County Sheriff's Office
- Clermont County Sheriff’s Office
- Copley Police Department
- Crawford County Sheriff’s Office
- Cuyahoga Falls Police Department
- D.A.R.E. Association of Ohio
- Defiance County Sheriff’s Office
- Delhi Township Police Department
- Doylestown Police Department
- Dublin Police Department
- East Palestine Police Department
- Eastlake Police Department
- Euclid Police Department
- Evendale Police Department
- Fairfield County Sheriff’s Office
- Fairfield Police Department
- Fayette County Sheriff’s Office
- Fostoria Police Division
- Franklin County Sheriff’s Office
- Fremont Police Department
- Fulton County Sheriff’s Office
- Galion Police Department
- Gates Mills Police Department
- Geauga County Sheriff's Office
- Glendale Police Department
- Goshen Police District
- Grandview Heights Division of Police
- Greene County Sheriff’s Office
- Grove City Division of Police
- Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office
- Hardin County Sheriff’s Office
- Henderson Fraternal Order of Police
- Highland Local Schools
- Hilliard Division of Police
- Hocking County Sheriff’s Office
- Holy Trinity School
- Huron County Sheriff's Office
- Huron Police Department
- Indian Springs Elementary School
- Jackson Township Police Department
- Lakewood Police Department
- Lancaster Police Department
- Lisbon Police Department
- Lorain County Sheriff’s Office
- Lordstown Local Schools
- Lordstown Police Department
- Madison County Sheriff's Office
- Marietta Police Department
- Marysville Division of Police
- Mason Police Department
- Maumee Police Division
- Medina County Sheriff’s Office
- Mercer County Sheriff’s Office
- Miami Township Police Department
- Middleburg Heights Police Department
- Milford Police Department
- Monroe Police Department
- Montville Township Police Department
- Muskingum County Sheriff’s Office
- New Albany Police Department
- Newton Falls Police Department
- North Canton Police Department
- Northwood Police Department
- Norton Police Department
- Norwalk Police Department
- Oakwood Public Safety Department
- Ohio Attorney General's Office
- Ohio Law Enforcement K-9 Association
- Olmsted Falls Police Department
- Ontario Police Department
- Ottawa Hills Police Department
- Paulding County Sheriff's Office
- Perry Township Police Department
- Perrysburg Police Division
- Pickaway County Sheriff’s Office
- Pickerington Police Department
- Put-in-Bay Police Department
- Reynoldsburg Police Department
- Richland County Sheriff’s Office
- Ross County Sheriff’s Office
- Rossford Police Department
- Sharonville Police Department
- Shelby County Sheriff's Office
- Springboro Police Department
- Springfield Police Division
- Springfield Township Police Department
- Steubenville Police Department
- Streetsboro Police Department
- Strongsville Police Department
- Sylvania Police Department
- Troy Police Department
- Uhrichsville Police Department
- Union County Sheriff's Office
- Van Wert County Sheriff's Office
- Van Wert Police Department
- Warren County Sheriff's Office
- Wayne County Sheriff’s Office
- Waynesville Police Department
- Wells Township Police Department
- Willoughby Police Department
- Willowick Police Department
- Wintersville Police Department
- Wood County Sheriff’s Office
- Xenia Police Division
Ohio

Rafael L. Morales
North Central Regional Director
Phone: (424) 227-0997
Email: Rafael Morales
Upcoming Events

D.A.R.E. America is accepting nominations for the 2022 D.A.R.E. Law Enforcement Executive of the Year; Daryl F. Gates D.A.R.E. Lifetime Achievement; D.A.R.E. Officer of the Year Awards; and D.A.R.E. Educator of the Year.
Recipients of these prestigious awards will be honored during the 34th Annual D.A.R.E. International Training Conference. The conference is being VIRTUALLY on Wednesday, July 13th and Thursday, July 14th, 2022.
Nominees for the awards shall have distinguished themselves in their dedication to D.A.R.E. Their efforts must demonstrate a commitment to D.A.R.E. beyond the high standards evidenced by others involved in the program.
Those individuals selected to be honored must be available to record an award presentation no later than Friday, June 24, 2022. A special panel will be convened by D.A.R.E. America to review nomination information and select those to be honored.
Please feel free to contact your D.A.R.E. America Regional Director for additional information. Their contact information is available on our website.
