Johns Creek Woman Appointed To Habitat For Humanity Board

Habitat for Humanity-North Central Georgia has announced the appointment of two local businesswomen to its Board of Directors. Kelly Shrout and Keri Williams joined the Board on October 23.

Ms. Shrout is a 22-year veteran of Verizon Wireless. She currently serves in Verizon’s Alpharetta office as the Distribution Manager for its retail stores in eight states in the southeast. She has volunteered with Habitat-NCG for a number of years and coordinated Verizon’s participation in a Women Build at Habitat’s 40-home project in Cherokee County.

Ms. Shrout continues to serve as Verizon’s volunteer coordinator and as Habitat’s liaison with both the company and the Verizon Foundation. She is a graduate of the University of Alabama and served as Board President of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northeast Alabama. She has also participated in the Verizon Women on Way Leadership Program. She and her husband are residents of Johns Creek.

Keri Williams is the Human Resources Manager for the Alpharetta facility of Solvay Specialty Polymers, a Brussels-based advanced materials and specialty chemicals company with over 26,000 employees in 61 countries. Alpharetta is the North American headquarters for Solvay Specialty Polymers and is one of the three hubs for the Solvay Group in North America. The Alpharetta location also houses one of seven research and innovation centers in the U.S. Ms. Williams, like Ms. Shrout, has a passion for Habitat’s mission. She has volunteered with Habitat-NCG for numerous builds and, importantly, helped secure Solvay’s initial sponsorship of a Habitat home. Ms. Williams continues to function as Solvay’s volunteer coordinator. She is a graduate of Georgia Southern University and now resides in Forsyth County with her husband and two children.

About Habitat for Humanity-North Central Georgia

Habitat for Humanity-North Central Georgia is a non-profit, Christian housing ministry that builds affordable housing for purchase by low- to moderate-income families who demonstrate a capacity for responsible homeownership. Since its inception in 1995, Habitat-NCG has built or rehabbed over 300 homes in North Fulton, Cherokee and Forsyth/Dawson counties. Partner families are required to attend educational classes related to homeownership and perform 200 sweat equity hours; they earn between 30% and 60% of the Atlanta area median income and purchase their homes through a 30-year, no-interest loan financed by Habitat-NCG. In 2014, Habitat-NCG started a home repair program targeted primarily at veterans and seniors. To date, 54 repair projects have been completed, bringing the total number of persons served by the ministry to over 1300, including more than 750 children. For more information regarding Habitat for Humanity-North Central Georgia, please visit www.habitat-ncg.org.

Picture 1: Kelly Shrout
Picture 2: Keri Williams