Veronica YarboroughTrotman

Veronica YarboroughTrotman, who goes by Yvette, serves as a Program Coordinator with the North Carolina Department of Transportation, where she has worked for 27 years. Her career in transportation began in the military as an equipment parts specialist with heavy equipment, followed by roles in a trucking company and travel center before joining the state in 1999. Today her focus is on over dimensional loads, helping obtain superloads permits to ensure safe travel on North Carolina roads, including navigating bridges and mountainous terrain in the western part of the state. She attributes her success to integrity and persistence in finding compromises rather than accepting no as final. Outside her professional role, she leads the Raleigh-Durham chapter of Black Girls 2 Bike, a national organization with over 105 chapters that works to get more women of color on bicycles. She brought the organization's national meetup to the Raleigh area in June after a competitive application process. She values complete honesty even when difficult and advises others to stand in their truth and own it. She notes ethics as a current challenge in her field due to the administration in place.