Profiles: Business

Meet some of remarkable Taos business women

 

An impromptu ski week first brought Judy and a friend to Taos in 1958 with the promise of uncrowded downhill runs and candlelight dinners.

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Krysia's company, Vapour, provides a living wage, flexible hours, health insurance and a nurturing and creative environment for 20...

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Anna advises, “Start small, expect nothing, do your homework . . . network,  and most importantly, believe in what you are...

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Esther grew up watching her parents serve the community, her father as mayor and councilman, and her mother as a school teacher and Foster...

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Carolyn and her husband bought the Taos Inn in 1989 and have strived to keep the spirit of the inn founded by Helen Martin in 1936.

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Kathy was born in Taos, attended Taos public schools and went on to follow her lifelong passion to become a zookeeper.

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Hers was the first Native American fashion label featured in the prestigious New York Fashion Week.

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Louise attended her first Village of Questa Council meeting in December 1999 and became the first woman on the council in 2000.

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Polly helped create both Taos Land Trust and Taos Community Foundation. She is also owner and inspiration behind Taos' premiere shopping...

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Under the mentorship of people like her grandmother, Rebeca showed her own business acumen. At age 22 she became the youngest bank president...

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Rena has been the owner/director of Mission Gallery, located in the old Joseph Sharp home, since 1962.

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It was rare for Pita to have only one job at a time. In addition to the family store, she worked with the U.S. Postal Service until 1989.

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Dori opened the legendary Dori's Bakery in 1973 and ran it successfully until 1997 when she became director of SOMOS, the literary heart of Taos.

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An itinerant curator, Nancy arrived in Taos in 2009 in order to help launch PLAND (Practice Liberating Art through Necessary Dislocation).

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