HuffPo's Greatest Person of the Day: Phaedra Ellis-Lamkins, Building A Green Economy, From Jobs To Policy
By
Yepoka Yeebo
The Huffington Post
February 04, 2011
Phaedra, 34, is the CEO of Green For All, which works to get people back to work through green jobs. Partnering with individuals, small businesses and cities, and the Obama Administration, the organization is working to make the green economy a central part of the economic recovery.
"When you go from using food stamps and all of a sudden you have the power to support yourself, it changes the way you see yourself, it changes how the world sees you."
When Phaedra Ellis-Lamkins was 12 years old, her mom went from welfare to work and Phaedra's life changed.
"If you know what that feels like, you can't not want to do it for others."
