CARE's Jeremy Stroop: 40 Under 40 in Georgia Trend Magazine

CARE’s Jeremy Stroop recognized for environmental, community leadership, included in Georgia Trend Magazine's 40 under 40.

Have you seen the Dalton Daily Citizen article titled "Stroop recognized in Georgia Trends magazine"?

It seems the world at large has discovered the unique talents of Jeremy Stroop.  Jeremy is the operations manager for CARE, the Carpet America Recovery Effort, a group dedicated to carpet recycling and keeping old carpet from ending up in our nation’s landfills.

Jeremy was chosen by Georgia Trend magazine as one of 40 Georgians under the age of 40 who are making a significant mark on their professions and communities. He and the other honorees were selected from more than 300 nominations from the magazine’s readers. Read the full story here.

I work with Jeremy, and I can attest that he is a special guy – sort of a cross between a Renaissance man  and the Energizer bunny.  He expends his seemingly inexhaustible energy working for CARE, volunteering for church and civic activities, riding motorcycles, and serving with his wife, Sheri, as a parent and foster parent. He is funny, highly opinionated, never takes himself too seriously, and in general is just a delightful person to know.

The press release from Georgia Trend says Jeremy was selected, “because of the significant impact that he is making across the nation and in Georgia towards increasing the reuse and recycling of old carpet, as well as his community volunteer work. As the operations manager for CARE, Stroop networks with the carpet industry, entrepreneurs, consumers and government agencies to educate and implement programs that will help recover carpet waste in order to put it to new uses.”

CARE Executive Director Georgina Sikorski says of Jeremy, “He epitomizes the slogan, ‘Make a sustainable difference’. Jeremy offers resources, support and information everyday to the hundreds of people involved in the CARE network, as well as aspiring entrepreneurs who either want to become carpet recyclers or who are working on new innovations to develop products from post-consumer carpet. He is knowledgeable and focused on growing the business.”

“This is the 14th year we have recognized an outstanding group of young Georgians,” said Georgia Trend Editor Susan Percy. “Our class of 2010 includes representatives from business, government, education, law enforcement, nonprofits and the arts. It’s an impressive group and it’s a pleasure to be able to share their stories with our readers.”

Congratulations, Jeremy!

~Bethany