Four out of eight executive team members at Hayden Homes are women and are being celebrated by the company during Women in Construction Week
The share of female representation in Hayden Homes’ leadership team far exceeds national trends. Women make up an estimated 11-14 percent of the construction industry, 18 percent of senior leadership roles in the construction industry and 38 percent of all leadership positions in the U.S.
Hayden Homes has been recognized by several publications as a best company to work for, most recently by Seattle Business Magazine, and its leaders believe the inclusive work environment has a lot to do with why employees enjoy working with the home builder.
Women fill 38 percent of all positions at Hayden Homes, which is more than double the national share of women in the construction industry. Women are represented at all levels of the company, including on job sites and as project managers.
“We focus on attracting and retaining talented team members from diverse backgrounds,” said Patti Murphy, vice president of employee experience at Hayden Homes. “Women join Hayden Homes at all stages of their career because there’s more than one path to a career in construction.”
Murphy is one of four women on Hayden Homes’ executive team. The women include:
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Sara D’Eathe, Vice President of Finance and Accounting. D’Eathe joined the company in 2021 but she’s not new to the construction industry. After completing her undergraduate degree, she started her career in the land and acquisitions department of a large Canadian home builder and has more than 25 years of experience working in the financial services industry.
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Deborah Flagan, Vice President of Community Engagement. Flagan has held many roles in her 23 years with the company. Today, she advocates for successful tools to drive housing affordability and availability for the middle market throughout Washington, Oregon, Idaho and Montana. This week Deb was named to Governor Tina Kotek’s Housing Production Advisory Council.
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Patti Murphy, Vice President of Employee Experience. Murphy joined the company in 2017 and has spent the past 16 years of her career in human resources in the construction industry.
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Katy Wooderson, Vice President of Marketing. Wooderson joined the company in 2017 and has 16 years of cross-industry marketing and communications experience, including sports marketing, hospitality, health care and new home construction.
New data from LinkedIn shows that women continue to be underrepresented in leadership positions, even in industries with high percentages of female workers, such as healthcare and administrative and support services.
“We’re proud of the inclusive culture we’ve built at all levels of the company,” said Deborah Flagan, vice president of community engagement at Hayden Homes. “Our team members stay with us because they don’t just enjoy their work, they enjoy the people they work with and the work we do for our communities.”
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To view a list of available Hayden Homes positions, visit hayden-homes.com/work-with-us.