Meet Our Team:
Keri Spencer, J.D.
Founder & Executive Director
J. D. – Licensed Attorney in Oklahoma & Arkansas
10 years Prosecuting Juvenile Delinquency and DHS Foster Care cases
Previous Adjunct Professor of Criminal Justice – Bacone College
Residential Child & Youth Care Professional Trainer Certification March, 2018
Benton County Child Advocacy Center, “Finding Words,” Certification, 2007
Natl Child Protection Training Ctr, “Inv & Prosecution of Child Abuse,” March, 2010
Natl Child Protection Training Ctr, “Inv & Litigation of Civil Child Protection,” April, 2010
Natl College of Dist Attys, “Meeting Challenges in Prosecution & Victim Advocacy,” 2006
Am Prosecutors Research Institute, “Inv/Prosecution Child Fatalities/Abuse,” 2005
Tess Spencer Grimes
Program Director
Certified Trainer, Managing Aggressive Behavior, 2021
Certificate in Mindfulness Training, 2022
Certificate in Brain Health Training, 2022
Mindfulness-Based Substance Abuse Treatment Facilitator Training, 2020
Internet Safety 101: How Predators Identify, Groom. & Exploit Youth, 2020
4 Foundations for Helping Trauma-Impacted Youth
Not Just Survive, but Thrive, 2020
Our Staff
Our staff has a national reputation of excellence in service to survivors of DMST. We have served this population for nearly 5 years – 60 girls/8 states. All staff certified in:
CPR/First Aid
Managing Aggressive Behavior (MAB)
Professional Supervised Visitation Monitor
Positive Youth Development 101
Board of Directors:
Eric Wells, Board President
Nick Schornick, Vice President
Daniel LaBounty, Financial Officer
Erica Frazier, Member
Michelle Garner, Member
Leslie Ivens, Member
Sherry Coody, Member
Jennifer Hawkins, Member
Kayla Lively, Digital Marketing