We are happy to announce another addition of Jo Hausman to the Hope for Widows Board of Directors. Her expertise and knowledge will be an abundant asset to our Board. Jo looks forward to advancing Hope for Widows community with many visions through program development and her love to be the service of others. Her ideas to developing more social media outlets and group activities for the group members is just a portion of the ideas she has in mind. We look forward to seeing the meaningful impact she will make.
Jo Hausman is a Leadership expert, Entrepreneur, Motivational speaker, International live radio talk show host and an Amazon Best Selling author in four motivational and business categories. She speaks and coaches others to live through the grief, start their own businesses and move to greatness in their life.
Jo lost her husband in July 2010 and then in August 2010 her only child went off to college. She was working from home at the same time running her virtual assistant business. After those losses she decided to take back her life! Jo went back to college and earned her MBA, ran successfully for the city council in 2011 and 2015 and currently sits on the city council in Sioux Falls, SD. Jo wrote and published a book called Go For It! A Woman’s Guide to Perseverance. The passion she has comes from empowering others to live in a positive life. Jo offers coaching and speaking to women going through grief and also wanting to start a business. You can find out more and the services she offers at: http://www.johausman.com
Her humor, enthusiasm and love for GOD is where her strength comes from. She is a mom to one adult son and two fur babies. Nothing gives her greater joy than being a mom. She is very active in her community and gives back through networking and volunteering in her church and community.
She has appeared on numerous television, radio, blogs and podcasts around the world. She is currently a contributing blogger to HuffingtonPost.com and her international live radio show airs live every Tuesday mornings 8am US Central time on Voice America Empowerment. http://www.voiceamerica.com/show/2578/go-for-it
About Chasity Williams
While working full time, Chasity is also involved with several volunteer organizations that include grief facilitation, bereavement support at local hospices and leading several online grief resources. Her passion and heart is to serve and help others. She is currently one of the Executive Directors for Hope for Widows Foundation.
Chasity is also a co-author of a book titled ‘The Unwelcome Committee’ which was published in November 2016. It shares three different perspectives of becoming a widow and dealing with the process of grief overall.
Chasity met her late husband at the young age of eighteen. In June of 2009, her life would forever change when she lost her husband suddenly in a lake drowning at the age of thirty four years old. Finding out who she was again, raising her son and living life to the fullest even after this tragedy was a mission she was eager to accomplish.
Chasity enjoys volunteering, traveling, sporting events, writing and spending time with her family and friends.