About US
Kim delaPena’s career began in the news media, where she built departments such as Outside Employment and digital recruitment, developing expertise in communications, recruiting, and public engagement. She became known for connecting businesses with communities and for building pathways to opportunity.
Her early work included creating some of the first job fairs in West Texas when very few employment resources existed. She later expanded that blueprint, training major metro newspapers in San Antonio, Houston, San Francisco, and partnering with Yahoo HotJobs, the first major digital employment platform of its time.
Recognizing that employers were eager to hire but job seekers often lacked tools, training, or connections, Kim launched Job Fairs Now in 2010. What began as a local solution grew into a multi-state company trusted by Fortune 500 firms and small businesses alike. In 2014, Cal joined the company full-time, helping manage day-to-day operations. Over the years, Job Fairs Now partnered with leading companies such as Nabors Drilling, Schlumberger, Halliburton, and other global organizations.
After selling the company in late 2022, Kim founded Prosperity Employment Outreach in 2023, a nonprofit supporting individual with barriers to employment through mentoring, skills training, and career readiness. When the Job Fairs Now non-compete expired in late 2025, they relaunched the company with a renewed mission: to host high-impact job fairs and reinvest partial proceeds into Prosperity, strengthening the Midland–Odessa community.
Cal delaPena brings decades of expertise in operations management, turnkey graphics and print management, and event execution. His career has focused on building efficient systems, managing logistics, and delivering professional results that ensure large-scale projects run smoothly.
As co-founder of Job Fairs Now, Cal led operations and creative strategy, overseeing everything from branding to on-site execution. His leadership and design background gave the company a distinctive edge as it expanded from local West Texas events into a multi-state operation.
Kim and Cal have worked side by side for more than 20 years — professionally and personally — building businesses, supporting nonprofits, and creating opportunities that connect people to meaningful work. Married for 15 years, they have raised five children, four of whom are now productive adults contributing to their community. Their family is a proud kinship/guardianship/foster/adoption family!
In addition to job fairs, Kim and Cal have also provided select recruiting services for over a decade, continuing partnerships with companies such as Nabors Drilling across the United States. Their shared journey reflects a deep commitment to workforce development, community service, and family — values that continue to drive both Job Fairs Now and Prosperity Employment Outreach.