Jill Escoto
Visitors to Jill Escoto's office at California Expanded Metal Products are greeted by the large and familiar black and white photographic poster of hard-working women, confidently perched above the city on a steel girder. The caption reads, "Women on the Rise!" This is an appropriate introduction to Jill, the dynamic and energetic Credit Manager at CEMCO. Jill, a Communication alumna, is first person to occupy this position at CEMCO, and she is the only woman in upper management in the company.
After graduating from Cal Poly Pomona, Jill worked for many years as Director of Member Services/Co-Executive Director at the Pasadena Downtown YMCA. In 1989, she was hired as a Senior Credit Representative at United States Gypsum Company, where she was responsible for customer relations and collections in California, Hawaii and surrounding states. In 1996, Jill joined CEMCO, and has helped to increase company sales from $40 million to $75 million a year, while minimizing the company's
write-off to bad debt.
Jill looks back fondly upon her years at Cal Poly Pomona, which she says taught her how to think outside the box. "I enjoyed having professors with real world experience," she said.
Jill, who lives in Glendora, is married and has two daughters, Sarah and Heather. She looks forward to participating in Professor for a Day in October.
