Melissa Vela

Melissa Vela Melissa Vela Melissa hosts financial health workshops, facilitates nonprofit partnerships, and offers community programming.

Melissa has 16 years of retail banking experience and is a Community Manager in Houston, Texas for Community & Business Development at JPMorgan Chase. She is a local ambassador for Chase whose job is to build and nurture relationships with key community leaders, nonprofit partners, and small businesses at the neighborhood level. She is helping to advance racial equity by supporting Black and Latinx communities with tools and resources to help them improve their financial wellbeing.

Thankful to have partners like Menowake that curate empowering conversations that allow for vulnerability, connection, a...
04/30/2026

Thankful to have partners like Menowake that curate empowering conversations that allow for vulnerability, connection, and inspiration! Listening to the testimonies of Houston leaders who have proven to be resilient, faith heavy, and bet on themselves when everything else was falling apart nourished my soul yesterday! Ask me about the next Awaken-Her Houston series next month featuring panelists focused on health and well being. 🌷✨

As the week comes to a close, I have to give a huge shoutout to our Chase Marketing and Social Media team for being so e...
04/10/2026

As the week comes to a close, I have to give a huge shoutout to our Chase Marketing and Social Media team for being so enthusiastic and fantastic to work with. We were able work together in Columbus, Ohio on shooting some content that will soon roll out on our social media channels. I am beyond grateful to have opportunities like this that drive our mission of improving financial health in our communities. ✨

I AM THRILLED to be able to welcome the newest Community Managers in Houston, Abigail Gonzalez and Manuel Brito, MBA!!! ...
02/04/2026

I AM THRILLED to be able to welcome the newest Community Managers in Houston, Abigail Gonzalez and Manuel Brito, MBA!!!

Please help me welcome them! 👏👏👏

The Houston CM team has been dreaming of the day of when we could expand our team and it has finally arrived. Pinch me! 🤗 This is a true testament of the need of our work and the impact that we have proven to do over the last five years. Houston, we are ready to keep showing up in service and to continue to improve the financial health of our community. Dreams do come true! ✨🥳

01/24/2026

It is always great to see so many friends, colleagues, and community leaders at the State of Houston City College! This is a wonderful event where we hear from the Chancellor and learn how the college is making an impact to our regional economy and student success. I am loving the rebranding and our proactive commitment to a skilled workforce. As Chair of Board Relations for the HCC Foundation, I am committed to finding passionate leaders who value higher education to serve on our Board as Directors or Ambassadors. If this sounds like you, let’s connect! 🎓✨

📣 Calling all business owners interested in maximizing their cash flow in 2026! Join me for the first entrepreneurial wo...
01/13/2026

📣 Calling all business owners interested in maximizing their cash flow in 2026! Join me for the first entrepreneurial workshop of the year later this month. Please register in order to attend.

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As the year comes to a close, I find myself reflecting on the highlights of an incredible year filled with meaningful pa...
12/19/2025

As the year comes to a close, I find myself reflecting on the highlights of an incredible year filled with meaningful partnerships, measurable impact, and personal milestones. This year, I had the honor of chairing the Power On Heels Fund, Inc. Annual Scholarship Luncheon. It was my first experience chairing a luncheon, making it a full circle moment for me, as I too have participated in the Power Purse program alongside my mom.

I am immensely proud of this achievement and grateful to Ivette Mayo for trusting me with such an important role this year. The work we do throughout the year culminates in this moment, where selected scholarship recipients are awarded. This effort truly transforms lives and strengthens our communities. I am thankful to lead such impactful work and look forward to what 2026 will bring. ✨

10/18/2025

Congratulations to all of the leadership at the Houston Minority Supplier Development Council for putting together an outstanding expo this year! I am proud to be a Supplier Diversity Ambassador along with my colleagues Branden Morris, MBA, CSBC and Danielle A Davis at JPMorganChase. I thoroughly enjoyed seeing you both on stage and how you curated a panel who kept dropping gems! 💎 I am grateful to help support initiatives like this to drive economic growth to MBE’s and our city. Thank you to our Supplier Diversity team Nancy Minchillo and Elizabeth Patterson for traveling to Houston to support our engagement in this event! It is always a pleasure to work with you. 🤩It truly takes a village to execute a smooth and successful expo! Thank you to our Business and Commercial Bank Relationship Managers Christopher J. Solomon Mengisteab Patricia Windon Lorinda Brown Jaime Ovalle Raul Vasquez Hernández Tony Salas who helped make this a success! ✨

I have to brag about our local ALPFA Houston Chapter and ALPFA UHD chapter! I recently hosted workshops for their member...
10/14/2025

I have to brag about our local ALPFA Houston Chapter and ALPFA UHD chapter! I recently hosted workshops for their members at the University of Houston Downtown and our Chase Lakeside branch! I am always so impressed with the level of engagement and professionalism this group exudes. They are the creme of the crop!

Thank you ALPFA for helping develop wonderful leaders in our community! ✨

ALPFA was founded in 1972. ALPFA is a pioneering professional association dedicated to fostering career growth, leadership, and opportunity. With a dynamic network of over 100,000 professionals and students, ALPFA provides unmatched access to professional development, mentorship, and community.

Kudos to Tarrell Stansberry and Angela Sosa for delivering a bilingual homelending workshop at our Stafford community r...
09/11/2025

Kudos to Tarrell Stansberry and Angela Sosa for delivering a bilingual homelending workshop at our Stafford community room last weekend! ✨ I am grateful to have talented partners who meet the needs of our community and do it with a smile! We had trusted industry partners in the room that shared valuable information vital to the home buying journey. It takes a village and having trusted adviors be part of the most important purchase in your life can make such a difference!

✨Maricela Venegas with Lumina at Monarch
✨Gabriel with Lakeside Home Inspections
✨Bethany with Goosehead Insurance
✨Mary Guerra with Fifth Ward Community Redevelopment Corporation

I love to see this! If I would have had a mentor as I was entering college, I would have wished they told me to get invo...
08/27/2025

I love to see this! If I would have had a mentor as I was entering college, I would have wished they told me to get involved in student associations and have a leadership position in them. There is a clear distinction in leadership from students who lead versus those who don’t and it is important to highlight while interviewing to secure a job after graduation.

If you are in college or will attend a university within the next few years, please consider what orgs to join and how you can lead! ✨👩‍🎓🧑‍🎓

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600 Travis Street
Houston, TX
77002

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