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Halff Welcomes Baker Daily, Pylant to New Leadership Roles

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Wednesday, January 3, 2024
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Baker Daily starts her historic appointment as the firm's first female president and CEO, placing Halff among a select few of Engineering News-Record's Top 100 design firms with a woman solely in the top leadership position.

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  • Baker Daily starts her historic appointment as the firm's first female president and CEO, placing Halff among a select few of Engineering News-Record's Top 100 design firms with a woman solely in the top leadership position.
  • She is the sixth leader for Halff, joining Albert Halff (1969-1981), Joe Novoa (1981-1996), Martin Molloy (1996-2013), Pat Kunz (2013-2019) and Mark Edwards (2020-2023).
  • Baker Daily earned her bachelor's degree in civil engineering from the University of Texas at Austin and has been at Halff exclusively since joining the firm as an intern in 2003.
  • Halff's Leadership Team consists of Jessica Baker Daily as president and chief executive officer, Todd Jackson as chief operating officer, Joseph Sagel as chief financial officer, Steven Miller as chief strategy officer and Ben Pylant as chief people officer.

SparkCognition Research Fellow and Advisor Bob Metcalfe, Co-Inventor of Ethernet Technology, Wins Turing Award

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Thursday, March 23, 2023
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The $1M Turing Award, presented by the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), is recognized as the highest distinction in computer science.

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  • The $1M Turing Award, presented by the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), is recognized as the highest distinction in computer science.
  • Often referred to as the "Nobel Prize of Computing," the award is named for Alan M. Turing, the British mathematician and computer scientist who invented the core concepts of theoretical computer science.
  • He joined SparkCognition as a Research Fellow and Advisor in 2019.
  • The Turing Award has only been presented 54 times since 1966 to individuals whose work has outstanding significance for computer science.

QuickStart Learning, Inc. Expands Their Partnership with The University of Texas at Austin, Texas Engineering Executive Education and the Cockrell School of Engineering

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Monday, October 24, 2022
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AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 24, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- QuickStart Learning, Inc., expands their partnership with The University of Texas at Austin's Cockrell School of Engineering and Texas Engineering Executive Education to offer online IT certification options. The partnership was launched in early 2022, and the offered bootcamps prepare students for in-demand fields like cloud engineering and AI/Machine Learning. Bryan Kenna, CEO of QuickStart, says "We are excited to continue our partnership with the University of Texas at Austin's TxEEE to help solve the widening IT workforce gap. Together we continue to create opportunities for students and professionals to learn, get certified, and fill critical IT roles employers are seeking to fill."

Key Points: 
  • QuickStart Learning, Inc., expands their partnership with The University of Texas at Austin's Cockrell School of Engineering and Texas Engineering Executive Education to offer online IT certification options.
  • AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 24, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- QuickStart Learning, Inc., expands their partnership with The University of Texas at Austin's Cockrell School of Engineering and Texas Engineering Executive Education to offer online IT certification options.
  • The partnership was launched in early 2022, and the offered bootcamps prepare students for in-demand fields like cloud engineering and AI/Machine Learning.
  • Bryan Kenna, CEO of QuickStart, says "We are excited to continue our partnership with the University of Texas at Austin's TxEEE to help solve the widening IT workforce gap.

Metro Atlanta Chamber Celebrates One Year of DEI Progress with Inaugural Assessment Results

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Wednesday, February 16, 2022
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The 2021 Assessment revealed that the metro Atlanta business community is positioned to lead the nation in the journey for racial equity.

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  • The 2021 Assessment revealed that the metro Atlanta business community is positioned to lead the nation in the journey for racial equity.
  • The 2021 Assessment revealed that the metro Atlanta business community is positioned to lead the nation in the journey for racial equity.
  • Survey responses indicate that 70% of participating metro Atlanta companies have a designated DEI leader with 55% assessing pay equity across race and 68% implementing DEI training within Atlanta-based operations.
  • "For any DEI initiative, the first step is conducting a baseline assessment to identify areas of opportunity and set a benchmark for progress.

Greentown Labs Names Lara Cottingham as New Chief of Staff

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Tuesday, October 26, 2021
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HOUSTON and SOMERVILLE, Mass., Oct. 26, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Greentown Labs , the largest climatetech startup incubator in North America, today announced Lara Cottingham will serve as the organization's Chief of Staff.

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  • HOUSTON and SOMERVILLE, Mass., Oct. 26, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Greentown Labs , the largest climatetech startup incubator in North America, today announced Lara Cottingham will serve as the organization's Chief of Staff.
  • For the past seven years, Cottingham served as the City of Houston's Chief Sustainability Officer and the Chief of Staff for the City's Administration and Regulatory Affairs (ARA) Department.
  • As Greentown's Chief of Staff, Cottingham will oversee the day-to-day operations and communications for Greentown's Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Emily Reichert , along with key stakeholder engagements and strategic initiatives for the incubator.
  • I am thrilled to welcome Lara as our new Chief of Staff as we scale Greentown's impact in this critical decade for climate action!"

Kanarys and Prospanica Survey Reveals 1 in 2 Latinx Employees (50%) Felt or Witnessed Discrimination or Bias in Their Workplace

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Monday, October 4, 2021
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This data shows a large number of Latinx employees are experiencing discrimination even while reporting appreciation for company DEI trainings.

Key Points: 
  • This data shows a large number of Latinx employees are experiencing discrimination even while reporting appreciation for company DEI trainings.
  • This is consistent with research that shows DEI trainings do not correlate with decreasing discrimination or eradicating biased behavior.
  • Additional key takeaways from the survey include:
    Most Latinx employees feel they're being compensated fairly, but the reality is they are not.
  • Many studies indicate a massive pay gap for Latinx workers, but nearly one in three Americans are not aware of it.