Kelly Caffarelli

President

As president of The Home Depot Foundation and a member of its Board of Directors, Kelly Caffarelli leads The Home Depot’s strategic philanthropy, product donation and volunteerism initiatives. 

Under her direction since 2003, the Foundation and Team Depot, the company’s associate-led volunteer force, have become leaders in supporting the construction, repair and refurbishment of affordable homes, community centers and parks across the country.  Since 2003, the Foundation has granted more than $300 million to nonprofits focused on the housing and neighborhood needs of deserving families and individuals.

In April 2011, Kelly led the charge to focus The Home Depot Foundation and Team Depot’s efforts on one mission: to ensure every veteran has a safe place to call home.  The Foundation has pledged $30 million over three years to improve the homes of veterans and their families as well as the facilities that serve them.  Through partnerships with leading nonprofit organizations, The Home Depot Foundation and Team Depot are focused on meeting the housing needs of veterans and wounded warriors.

Kelly currently sits on the Board of Directors for the Local Initiatives Support Corporation, the National Building Museum, the Woodruff Arts Center and The Galloway School.  She is a frequent speaker and online author of articles on subjects including affordable housing, veterans’ issues, volunteerism and philanthropy.

Kelly graduated magna cum laude from the University of Georgia School of Law in 1992, 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.  

Jim Knotts

President and CEO

Jim Knotts is President and CEO of Operation Homefront.  A former Air Force public affairs officer and veteran of Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm, Jim served for two years on Operation Homefront’s national board of directors. He chaired the fundraising committee, which raised more than $30 million in support of the organization’s efforts on behalf of military families. 

Prior to accepting the position with Operation Homefront, Knotts served as director, corporate citizenship, at Lockheed Martin headquarters in Bethesda, Md. In that capacity, he led the corporation’s efforts in philanthropy, community involvement, education outreach and volunteer activities. In addition, he served as director for Web communications, where he was responsible for the company’s public web presence.   

Michael King

National President

Michael “Mike” King began his tenure as Volunteers of America’s new national president on July 1, 2010. Prior to being named president, he served as CEO of the organization’s local office, Volunteers of America Texas, beginning in 2005.

King has more than 35 years of experience working as a leader in the nonprofit sector. He previously held executive positions with United Way of Metropolitan Dallas, the Volunteer Center of Dallas, ChildCareGroup and Volunteer—The National Center. King has served as a facilitator of leadership training for Hewlett Packard, and has also served on the faculty of both the University of Colorado and the Institute for Advanced Volunteer Management in the United Kingdom.

King holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Texas Christian University and a Master’s degree in civic affairs from the University of Dallas. He is also a minister with the Disciples of Christ, Christian Church. In addition, King is a past recipient of the President’s Outstanding Volunteer Action Award, presented to him by President Ronald Reagan in 1986. He won the United Way of Metropolitan Dallas Speaker of the Year Award in 2003. 

Stephen Peck

President and CEO

Stephen Peck was appointed President/CEO of U.S.VETS in August, 2010. He joined the organization in 1996 to establish its largest site in Long Beach where he was the inaugural Site Director. Since then, U.S.VETS-Long Beach has grown to house 550 veterans and is the largest residential veterans program in the country. Mr. Peck also held the title of Director of Community Development and helped to create the U.S.VETS program in Riverside, Calif. He has initiated several special needs programs for the agency including the Non-custodial Father’s Program, the ADVANCE Women’s Program and the Veterans Re-Entry Project for returning Iraq and Afghanistan veterans.

Along with his work in program development, design, and fundraising; Mr. Peck builds key community partnerships, and advocates on a State and National level to bring attention to homeless veterans’ issues and their solutions. As a a Marine Corps Lieutenant in Vietnam, serving with the 1st Marine Division near Danang, Mr. Peck is uniquely aware of the challenges veterans face in returning to life in the mainstream. He received his undergraduate degree from Northwestern University and his Masters Degree in Social Work from USC in 1997.

He has received numerous awards for his work with homeless veterans, including the 1993 Public Spirit Award given annually by the national office of the American Legion Auxiliary for distinguished public service, the 2008 David Landry Memorial Community Service Award from the City of Long Beach for Outstanding Community Service, the 2010 Meritorious Service Award from the National Coalition for Homeless Veterans, and the 2011 W. June Simmons Distinguished Alumni Award from the USC School of Social Work.

Thomas R. Cantwell, Jr.

President and Director

Thomas “Tim” R. Cantwell, Jr. is President and Director of Cantwell-Anderson, Inc. (CAI), the parent company of Cloudbreak Development.  Mr. Cantwell is a Licensed General Contractor, and since 1979 has successfully directed the company in developing and managing its more than $500 million in assets. Nearly $100 million of the company’s development projects have been for sale and rental housing targeted to low-income households.

Under Cantwell’s guidance, the group of companies now known as Cloudbreak Development began in 1993 working to meet the needs of the growing number of homeless individuals and families across the country, primarily targeting the needs of U.S. Military Veterans. That same year, work began on the first of these facilities, a former college dormitory near LAX in Inglewood, Calif., converted to offer 500 beds of affordable transitional housing to homeless veterans. With an onsite mental health clinic, job development programs, an adult school and other support services, the Westside Residence Hall became the model for Cloudbreak’s future ventures. Today, Cloudbreak offers nearly 3,000 beds or housing units for formerly homeless veterans across the country, with nearly 700 permanent housing units and 160 program beds currently under development.

Mr. Cantwell served as the Acting Executive Director of Los Angeles Veterans Initiative (subsequently renamed United States Veterans Initiative, or USVI) for a three-year formative period from October of 1993 through September of 1996.  Today, the annual budget of Veterans Initiative is well over $20 million, and the organization is the country’s largest and recognized as one of the best homeless veteran service providers.

Since 1994, Cantwell has served on the Board of Directors of the National Coalition for Homeless Veterans, whose mission is to end homelessness among veterans by shaping public policy, promoting collaboration, and building the capacity of service providers nationwide. For six years he served as President of this Board, helping to rebuild the struggling organization and provide sound fiscal oversight and commitment to purpose that helped it become today’s recognized leader in the field of advocacy for homeless veterans.

Tim is married to Stephani Hardy who left USVI as its first CEO after 15 years with the company, and currently serves on several Boards including the National Coalition for Homeless Veterans.