Our Story

Empleos & Employment was founded by Cristina Villacinda-Farr. Cristina is a first generation immigrant from Venezuela. She came to the United States of America nearly 20 years ago. She arrived with a college degree, professional work experience, and a desire to advance her education. However, as a Hispanic woman with limited English skills she faced many challenges. At times she was judged on her ability to speak English rather than her ability to execute. At one point she was turned down for a promotion because the hiring manager was afraid that her accent would offend their clients. Cristina did not let this discourage her and a few months later she was granted the promotion. As her ability to understand the culture and language of corporate America increased, she advanced quickly. She has risen to positions of strategic importance in every organization she has joined. In addition to her multicultural abilities, she brings many years of experience as a project manager. She is a forward thinker. At her last company she developed and managed the development, testing and sales strategy of a software package that is now the largest of its type currently utilized in the Federal Government. Along the way, she was fortunate to find mentors who would help her chart the path forward. For this reason she is passionate about sharing her experiences and lessons learned to empower the highly diverse and talented professionals of today's marketplace and equip them with the tools and skills they need to navigate the corporate world. She is equally committed to assisting corporation that seek these same individuals

Nathan A. Farr, Co-founder graduated from The Ohio State University with degrees in Finance and International Business Administration and Spanish. He has worked in a variety of roles including HR, strategy, sales and marketing. Nathan's particular passion is cultural competency training and working with management to better understand and work with diverse populations. His clients find that through developing better understanding and communication skills they can solve their recruiting and retention challenges of immigrant populations. His experience spans many industries and includes many years as a contractor with Federal, State and local government agencies. He has lived and worked in the Hispanic community for over 20 years and speaks fluent Spanish. Early in his career he spent nearly two years in Venezuela where he led his company's sales and marketing strategies. He has said that he did not fully understand the need for cultural and language understanding until he was sitting across the table from Venezuelan union representatives and discussing why they should buy American.

Together, Cristina and Nathan bring their vast experience to the company and it shapes the company's operational philosophy and core values. Their philosophy is to provide excellent service and go the extra mile before trying to collect for it.