Halff Receives Journal Record 2024 Empowering Women Award

OKLAHOMA CITY — Halff was recognized as a 2024 Empowering Women Award honoree by the Journal Record.

Empowering Women honorees are selected by the Journal Record’s editorial board. Nominations, applications and letters of recommendation are judged on the documented hiring and promotion of women, leadership positions held by women, advocacy for the cause of women internally and externally, and efforts to cultivate the next generation of women professionals.

Staff from Halff’s Oklahoma City office pose for a photo at the Empowering Women Awards luncheon. 

Halff’s Oklahoma City office has a strong presence of women leaders across various disciplines. DeShawn Heusel leads client services, Amanda Newberry leads the transportation team, Leslie Lewis is a senior project manager in transportation and Aide Garcia specializes in planning and landscape architecture.

From tuition assistance to formal training programs, Halff has been at the forefront of advancing women in the AEC industry. Energage consistently ranks Halff as a Top Workplace both nationally and locally in Oklahoma City, and the infrastructure consulting firm was recognized as the Texas-Louisiana 2023 Firm of the Year by Engineering News-Record.

About the Firm

Halff is an award-winning, employee-owned, diverse and full-service infrastructure consulting firm that improves lives and communities by turning ideas into reality. For nearly 75 years, Halff has provided smart solutions for clients throughout the United States. The people-first firm is committed to continuously investing in its employees and fostering a culture of collaboration.

Halff has more than 30 offices in Arkansas, Florida, Louisiana, Oklahoma and Texas. The firm was recognized as the 2023 Texas & Louisiana Design Firm of the Year by the Engineering News-Record. Halff is ranked No. 87 in the 2024 Top 500 Design Firms rankings by ENR. Halff is the No. 16 Top Workplace nationally in 2024 as ranked by Energage for businesses with 1,000 to 2,499 employees.