Jill Tietjen, Sandra Scanlon, and Kristy Schloss StoryCorps Interview, Clip 3, 2008

Jill Tietjen, Sandra Scanlon, and Kristy Schloss discuss the aspects of their careers that they are proudest of. Tietjen explains the satisfaction she feels when prospective power plants that she has provided consultation services for are certified by regulatory agencies. Scanlon recalls a time when she received letters from a third grade class after she designed the electrical system for a computer lab in a poor school. Schloss describes how she feels after hearing from women who succeeded after taking her advice.

Tietjen is the president and CEO an electrical engineering consulting company. She is a Fellow and past president of the Society of Women Engineers and has received the Society’s Distinguished Service Award. Scanlon is the president of an engineering consulting firm. She is a Fellow of SWE and has received the Society’s Distinguished New Engineer and Entrepreneur awards. Kristy Schloss is the president and CEO of an environmental equipment design and manufacturing company. She is also SWE Fellow and a recipient of the Society’s Distinguished New Engineer and Entrepreneur awards.

This recording is Clip 3 of 4. Click on the "Tietjen / Scanlon / Schloss Interview" link above to find all clips from the interview. Click on the "2008 StoryCorps Interviews" link above to find all audio recordings from the 2008 SWE StoryCorps interviews.

This oral history interview was recorded November 7, 2008 at the Society of Women Engineers WE08 National Conference in Baltimore, Maryland as part of StoryCorps (www.storycorps.net), a nationwide initiative of Sound Portraits Productions to record and collect oral history interviews. This excerpt was selected and produced by the SWE Archivist. The excerpt may have been edited for length and clarity. Audio excerpts may be used for research and educational purposes only.