Fannie Marcotte-Bennett is no stranger to the A/E/C industry throughout the Louisiana and Mississippi Gulf Coast region. In her past twelve years leading client development for national and regional engineering firms, Fannie has built a vast network among local clients and industry leaders while utilizing her market intelligence to lead strategic business development efforts for her firms. In addition to her professional success, Fannie recently completed the New Orleans Regional Leadership Institute and received the “2017 Hall of Fame Marketing Achievement Award” from SMPS Southeast Louisiana.     

We were ecstatic to welcome Fannie to the DE team in January and are so proud of the progressive impact she has had on growing our firm in just a few short months. In the clip below, DE’s Whitney Watson interviews Fannie in our first Digital Dialogue where we learn more about her role as Director of Client Services, gain insight into today’s A/E/C industry, and hear a lot of laughter in fifteen minutes.

Fun Facts About Fannie.

• She was born and raised in Québec City.

• Her native language is French and English is her second language.

• She has a classical music education. She plays the violin and attended the Conservatory of Music in Québec as a teenager.

• It’s a little hard to believe this one, but she was super shy (super-introvert-shy) in school! Each time she had to present an essay, she’d have major anxiety and turn beet red!

• She is currently reading The Secret Thoughts of Successful Women.

• She claims to have the geek factor and is a total Marvel nerd! She even has a chart that lists how to watch all-things Marvel in order. She is slowly working through Agent Carter now.

• If she was a TV character, she’d be Mrs. Maisel.

• She is the President Elect of the Southeast Louisiana Chapter of SMPS and will become Madame President September 1, 2020.