Originally from Guayaquil, Ecuador, Cristina moved to NJ when she was 20 years old. She completed her undergraduate degree at Montclair State University in 2005 and graduated with Masters in Taxation from Fairleigh Dickinson University in 2007.

Cristina started her career in 2007 as a tax accountant and became certified and practiced until 2019 when she became a full-time mother of 2 beautiful and energetic little boys. Since then, her days have been busier than ever expected but her life has been blessed with eternal happiness.

Her focus was on corporate and individual tax preparation and review, tax compliance, tax planning and advisory services to both non and for profit organizations.

While corporate tax work was very fulfilling, her time devoted to the non for profit area was always very gratifying. Cristina had the opportunity to address boards on regulatory issues, audit findings and tax compliance recommendations.

Vanessa spent most of her childhood years in the 4-H program where her passion for volunteering and fundraising ignited. Non-Profits and raising money has always been a part of her life, and she hopes her 3 children will share her passion.

Due to her untreated hearing loss, Vanessa struggled academically in high school making the transition to college a challenge. She spent her 20s living in Europe and working in a field which didn’t require a degree or the ability to hear well. Years later, she went back to college and received a BA in Psychology and Media Studies.

After an episode which furthered her hearing loss, prompting her to start wearing hearing aids, she combined her passion with charitable work and love for the Deaf community to start a nonprofit.