Vanessa Gonzales

WORK HISTORY

EDUCATION

ABOUT VANESSA GONZALES

A native to The Land of Enchantment, Vanessa Gonzales was born in Las Cruces, New Mexico and moved to Albuquerque with her family when she was a toddler. Her family has deep roots in the Albuquerque community, including the street Corder Lane in the North Valley, which was named after her family. Active with the community through church, Vanessa participated in community theater and the performing arts, as well as volunteer work with orphanages. Following high school graduation, she resided in Denver, Colorado and became a nationally board and certified massage therapist. While living in Colorado, Vanessa also joined the domestic Peace Corp, where she assisted with after school programs, grant writing, payroll, maintaining a database and ordering supplies for the schools. In April 2008, teamed with her husband Matthew and plumber, Anthony Giannini, they began Albuquerque Plumbing Heating and Cooling with the goal to raise the bar for service for customers in Albuquerque and the entire state of New Mexico. What started as a three-man shop less than 10 years ago is now considered one of the fastest growing companies in Albuquerque with almost 90 employees. Albuquerque Plumbing Heating and Cooling has been on Angie’s List Superior Service list since 2009, won Best in City in 2012 and has been in the top five since then. They are also the proud recipients of the Family Friendly New Mexico Award. The daughter of a breast cancer survivor, Vanessa is a strong supporter of the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation. Additionally, Vanessa and Albuquerque Plumbing Heating and Cooling are supporters of Children’s Hospital, Roadrunner Food Bank and Joy Junction. She’s also involved with the Hispano Chamber of Commerce, and Women in HVACR, a national organization of other female HVAC owners that provides training, education and support to others.