SANTA CLARA, CA — DPR Construction announces that Leadership Team member Renee Stokman was elevated to co-leader of the company's People Practices team. Stokman, who brings more than two decades of construction industry experience and has been a part of the Leadership Team since 2022, joined fellow Leadership Team member John Benson in implementing DPR's overall vision for building an inclusive, rewarding employee experience and taking care of the organization's more than 11,000 employees.
Stokman, who joined DPR in 1999 as a Project Engineer, has always had a passion for supporting people in both their personal and career journeys. In addition to working in operations on projects in the Bay Area and Southern California, Stokman was also a part of the Global Learning Group supporting learning and development across DPR. Stokman herself stepped away from DPR to become a licensed clinical therapist. She returned to the organization full time in 2015, combining her operational and clinical expertise to help build out DPR's recruiting and talent functions, as well as filling roles in recruiting, as a talent advocate, regional talent leader, and company talent leader.
In her expanded role, she champions DPR's enterprise people strategy, aligning people practices services and initiatives with business goals to foster organizational health, sustainable growth, and operations. She also sponsors DPR's Mental Wellbeing Employee Resource Group and partners closely with internal teams to create an engaging and inclusive environment.
"My goal is to help DPR continue to perform at the highest level by investing in people in ways that are human-centered, progressive, and influential," Stokman said. "Having worked in the field, I understand the pressures our teams face and the realities of the construction environment."
Based in DPR's office in Newport Beach, California, Stokman has focused on aligning people strategies with operational realities throughout her career, ensuring they are relevant to field teams and deliver measurable business value. She has been a driving force in DPR's investments in talent development and mental health support, areas that are increasingly critical to workforce performance in the construction industry.
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"Renee's perspective is grounded in firsthand construction experience and a deep understanding of what it takes to build, retain, and lead high-performing teams," DPR Construction CEO George Pfeffer said. "She understands our job sites, our employees, our business priorities, and our customers. Combined with her background in behavioral health, she is able to guide teams to informed, practical decisions that improve performance, engagement, and retention across the organization."
