Career Tech: Journeyman Relay Technician

Loretta Coon at EWEB

5 Facts About Loretta Coon:

In the 1960s, Loretta worked at a power company when very few women worked in the energy industry.

Loretta was the first woman at the company to become an Electric Meterman Apprentice.

After her apprenticeship, Loretta became the first woman in the Pacific Northwest to earn the title of Journeyman Electric Meterman.

Loretta traveled around the country to attend trainings to further her education and career.

At her retirement in 1994, Loretta was the only woman in the power company to ever hold the title of Journeyman Relay Technician.