Chela is the Research Program Coordinator at UW-Stout’s Office of Research and Sponsored Programs (ORSP). She supports student research and creative actvity by facilitating a research and dissemination grant program, organizing atendance of state and national events (i.e., Research in the Rotunda, National Conference on Undergraduate Research, WiSys Quick Pitch and Spark Symposium), and coordinatng ORSP’s signature campus event, Research Day. Chela also supports faculty and staff professional development and recognition by coordinating three internal grant programs and the annual Outstanding Researcher awards. She manages ORSP marketing and mentors the student Research, Innovation and Creative Activity club.
Chela is a recipient of the 2024 Chancellor's Academic Staff Award for Excellence. She holds a Master of Arts degree from Ohio University in International Affairs and a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay in Biology and Humanistic Studies. She is fluent in Spanish and loves travel, having lived in 7 countries and visited 65.
