About Marie

Marie is passionate about travel, wellness, and enjoying the outdoors. When she isn’t immersed in her consultancy career, you might find her hiking trails near Canmore, or putting kilometres on her bike!

Marie Sopko is a trusted strategic Health & Safety and Human Resources Leader with over 20 years experience. Marie is known for:

  • building and leading effective, collaborative teams and business partnerships, and policy & program development

  • creating and implementing management systems for oil & gas, mining, electricity, education, and healthcare companies

  • creating solid stakeholder relationships to partner with Canadian, USA, & International businesses for improved cost-efficiency and organizational performance, while influencing employee engagement & culture

  • an ability to adapt to fast-paced, changing environments

“Building meaningful relationships and having a positive impact are foundational pillars of my leadership style.”

-MARIE SOPKO

GHANA, AFRICA

  • ⧫ Providing Strategic Leadership & Vision to Organizations

    ⧫ Business Partnerships & Building Trusted Relationships

    ⧫ Strategic Planning

    ⧫ Program & Policy Development

    ⧫ Employee Relations

    ⧫ Coaching, Employee Development, Talent Management

    ⧫ Occupational Health & Safety Management Systems

    ⧫ Risk Management

    ⧫ Change Management

    ⧫ Psychological Safety & Wellness

    ⧫ Adaptable to Fast Paced Changing Environments

  • ⧫ Master of Science Degree

    ⧫ Baccalaureate of Nursing Degree

    ⧫ Registered Nurse

    ⧫ Occupational Health Nursing Program

  • ⧫ High-Performance Leadership Program for Manager of Managers

    ⧫ NEBOSH International General Certificate in Occupational Health & Safety (Distinction)

    ⧫ General Management Certificate

    ⧫ Certified Occupational Health Nurse (OHNC)

    ⧫ Certified Registered Safety Professional (CRSP)

    ⧫ Human Resources Management Certificate

    ⧫ Chartered Professional in Human Resources (CPHR)

  • ⧫ Co-authored and provided subject matter expertise of “A Guide to Occupational Health & Safety in Offices”, published by LexisNexis Canada Inc., 2016

    ⧫ Co-authored “Occupational Hazards related to Drilling Fluids & Risk Management Guideline"

  • ⧫ Recognition award for exceptional health, safety & environment teamwork: Business continuity planning.

    ⧫ Vice President award for excellence for achieving $1.5 million in company savings

    ⧫ Recipient of AOHNA Ruptash-Mandryk Nurse of the Year award

    ⧫ Recipient of AOHNA Ruptash-Mandryk Exemplary Service award

  • ⧫ Chartered Professionals in Human Resources of Alberta (CPHR AB)

    ⧫ Alberta Occupational Health Nurses Association (AOHNA)

    ⧫ The Canadian Society of Safety Engineering (CSSE)

    ⧫ College of Registered Nurses of Alberta (CRNA)

    ⧫ Member of Women in Occupational H&S Society

    ⧫ Past President of Provincial AOHNA

    ⧫ Past Vice-Chair for IPIECA Health Committee

    ⧫ Past Member of CPHR Alberta Policy & Research Advisory Committee

    ⧫ Past Board Member for Alberta Society of Health and Safety Professionals

Credentials

A guide to Occupational Health and Safety in Offices

Testimonials

  • "Marie is a talented OHS professional with in-depth knowledge of her chosen field. She is a leader and a team player who delivers high quality work by focusing on the details but never losing sight of the overall goal of the matter at hand. This talent allows her to tailor the solutions she develops to meet the specific needs of each unique client group."

    Laurel Tower

  • "Putting people first’ is the phrase that comes to mind when I think about Marie as a leader... Marie made me feel valued as a team member and her wide range of experience and expertise in the area of occupational health and safety brought a different perspective to our work in healthcare."

    Michelle Reiger

  • "Marie portrays strong leadership skills with emphasis on building positive business relationships, stakeholder engagements, recruitment, and staff development. Marie is very skilled at strategic planning and building programs and business processes. She led our team through challenging dynamics during the pandemic with professionalism and efficiency."

    Genevieve Delaney