Marie Cote, PE, PTOE

As Chief People Officer, Marie oversees SRF’s human resources efforts, ensuring our workplace is inviting, collaborative, and inclusive. She focuses on recruiting, engaging, developing, and retaining SRF’s greatest assets, our employees.

Marie has been instrumental in advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion at SRF and within the industry, particularly for People of Color and women. She collaborates closely with colleagues, supporting employee-led committees, including DEI, Rising Professionals, Women’s Forum, Social, Staff Engagement, Community Outreach, Health and Wellness, and the SRF ESOP. She acts as a conduit to bring new ideas to leadership, which has resulted in positive organizational changes that have reduced barriers in the SRF culture.

Marie represented SRF in the 2023 Inclusive Workplaces Cohort (IWC), led by the Center for Economic Inclusion and the Workforce Innovation Board of Ramsey County. This Executive Leadership Cohort was developed to accelerate employers’ abilities to advance racial equity, diversity, and inclusion within their organizations. In May 2024, she was also featured as one of five members of the Minneapolis Regional Chamber Executive Women’s Council panel on Women Leading in Male-Dominated Fields, where she shared her perspectives on driving change within the engineering industry.

During her 30-year career, Marie managed many complex transportation planning and traffic engineering studies, including rigorous project management and intense stakeholder facilitation. Her strong management and leadership style enabled her to successfully focus on project management and delivery while balancing staff development and engagement.

In her free time, Marie really enjoys cooking. It allows her to tap into her creative side and bring together friends and family through delicious food.