Gone Green Yet?

While a recent survey indicates 85% of Americans consider themselves Environmentalists, in truth, many of us find the challenge of trying to save our ecosystem overwhelming and we just dont know where to start. The Home Depots Kelly Caffarelli is here to tell us how small practical and economical changes can make a big difference and how its getting easier to spot those products that can help save the planet. More about Kelly Caffarelli, The Home Depot Foundation, Executive Director: Kelly Caffarelli is Executive Director of The Home Depot Foundation and a member of it Board of Directors. Caffarelli joined the Foundation soon after its creation in 2003 and worked closely with the Board to define the organization’s strategic focus on creating healthy, livable communities by investing in the production of affordable, efficient and healthy housing and in the planting, restoration and maintenance of community trees. Caffarelli joined The Home Depot in 1999 as Senior Corporate Counsel Business Services with responsibility for SEC reporting, corporate governance and finance issues. Previously, she was in private practice focusing on securities representation of public companies and mergers and acquisitions of both public and private companies. Caffarelli also clerked for Chief Judge B. Avant Edenfield in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Georgia. Kelly graduated magna cum laude from the University of Georgia School of Law in 1992, and is a member of the Order of the Coif. While in law school, she served on both the editorial and managing boards of the Georgia Law Review. She graduated cum laude with a B.A. in History and Political Science from Williams College in 1989. A native of Athens, Georgia, Kelly Caffarelli is married and has two children. She sits on the Board of Directors of the National Alliance for Community Trees and the Women’s Advisory Board of the Atlanta affiliate of Mass Mutual and volunteers for several nonprofit organizations. Kelly was recognized as one of “10 Women Saving the Planet” by Atlanta Woman magazine (April 2005). She is a frequent speaker and author of articles on subjects including livable communities, affordable housing and urban forestry. For more information, visit: http://www.homedepot.com www.homedepot.com https://videos.whiteblox.com/gnb/secure/player.aspx?sid=33862