It has surprised and interested me that over the years many of the people who work here at Tanglewood Conservatories have found their way to us quite auspiciously.

A few years ago, we received an email inquiry regarding our conservatories from a woman living in the UK. She was actually American but had lived in the UK for some years as her husband was stationed there serving in the military.

She said she would be moving back to the US and was planning to purchase a home in a town coincidentally near Tanglewood Conservatories’ plant. She and her husband would be renovating the home and would love to add a beautiful conservatory!

We corresponded at length about the project, however it became clear that our conservatories would not fit into their project budget since there was so much else to be done to the house. She had joking asked if our conservatories were “gold plated” when we got to the budget question- to which I joking replied that “the gold plating would be an extra if they wanted it!”

Several years passed and I would on occasion drive past the house that they had purchased (which they had done online and unseen), and see the progress that they were making. I always remembered our conversation and the coincidence of her contacting us from UK- then purchasing a home nearby Tanglewood, and wondered if one day I would drive by and see a new conservatory! I never did.

Last fall, we were looking to fill a position in our production management department and placed an ad in the local newspaper. To our surprise, we received over 75 resumes and many of the candidates were highly qualified. One of them jumped right out at me- it was the very same woman whom I had spoken with several years ago! I instantly recognized her name and address.

She had spent the time renovating the house and getting settled into small town life here on the Eastern Shore but was now looking to re-enter the workforce.

Our evaluation team settled on 10 candidates to interview in person and we put them all through our pretty rigorous screening process. She was one of them. We narrowed the choice to just two candidates and finally selected her!

As a result, Stephanie will shortly be joining our Production Management department in the role of inventory and purchasing coordinator.

Best Holiday Wishes to everyone,

Alan