Stauber was born in Tel Aviv to working-class parents, her mother, Hadassah Pilater, was a kindergarten teacher and her father, Itcho (Yitzhak), was one of the founders of the rescue sector in Israel, she has two brothers.

From 1980 to 2000, Stauber served in various managerial, training and educational positions within the framework of the formal and informal education system, including the management of the higher education school for Instructional personnel and the Alon high school in Ramat HaSharon,[3] Stauber also served as a form tutor and a curricula coordinator at the H Municipal high school in Tel-Aviv.

Between the years 2000–2009 she was appointed superintendent of schools for secondary education of the Tel Aviv District and led the venture "Managers Initiate Future" and became one of the initiators and leaders of the "City Team" building.

In 2011, and concurrently with her function as Director of the Tel Aviv District, she served as acting Director of the Israeli Educational Television[4] and directed the process of ending the labor dispute of the Educational Television's workers.

In September 2013, Stauber requested to conclude her duty as Director General of the Ministry of Education[15] and in late October she was replaced by Michal Cohen.