Deborah O'Connell

Deborah O'Connell is a facade specialist at HOK, where responsibilities include coordinating and developing complex exterior facade systems for large-scale institutional, aviation, and public projects, with extensive experience across all phases of project and construction. Previous roles include designer and architect at Handel Architects, contributing to significant projects such as 20 and 30 Halletts Point in Astoria, Queens, The Cove in Jersey City, and 619 Ponce Market in Atlanta, Georgia. Deborah has also worked as a job captain at Gensler and held designer positions at Sou Fujimoto Architects and Daniel Frisch Architecture, along with internships at MV+A Architects, Modative, STUDIOS Architecture, Bikes for the World, and Michael Winstanley Architects & Planners. Deborah holds Bachelor’s Degrees in Architecture from the University of Southern California and La Salle-Ramon Llull University.