Hensel Phelps, one of the nation’s largest and most successful general contractors, thrives on having a diverse workforce and these three women are part of their success story.
Jamie Athenour, design manager, works with architectural partners to coordinate the design process, engages with stakeholders, ensures criteria compliance and facilitates efficient permitting. She’s passionate about what can be achieved when high-performing teams collaborate with a project-first mindset.
“Hensel Phelps supports my growth as a design manager and empowers me to serve on the DBIA Western Pacific Region Board of Directors as the membership chair,” Athenour says. “The company also enables me to contribute to the industry’s future through student recruitment, training and mentorship. As a working mother, I’m proud to be part of a company that values and uplifts women in every way.”
“I feel empowered to voice my passions inside and outside of work and have found a comfortable space where my goals are heard and I’m encouraged to achieve them.” — Jacquelin Herrera, UC Davis Resnick Center for Agricultural Innovation, Project Engineer
Angelique Boyd, senior quality control manager, manages the Northern California Quality Control program, ensuring the highest quality projects are delivered to clients. She found her passion for construction at age 10 alongside her father, a residential and commercial general contractor in the Midwest. Fascinated by his work, she visited job sites to watch the progress and learned new skills from the tradespeople onsite.
“When I started with Hensel Phelps 28 years ago, there were very few women in construction,” Boyd says. “From the outset of my career, I felt the company completely supported and encouraged me to pursue that passion that I found as a young girl.”
Jacquelin Herrera, project engineer, helps coordinate design development with designers, owners and trade partners, coordinates approvals for trade partners and fosters communication among all team members. As a young girl, she took pride as her father pointed out projects he’d helped build as a plumber in Mexico. Today, she can take pride in pointing to projects she has helped build.
“In my six years with Hensel Phelps, they have consistently challenged me, supporting the opportunity to grow professionally,” Herrera says. “I feel empowered to voice my passions inside and outside of work and have found a comfortable space where my goals are heard and I’m encouraged to achieve them.”
