Marie A. Trottier
Section 504/ADA Coordinator
Harvard University

Marie A. Trottier is the Section 504/ADA Coordinator at Harvard University, reporting to the Assistant to the President. In this position she works with all the schools and departments in the areas of disability compliance for academics, human resources, architectural access, and events dealing with members of the outside public.

She is currently Co-Chair of the Governor’s Commission for Employment of People with Disabilities in Massachusetts, and is also a member and Secretary of the Board of Trustees of Mt. Wachusett Community College in Massachusetts. She serves on the Mt. Wachusett Community College Foundation Board as well. She is a member of the Massachusetts Business Leadership Network (BLN) Business Steering Group, and she represents New England, New York and New Jersey on the Executive Committee of the US Business Leadership Network (USBLN).

At Harvard, she serves on a Fellowships committee that awards grants to students each summer in the areas of Public Interest. She is currently Vice-Chair of the Board of Trustees for the Harvard University Employees Credit Union. In Boston, she is President of the Board of Trustees for the Adaptive Environments Center. Also, she is currently serving as President of the Board of Trustees of the Lafayette Condominium Trust in Boston.

She does extensive public speaking and training on the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)/Section 504 and on Disability Policy and Compliance for educational institutions, businesses, employers, and public accommodations.

She lives in Boston with her husband, Allan Macurdy, and her Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, Lady Rose.