Sandra Pavelka, Ph.D

Sandra Pavelka, Ph.D., is President and CEO of Pavelka Consulting Group. Dr. Pavelka is an Senior Adviser on Restorative Justice for the Peace Alliance. Dr. Pavelka serves as founding Director of the Institute for Youth and Justice Studies, Vice President of the Faculty Senate, and Associate Professor of Public Affairs, College of Arts and Sciences, at Florida Gulf Coast University.

Dr. Pavelka served as the Senior Research Associate with the Community Justice Institute at Florida Atlantic University. She was also the Project Administrator of the Balanced and Restorative Justice (BARJ) Project funded by the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, U.S. Department of Justice.