Dr. Evia L. Davis coordinates preschool programs for the St. Louis Public School System. She has been with the district for over 15 years and has taught kindergarten, fourth, and fifth grades. Additionally, she teaches as an adjunct professor at Harris-Stowe State College. She received her doctorate in Early Childhood Education from St. Louis University, and specializes in early childhood and special education. Evia and her husband Dr. Mark Hosea Davis founded Akwaaba, Incorporated, a non-profit organization that provides charitable support for the village of Gomoa Obuasi, Ghana (West Africa), as well as other worthy causes.