A graduate of the University of Cincinnati, where she holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work/Women’s Studies, her educational background along with an undying passion to help others lead Chavela to start her own foundation for women. She is currently working toward obtaining MBA with an emphasis of Leadership.
Chavela is the grand-daughter of Mother Betty J. DaCons, of whom she has named her foundation after. The Betty J. DaCons Foundation, Inc., has been in existence since 2011, and focuses on encouraging and empowering chemically dependent women. It is Chavela’s goal to have her own women’s center with the same name here in the Columbus area in the near future.
Chavela’s belief is that ministry does not always come from behind the pulpit, therefore, when the opportunity presented itself she jumped at the chance to assist with an empowering ministry. That ministry being Compassion’s International Ministry, which is a ministry that works with incarcerated women. This opened the door for Chavela to minister at The Ohio Reformatory for Women (ORW), and states that the experience with the female prisoners was one she will never forget.
Chavela is sincerely humbled by this opportunity and does not take this for granted. She believes that this is her time to allow her light to ever so shine and allow God to use her mightily for the “Kindgdom” like never before.
"IB is a group who loves the Lord and isn't ashamed to express it. These women are inspiring, compassionate and most of all, ladies to whom you can go to with any problem you have and the prayers are going up! I've been greatly blessed to know the director, Roberta Cykon and to call her friend! Although I have been IB's Inspiring Woman, it is she who has inspired me to do more of God's work. It has been an honor to be part of such a fantastic group and I will always cherish those I've met through IB!"
- Lady Kelley Bracken-Rainey
IB Inspiring Woman 2011