Secretary Cohan replaces Shailen Bhatt who stepped down to become the Executive Director for the Colorado Department of Transportation.

[8] The Office of the Secretary represents the Governor of Delaware in issues that involve DelDOT and also provides leadership to the department supporting the statewide Long-Range Transportation Plan.

The office also enhances relationships between DelDOT and other state agencies, the Delaware General Assembly, local governments, and civic associations.

[11] The Finance division of DelDOT collects revenues and pays vendors and is in charge of the department's financial records.

[9] The Human Resources division recruits and hires employees for DelDOT and helps develop and retrain them in their careers with the department.

[9] The Community Relations division is in charge of public outreach activities to reach out to residents about issues pertaining to transportation.

The division oversees safety campaigns, Customer Relations activities, and providing information about choices within the state's transportation system.

It also oversees video cameras and signal system coordination technology that improves the efficiency of the state's transportation infrastructure.