Ohio D.A.R.E. Contact Information

DARE Training Director & DARE Association Advisor
Kari Parsons
Kari B. Parsons
6277 Riverside Drive, Suite 2N
Dublin, Ohio 43017-5067
kari.parsons@osroa.org
Phone: 614.761.9498
Fax: 614.761.9509

President DARE Association of Ohio
Groves Photo
Deputy Richard E. Groves
Ross Co. SO
28 N. Paint St.
grovesr@roadrunner.com
Phone: 740.773.1186
Fax: 740.773.1248

1st Vice President DARE Association of Ohio

Officer Knallay

Sgt James Knallay
Ottawa Hills PD
2125 Richards Rd
Ottawa Hills, OH 43606
(w) 419-531-4211
(fax) 419-531-3214
jim.knallay@noris.org

Lee Hall

State DARE Educator
Lee Hall
5200 Shannon Road
Canal Winchester, Ohio 43110
614-236-3164
aleehall@aol.com

D.A.R.E. America Regional Director

Lloyd Bratz
P.O. Box 347036
Cleveland, Ohio 44134
Lloyd.bratz@dare.org
Phone: 440.888.1818
Fax: 440.888.1816
Cell: 310.486.6727

Ohio Youth Board Member for DARE America

Richard Walsh - Ross County

Hello, my name is Richard Walsh and I am a junior at Chillicothe High School. As a high school student I see first hand what challenges students face everyday: pressure to participate in drug, alcohol, and tobacco use, the pressure to have sex, and the pressure to be someone they aren't. I strive to end these pressures and make my school and community a place where youth can become whoever they want without worry of opposition or the need to make bad choices.

Within my school I am very active. I play Violin and Cello in orchestra and serve as the baritone section leader in my school's Cavalites Show Choir. After school, I participate in my school's Gay-Straight Alliance, Tri-M music honor's society, and French Honor's Society. I occasionally participate in school and community theater. Within my community I serve as a commanding officer in the Ross County Junior Sheriff's Deputy League, a GLSEN Student Ambassador, participate in community orchestras, and volunteer my time at Easter Seals
Adult MRDD Day Center.