Gov. M. Jodi Rell has nominated Joseph F. Marie of Scottsdale, Ariz. as the new commissioner of the Connecticut Department of Transportation.
Marie is currently the director of operations and maintenance for METRO, the regional public transit system for Phoenix, Ariz. Marie has more than 22 years of transit industry experience in both the public and private sectors. He is a native of Massachusetts.
“Joseph Marie is a seasoned, proven administrator with a strong background in public transit, which really is the future of transportation in Connecticut,” Rell said in a statement. “Reforming and refocusing the DOT continues to be one of my top priorities.”Â
