“大部分”的技术staff comprised of women, structural engineerKeast＆Hood十多年来，一直是传统男性主导的环境中的异常现象 - “工程专业的稀有性，”坚定的老将和多数股东丹妮丝·理查兹（Denise Richards）说。

Keast＆Hood在6月8日获得了另一个著名的名称，当时这家总部位于费城的公司获得了一家妇女拥有的企业的国家认证。截至2018年，妇女只有大约13％的与建筑有关的公司拥有survey由荷兰跨国人力资源顾问Randstad主持。

“I’m excited for Keast & Hood to be certified as a WBE because it recognizes the diversity that has been characteristic of the firm for many years,” Richards said in astatement宣布认证。

The Women’s Business Enterprise and Woman-Owned Small Business certification comes approximately six months after Richards and John Davis obtained ownership of the firm, known for projects such as the restoration of Philadelphia’s City Hall, the Philadelphia Museum of Art and several other iconic buildings in the city. Keast & Hood helped Robert A.M. Stern Architects design the美国革命博物馆，也在费城。

理查兹（Richards）作为多数股东的地位使该公司有资格获得妇女商业企业国民委员会（WBENC）的区域认证合伙人Wbenc-East的认证。

In addition to being majority woman-owned, the firm also says that 37% of the staff is female, including five licensed structural engineers. The firm also says the designation allows them to help clients fulfill supplier diversity goals.

“该认证反映了公司除了其所有权，”理查兹说。“我们重视团队的多样性，我们相信它使Keast＆Hood和我们的客户受益。”

The firm was founded in 1953 by Nicholas L. Gianopulos, Tom Leidigh and Carl Baumert。Gianopulosdied在2018年和鲍默特diedin 2017.

On Jan. 1, Richards and Davisbecame该公司的第三代所有权。前业主弗雷德里克·鲍默特（Frederick Baumert），君士坦丁·杜卡基斯（Constantine Doukakis）和托马斯·诺米尔（Thomas Normile）帮助管理机构知识的过渡和转移。

理查兹（Richards）领导了Keast＆Hood的一些机构项目，并参与了费城时装区等著名项目。18luck官网她是特拉华谷结构工程委员会妇女协会的创始成员，并且是DVASE可持续设计委员会的联合创始人。

戴维斯（Davis）的历史保护项目包括费城托马斯·杰斐逊大18luck官网学（Thomas Jefferson University）的Arlen Specter公共政策中心/Roxboro House；德拉华城的Van Amringe Building/Sterling House；和美国革命博物馆。他是特拉华谷结构工程师协会的前任主席。