Meet The Specialists
Ana Fajardo ()
Ana Fajardo is a Senior Retirement Specialist with ValuTeachers whose mission is to ensure all her clients in the school system, businesses, and individuals with diverse backgrounds can retire with financial peace. After accomplishing her business degrees, she worked in corporate America for 18 years in various upper-level positions. She became a successful entrepreneur over 22 years ago consulting clients on investments and retirement. She has her own firm with her partner where they have created a successful track record both with their personal clients as well as building teams in different states. She takes great pride in educating everyone she comes in contact with setting up and achieving their goals for retirement. When she is not working, She loves to spend time with family including her paw babies Bellini and Brandy. Among many passions, travel is on the top of her list. She is a highly motivated overachiever that loves to help others and is always positive and happy in every part of her life.
Rafael Villa ()
Rafael Villa is a Senior National Sales Director for @valuteachersinc who lives by his quote “The goal in my life is to touch as many lives as possible to service, help, and educate people to change their financial lives for the better!” He continues to build a successful business with Valuteachers. Prior to joining Valuteachers, Rafael was the co-founder and president for Fortune House International Realty, with over 1.5 billion of international listings and sales, topping over 300 million per year. Rafael has a strong operational background and experience in the Hospitality Industry and has held Senior Level positions such as President and General Manager for several five-star diamond hotels. He was also the CEO of the Hospitality Division of Terramark Worldwide. He holds several certifications in corporate strategic sales, marketing, and operations. He achieved several awards in the hospitality industry for his leadership skills and accomplishments. Rafael is actively involved in several charitable organizations. In his free time, he enjoys sharing his passion for flying aircraft with his three sons, outdoor sports activities, and travel with his partner in life as well as spending quality time with his family.
Our Testimonials
I am forever grateful for the help Ana and Rafael, the Retirement Specialists provided me with! They made my retirement process very simple, understanding, and provided me with options I didn't know of before scheduling my one-on-one appointment with them.