State D.A.R.E. Contacts
D.A.R.E. Ohio Training Director & Chief Executive Officer
Donna Harrass
Law Enforcement Foundation
Email: [email protected]
Phone: (614) 761-0330
D.A.R.E. Ohio Program Coordinator
Monica Miller
Email: [email protected]
Phone: (614) 761-9498
Ohio Local D.A.R.E. Communities
- Allen County Sheriff’s Office
- Ashland County Sheriff’s Office
- Ashland Police Division
- Athens City Schools
- Athens City Police Department
- Auglaize County Sheriff’s Office
- Austintown Township Police Department
- Baltimore Police Department
- Beaver Township Police Department
- Beavercreek Police Department
- Bellefontaine Police Department
- Brimfield Police Department
- Campbell Police Department
- Canfield Police Department
- Chillicothe Police Department
- Clark County Sheriff's Office
- Clermont County Sheriff’s Office
- Copley Police Department
- Crawford County Sheriff’s Office
- Cuyahoga Falls Police Department
- D.A.R.E. Association of Ohio
- Defiance County Sheriff’s Office
- Delhi Township Police Department
- Doylestown Police Department
- Dublin Police Department
- East Palestine Police Department
- Eastlake Police Department
- Euclid Police Department
- Evendale Police Department
- Fairfield County Sheriff’s Office
- Fairfield Police Department
- Fayette County Sheriff’s Office
- Fostoria Police Division
- Franklin County Sheriff’s Office
- Fremont Police Department
- Fulton County Sheriff’s Office
- Galion Police Department
- Gates Mills Police Department
- Geauga County Sheriff's Office
- Glendale Police Department
- Goshen Police District
- Grandview Heights Division of Police
- Greene County Sheriff’s Office
- Grove City Division of Police
- Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office
- Hardin County Sheriff’s Office
- Henderson Fraternal Order of Police
- Highland Local Schools
- Hilliard Division of Police
- Hocking County Sheriff’s Office
- Holy Trinity School
- Huron County Sheriff's Office
- Huron Police Department
- Indian Springs Elementary School
- Jackson Township Police Department
- Lakewood Police Department
- Lancaster Police Department
- Lisbon Police Department
- Lorain County Sheriff’s Office
- Lordstown Local Schools
- Lordstown Police Department
- Madison County Sheriff's Office
- Marietta Police Department
- Marysville Division of Police
- Mason Police Department
- Maumee Police Division
- Medina County Sheriff’s Office
- Mercer County Sheriff’s Office
- Miami Township Police Department
- Middleburg Heights Police Department
- Milford Police Department
- Monroe Police Department
- Montville Township Police Department
- Muskingum County Sheriff’s Office
- New Albany Police Department
- Newton Falls Police Department
- North Canton Police Department
- Northwood Police Department
- Norton Police Department
- Norwalk Police Department
- Oakwood Public Safety Department
- Ohio Attorney General's Office
- Ohio Law Enforcement K-9 Association
- Olmsted Falls Police Department
- Ontario Police Department
- Ottawa Hills Police Department
- Paulding County Sheriff's Office
- Perry Township Police Department
- Perrysburg Police Division
- Pickaway County Sheriff’s Office
- Pickerington Police Department
- Put-in-Bay Police Department
- Reynoldsburg Police Department
- Richland County Sheriff’s Office
- Ross County Sheriff’s Office
- Rossford Police Department
- Sharonville Police Department
- Shelby County Sheriff's Office
- Springboro Police Department
- Springfield Police Division
- Springfield Township Police Department
- Steubenville Police Department
- Streetsboro Police Department
- Strongsville Police Department
- Sylvania Police Department
- Troy Police Department
- Uhrichsville Police Department
- Union County Sheriff's Office
- Van Wert County Sheriff's Office
- Van Wert Police Department
- Warren County Sheriff's Office
- Wayne County Sheriff’s Office
- Waynesville Police Department
- Wells Township Police Department
- Willoughby Police Department
- Willowick Police Department
- Wintersville Police Department
- Wood County Sheriff’s Office
- Xenia Police Division
30 Years of Dedication and Service to the Drug Abuse Resistance Education Program of Ohio & D.A.R.E. America
On Wednesday evening, June 15, 2022, Lloyd Bratz & Rafael Morales of D.A.R.E. America were on hand for the state of Ohio’s D.A.R.E. Awards Banquet which was held at the Kalahari Resort & Conference Center in Sandusky, Ohio. At the banquet Officer Donald A. Wilson of the Springboro Police Department and Officer Ralph E. Tanner Jr. of the East Lake Police Department were recognized and presented with an award for the 30 Years of Dedication and Service to the Drug Abuse Resistance Education Program of Ohio & D.A.R.E. America.
Police Departments Work Toward a More Connected 2021: Tom Wetzel and Denise DeBiase
Lt. Denise DeBiase of the Richmond Heights Police Department suits up in personal protective equipment (PPE). (Photo Courtesy of Tom Wetzel). Guest columnists Tom Wetzel and Denise DeBiase are certified law enforcement executives with close to 60 years of combined...
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All Rights Reserved.