Marie Hocker

Meet Marie, a principal at Imaginable Futures. She works with organizations to increase family prosperity and well-being with a focus on the education of student parents and young children.

Previously, Marie worked for Detroit Employment Solutions Corporation (DESC) where she served as executive director of Grow Detroit’s Young Talent. She led efforts to raise $12 million in annual funding and build employer partnerships to train and employ more than 8,000 youth over the summer.

Prior to joining DESC, Marie spent 10 years at Ford Motor Company (Ford) holding positions in government and community relations. She was responsible for building and maintaining positive relationships with members of Congress and staff while covering transportation and workforce development policy in Washington, D.C. She also engaged local government officials and other industry stakeholders to deliver business and philanthropic objectives in Ford’s Michigan plant communities. In addition, she developed and implemented mobility initiatives, including workforce development planning for autonomous vehicles and a national autonomous vehicle jobs coalition.

Earlier in her career, Marie worked for U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow as a Legislative Correspondent.