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.
"I am truly in awe of the way God works! He has brought this organization of earth angels into my life when I need them most. I am convinced that it is HIS DIVINE PLAN that our paths have crossed at this very point in time. Angela Berrelli Howell, Sonja Elise Freeman and Roberta Michelle Cykon are the essence of Integrity Beauty Women of Excellence. Angela and Sonja have encouraged me and Roberta has given me the opportunity to continue my pageant platform work of advocating for Lupus awareness through IBWOE. For this, I am eternally grateful and blessed. It is an honor and privilege to join with Roberta and all of the awe inspiring women of IBWOE in keeping the legacy and dream of Helen L. Albert alive by being living examples of God's love and light to others. We are all worthy and have something to offer. No matter who we are, where we come from or what our circumstance may be, we can always inspire and uplift one another through our actions and words of encouragement."
- Jennifer K. Haynes
IB Woman of Encouragement 2012