Gertrude Zachary
Photos by Marie Leslie Photography
 “I play with the stones,” she says. “And they will tell you what they want to be, depending on their colors and shapes. They form themselves into the overall shape. There is nothing like sitting down with an entire tray of turquoise to completely capture the imagination.”
Among the many women-owned businesses in New Mexico, big and small, the name Gertrude Zachary stands out as synonymous with fine jewelry and international antiques. Three Albuquerque stores now bear the Gertrude Zachary name—one showcasing jewelry wall to wall, another overflowing with fine antiques, and a new, Nob Hill location where both fine jewelry and antiques can be found under one roof. Well-established in the Albuquerque area but known throughout the Southwest, Gertrude Zachary’s shops offer quality items that reflect the owner’s design influence, taste, and hands-on business approach, as well as her name.
Spend some time with Gertrude, and it’s obvious she loves what she does.
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Atkinson & Company’s Woman of Achievement Award
 Terri Giron-Gordon
by Stephanie Martin
Terri Giron-Gordon, owner of GenQuest, Inc., has been named Atkinson & Co.’s Woman of Achievement Award winner for 2007. The Woman of Achievement Award annually honors a woman business owner whose company has shown significant growth over the past 12 months.
A New Mexico native, Terri incorporated GenQuest in 2001. It offers facilitation services, executive coaching, event management, and administrative and technical support for such clients as the U.S. Department of Energy, the National Nuclear Security Administration, and Sandia National Laboratories. GenQuest is also a provider of Xerox copiers for the NNSA. Terri attributes much of the company’s growth to the diversity of the services it offers, but believes it is the quality of those services that accounts for the company’s success.
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Centex Homes’ Phoenix Award & Atkinson & Company’s Woman of Achievement Award
By Connie Thompson
 Centex Homes’ Phoenix Award
Diane Furie
by Connie Thompson
Diane Furie, sole owner of Diane Furie Event and Meeting Planning, began her business 12 years ago after moving to Albuquerque from Chicago, where she sold advertising space for a women’s business directory. While working in Chicago, clients constantly asked if she would train them to better manage their marketing, as her salesmanship was stellar.
“They would ask me, and I really enjoyed helping women learn how to grow their business.” A natural with people, Diane loves to plan and facilitate events such as anniversary celebrations, marketing gatherings, and other networking opportunities. “Marketing is everything for a small business.” Her enthusiasm is contagious, and nothing can stop her once she has a plan—not even back surgery and the paralysis that followed.
“It was the most painful thing I could imagine,” Diane says. “I knew at that time I had the choice to walk again or just forget about it!” Diane worked hard in physical therapy and went from being wheelchair bound to using a walker in a matter of weeks. The final obstacle came when she fell and broke her pelvis. “I had to start all over again.”
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