Recognized for Giving Back: Halfaker CEO receives Washington Business Journal Women Who Mean Business 2011 Award

Washington DC—“We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.” ~Winston Churchill

Recognized from among a group of most influential businesswomen in Washington, Halfaker and Associates’ CEO, Dawn Halfaker, received the Washington Business Journal 2011 Women Who Mean Business Award on November 17th at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel. After being nominated by MicroTech, LLC, Dawn was selected from nearly 150 nominations as one of the Capital area’s 25 top influential, powerful and trailblazing women. Most notably, the women selected all shared a common commitment to giving back to their communities.

Halfaker noted, “I am very honored to be recognized amongst such a talented group of women who are dedicated to making a difference. It was very inspiring to hear everyone’s unique journey in the business world and their dedication in supporting their communities. It was especially meaningful to have been nominated by a fellow service-disabled veteran-owned small business, MicroTech.”

After just five years in business, Halfaker realized revenues over $15M in 2010 and employs more than 160 people who advise and assist government organizations and commercial clients on issues of national and global significance. Inspired by a passion to “continue to serve”, Dawn Halfaker has instilled a culture of service within her rapidly growing business and advocates for issues that she is passionate about.

She is a recognized advocate for veterans’ rights, wounded warriors and women in business. Additionally, her company is a leader in veteran’s employment and maintains a Wounded Warrior Transition Program that assists Wounded Warriors in building meaningful careers to continue their valuable service to the nation.

For the past four years, Dawn has served as Vice President of the Board of the Wounded Warrior Project (WWP), a non-profit organization dedicated to helping the current generation of Wounded Warriors returning from Iraq and Afghanistan. Dawn’s work for the WWP focuses on raising awareness and enlisting the public's aid for the needs of wounded service members in addition to helping them recover and readjust. Over the years, WWP has advocated for the passage of legislation to support wounded veterans and their caregivers, placed over 100 wounded veterans into civilian careers, and delivered over 5,600 backpacks designed to make a hospital stay more comfortable to wounded service members. 

To view the video shown at the event, please visit: http://bit.ly/rzz74b

To view Dawn’s profile, please visit: http://bit.ly/rXzJ3l

To learn more about the Women Who Mean Business Awards, please visit: http://bit.ly/tGXCpa