Mrs. Diane Horst is the founder and President of Shenandoah Valley Driving School, Inc., she founded the driving school in 1982. She is certified in and enjoys teaching all aspects of driver education. read more
About Shenandoah Valley Driving School Inc.
Shenandoah Valley Driving School Inc. has been servicing Harrisonburg, Rockingham and the surrounding areas since 1982. We have taught over 35,000 students between driver education, defensive driving and training new instructors. We have a combined 108 years of experience between all of our staff and are now teaching 3rd generation students.
Meet the Staff
Barbie O’Brien
Certified Instructor
Mrs. Barbie O’Brien is our full time (certified) instructor and has been with our company since 2005. Every time she puts a safe driver out on the road, it is a tribute to her beloved daughter. Read More
Kim Shahan
Certified Instructor
Mrs. Kim Shahan is our full time DDC-8 Instructor, she also teaches our Escort Vehicle Certification Course (EVDT) and is our part-time office secretary, she has been working with us since 2009. read more
Jerry Hertzler
Certified Instructor
Mr. Jerry Hertzler is one of our part time (certified) behind-the-wheel instructor, he began teaching for SVDS, Inc. in 1993. He enjoys working with teenagers. read more
Jerry Fawley
Certified Instructor
Mr. Jerry Fawley is one of our part-time (certified) behind-the-wheel instructors and has been on our team since 1994. He is committed to putting safe drivers on the road. read more
Cynthia Leal
Certified Instructor
Ms. Cynthia Leal is our full time secretary since 2015. She is in training to become a Behind the Wheel Instructor, DDC-8 Instructor and Classroom Instructor as well. She is also our future Spanish instructor read more
Richie Anderson
Certified Instructor
Richie started working for Shenandoah Valley Driving School Inc. March 2019. He has been working in the Rockingham School System for the past 20 years. He has taught Drivers Education for 10 of those years. read more