She currently serves on the Missouri Children's Trust Fund board and participates in several community groups focusing on child abuse prevention and healthy development. She has a Bachelors in psychology, Masters in counseling psychology and Ph.D. in psychology. Dr. Staves is also a mental health counselor specializing in psychological trauma, attachment, emotional and brain development, and social issues impacting children and families. Dr. Staves is active in educating the community about the positive individual and societal effects of restorative practices and co-teaches a class on restorative justice at Avila. She is also an Associate of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet. Ken Mayo