Broward-Dade Safety Council

Required course for first-time license seekers (must be at least 14 years six months of age). It provides information on how alcohol can impair driving; safe driving techniques; and laws and strategies for new drivers.

Mr. Rada was appointed by the Board of Directors in 2006 to serve as the agency's Executive Director. His role is to maintain harmonious working relationship with other Federal, State, and County agencies seeking to improve public safety. He is responsible for managing the agency which provides services governed by the laws and rules established by the Florida legislature, with regulatory authority given by the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles.

Adriana Garcia is a Certified Addictions Professional with over 14 years of experience in addiction studies and deviant behavior. She holds a Masters Degree in Social Work and Undergraduate Degree in Forensic Psychology. Her experience includes working at Cornerstone Medial Arts Center Alcohol and Drug Detoxification Programs in the state of New York, the Henderson Mental Health Clinic and Memorial Healthcare Systems Behavioral Health Inpatient Psychiatric Programs in Broward County.

Carlos Sierra joined the agency in 1992 and is currently our Lead Instructor. He has a strong background in the areas of Substance Abuse and Criminal Justice. Mr. Sierra shares his time as a Substance Abuse counselor/ Case Manager for the Central Area Office of the School Board of Broward County. Other experience included working as a substance abuse counselor at the Staring Place. Mr. Sierra passion is to educate clients to avoid getting a second DUI. He believes education is a key to public safety and it plays an important role in the reduction of traffic deaths.

Sarah Harrington has been in Law Enforcement for over 22 years and has taught for the past 15 years. Officer Harrington is a visiting professor at the Broward Community College Law Enforcement Academy, the Florida Council of Crime and Delinquency and the Florida Gang Investigators conferences. She has been an instructor at the Broward Dade Safety Council for the past three years.