SRO & DARE Officer Conference
July 7-9, 2025
Kalahari Resort & Conference Center, Sandusky OH – Directions
Registration for the 2025 OSROA Conference is now closed.
Thank you for considering attending our conference.
Join us July 6-9, 2026
The 2025 conference is filled with exciting educational sessions. Phil Chalmers is a 40-year American Criminal Profiler. His live trainings are legendary in the law enforcement world as he trains police officers, the FBI, probation officers, school administrators, and many other professionals. Silouan Green is a nationally sought after presenter on effective leadership and wellness. Dep. Chief Alan Horujiko – Lessons Learned: OSU Critical Incident. Shawn Waldman is a former law enforcement officer who provides services and training around the world – Secure Cyber Defense – Dark Web & Illicit Activities & Digital Evidence Forensics. Bill Deters & Erin Wessendorf-Wortman with the Legal Update, and other outstanding presenters. Experience the OSROA – DARE Conference!
Target Audience: SROs and D.A.R.E. Officers, School Administrators, School Counselors and Psychologists, School Based Policing Supervisors, School Safety Supervisors, Juvenile Probation Officers, and Detectives.
SCHEDULE AT A GLANCE
Monday, July 7, 2025:
11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Conf. Check In
12:00 noon – 12:30 p.m. OSROA
Business Meeting
1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Opening & Sessions
5:15 p.m. Awards Dinner
Tuesday, July 8, 2025:
7:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m. Breakfast
8:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Sessions
12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Lunch/Vendor Visit
1:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. Sessions
5:30 p.m. Dinner
Wednesday, July 9, 2025:
7:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m. Breakfast
8:00 a.m. – Noon Sessions
Noon Adjourn/Lunch-to-go
DARE Ohio 2025 Awards Dinner
Monday, July 7, 2025, from 5:15 pm – 6:30 pm
Please join us for the 2025 Awards Dinner to recognize you and your fellow DARE Officers for your years of service to your community. DARE Ohio is taking this opportunity to honor DARE Officers who are actively instructing the DARE curriculum. This year we will be combining the DARE presentations with the Ohio School Resource Officers Association’s awards.
Longevity Awards will be based on years of actively instructing the DARE curriculum in the classroom. Awards will be presented for 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, and 30 years. If you are eligible to receive an award, you must complete a separate registration and be present to receive your award. The registration form will be emailed to DARE Officers.
Also being presented: DARE Officer of the Year Award; Sheriff James Karnes Law Enforcement Executive Award; Educator of the Year Award; and recognitions to law enforcement agencies with DARE programs of 25 years. Nomination information will be available soon.
There will be no additional fee for you to attend the awards dinner or to receive an award if you are a full Conference registrant/attendee, however, to receive an award, you must complete the separate registration form. There is a fee of $45 per person for officers not registered for the Conference and for any guests as the ceremony will include dinner.
Registration information will be emailed to DARE Officers. If you do not receive an email, please contact Monica Miller at monica.miller@oacp.org for registration information.