Section 10 2024 Transportation Professional of the Year

Garole Valbrun

The Board of Directors and the Transportation Professional of the Year Committee are proud to announce that Garole Valbrun is our Sectional Transportation Professional of the Year for 2024!!!  

Garole began his remarkable engineering career as a contractor in Haiti in the late eighties.  He moved to New York and began his career with the New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) as a Junior Engineer/Civil Engineer 1 in 1998 in Region 10’s Design Unit.  He has held many positions including Engineering Applications Group Supervisor and, more recently, as a Project Manager and Consultant Manager as a Professional Engineer 1 in Region 10’s Design Unit.

Garole has been an active member of NYSATE for over 25 years and attended numerous Annual & Mini Conferences, social events, and fundraisers.

Faith and family are Garole's greatest values. He is happily married to his beautiful wife Mimose, and they have three wonderful children: Daniel, Marcus and Gamille.  He is an active member of his parish where he donates his time and resources, facilitating weekly bible studies and distributing communion to the homebound and hospital patients on Sundays.  Garole also contributes to many charitable organizations here and in Haiti.

In his downtime, Garole loves to play basketball, even helping to start a Region 10 NYSDOT Basketball Team.  When he’s not playing or refereeing, he can be found listening to music, especially Jazz.