‘If you are leading with that people-first consideration, you can have that growth mindset,’ says people leader for Americas at GHD
Danielle Huffman’s journey to becoming an HR executive is rooted in her formative years in central Pennsylvania, where she grew up in a farming community.
Her family’s transition from agriculture to running a business provided her first exposure to the intricacies of working with people and managing a business.
Initially, Huffman set her sights on finance, declaring it as her major at university with the intention to “make a lot of money.” However, a summer spent working in finance shifted her perspective and reinforced her interest in the people side.
She added human resources as a double major, and after completing her Bachelor of Science in Business Administration in Human Resource Management and Finance from Shippensburg University, she also pursued an MBA at Lebanon Valley College.
Huffman went on to work for nearly 12 years at global engineering and professional services firm WSP USA, where she most recently served as senior vice president of HR.
And in July 2025, Huffman was named people leader for the Americas at GHD. She will now oversee human resources for 4,500 professionals across more than 130 offices in the U.S., Canada and Chile.
The decision was driven by an alignment with its focus on people and strategic integration of HR into its core operations, according to Huffman.
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