Mission Statement

Drive Home Safe Driving School’s mission is to produce safe drivers through the use of education in defensive driving, traffic awareness, traffic laws, and understanding and controlling the driver’s own vehicle.

About Drive Home Safe

Drive Home Safe Driving School is owned and operated by a veteran police officer, Dennis Harper. Dennis has twenty five years of law enforcement experience. He has taught the Emergency Vehicle Operators Course: Train the Trainer Program for the Illinois Police Training Board to police officers for twenty years, sharing his knowledge with law enforcement colleagues across the state of Illinois.

Dennis has been a Traffic Accident Reconstruction Specialist within his police department for many years as well as a detective investigating a variety of cases from minor crashes to major crimes. He has been an instructor in traffic law and is experienced in public speaking. Dennis teaches teens and the general public defensive driving techniques that will keep young people and adults alike safe while driving home every day. Working to prevent accidents, reducing injuries and saving lives his entire career, Dennis is now an Illinois Licensed Driver Education Instructor for Drive Home Safe Driving School located in Geneva, Illinois.

Dennis Harper

  • DHS Driving School - Owner/Manager
  • Instructor - Teen / Adult Classroom, Behind the Wheel
  • Retired Batavia Police Officer (25 years)
  • 25 years experience as an accident investigator
  • 25 years experience as an instructor for the Emergency Vehicle Operator Course: Train the Trainer Program
  • Certified DARE Officer
  • Certified Juvenile Officer

Steve Furlan

  • DHS Driving School - Instructor
  • Instructor - Teen / Adult Classroom, Behind the Wheel
  • Current police officer
  • More than 10 years experience as CDL Instructor / Behind the Wheel Instructor

Frank Knight

  • DHS Driving School - Instructor
  • Instructor - Teen /Adult Classroom, Behind the Wheel
  • Former Police Officer
  • Field Training Officer for Police Recruits 
  • Lead Coordinator for Police Officers in the High Schools
  • Coordinator for Police Officer Training in Iraq

Susan Williams

  •  DHS Driving School - Instructor
  • Instructor - Teen /Adult Classroom, Behind the Wheel
  • Former Police Officer
  • Current Illinois Liquor Commission Agent

Fred Bruder

  • DHS Driving School - Instructor
  • Instructor - Adult / Teen Classroom, Behind the Wheel
  • Former Drivers Education Instructor for the St. Charles School District
  • Former Secretary of State DMV Examiner 

 Nicholas Biggs

  • Office Manager
  • IT Specialist
  • Instructor - Adult / Teen Classroom, Behind the Wheel

Amber (Harper) Biggs

  • DHS Driving School - Instructor
  • Instructor - Adult / Teen Classroom, Behind the Wheel
  • Certified Teacher K-9th Grade  

Tom Weber 

  • DHS Driving School - Instructor
  • Instructor - Adult / Teen Classroom, Behind the Wheel
  • Former Police Officer
  • Retired ICE Agent for Homeland Security

Steve Wright

  • DHS Driving School - Instructor
  • Instructor - Adult / Teen Classroom, Behind the Wheel
  • Current Police Officer for the City of Elmhurst IL
  • Certified DUI Instructor for police officers
  • Certified National Safety Council Alive @ 25 Instructor
  • Certified Field Training Officer
  • Certified Juvenile Officer

Donald Kramer 

  • DHS Driving School - Instructor
  • Instructor - Adult Classroom, Behind the Wheel
  • Retired Kane County Sheriff's Police Officer
  • Lieutenant of the Traffic Unit

 Richard LaTart

  • DHS Driving School - Instructor
  • Instructor - Adult Classroom, Behind the Wheel
  • Certified Security Officer
  • Alstate Insurance Specialist