N.C. D.A.R.E. Officers Association Training staff

Richard Kratz - Mentor

Mooresville Police Department
14+ Years of Law Enforcement Experience
D.A.R.E. Certified Since 2010
Mentor Certified Since 2012
My favorite part of being a DARE Officer, Mentor & State Coordinator is seeing a new fire burning in a student, child, or Officer candidate. 

Mike Paschal - Mentor

Alamance County Sheriff’s Office

13+ Years of Law Enforcement Experience
D.A.R.E. Certified Since 2016
Mentor Certified Since 2023
My favorite part of being a DARE Officer is knowing that I am helping kids learn to make good decisions that will affect the rest of their lives. I enjoy being a Mentor because I love seeing Officers grow and develop the same passion I have for helping kids make Safe and responsible Decisions. 

Fred Riddick - Mentor

Last Agency - Shallotte Police Department
7+ Years of Law Enforcement Experience
D.A.R.E. Certified Since 2018
Mentor Certified Since 2023
The thing I love most about being a DARE officer is showing kids how to make the right choice, even if it’s awkward or unpopular. I also love relating the DDMM to their everyday life. Being a mentor is important to me because we need more officers to reach the children of NC. I want to show these officers my passion and, hopefully, pass on my knowledge and love to the next generation of DARE Officers. 

Roger Cook - Mentor

Davidson County Sheriff’s Office
17+ Years of Law Enforcement Experience
D.A.R.E. Certified Since 2018
Mentor Certified Since 2020
What I like most about being a D.A.R.E. Officer is the first interaction with students as a Law Enforcement Officer. Watching them grow and learn throughout the course of DARE and become more and more comfortable with not only Law Enforcement but with making wise and healthy choices. As a Mentor, I love to share my passion for this program and these children with other brothers and sisters in Law Enforcement. Hopefully, my enthusiasm will help mold them into becoming great DARE Instructors.

Scott Graham - Mentor

Wake Forest Police Department
28+ Years of Law Enforcement Experience
D.A.R.E. Certified Since 2004
Mentor Certified Since 2007
What I like most about being a D.A.R.E. Officer is that I love spending time with children and using my role as a police officer to teach kids how to make responsible decisions. The DARE program allows Officers to serve as role models for kids and show them how to be good citizens in our community! 

Wayne Elmore - Mentor

Troutman Police Department
14+ Years of Law Enforcement Experience
D.A.R.E. Certified Since 2018
Mentor Certified Since 2021
_Being a DARE Officer you are giving students another tool that they can use throughout life to help them make better decisions. You may not know at that time the impact that you will have with teaching them. You are a seed planter, and when you see the seed start to grow they utilize what you have taught them to become a better student and eventually a better person.
Being a Mentor allows me to see the passion other officers have, where they want to be the best they can be and learn everything they can to teach the students at their school.