George Volz
George Volz, Director of Transportation at Stony Brook University
George was born and raised in New York and graduated from Wallkill Senior High School. George attended Hofstra University where he received a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering. George worked for United Parcel Service for twenty years in various roles in operations and their Industrial Engineering department as a supervisor then manager. During this time George became a licensed Custom’s Broker with the Department of the Treasury as well as a Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer.
George left UPS for Stony Brook University in 2009 when he became the Parking Enforcement and Appeals Manager. In 2012 he took on the Stony Brook Transit operation in addition to Parking Enforcement. George became a member of NYSPTA in 2021. In 2022 George became the Director of Transportation and Automotive Services at SUNY Stony Brook. In addition to NYSPTA, George is also a member of NAFA and IPMI and has been collaborating with contacts throughout these organizations to implement a new Fleet Management Information System, electrification of the transit fleet and implementation of micro transit solutions to improve the 2.2M rides Stony Brook provides each year.
George enjoys spending time with his wife and three children, whom he has coached in many sports including football, basketball, soccer, dek hockey, ice hockey and field hockey.