CAREY KERSTEN | November 20, 2015
Quick snapshot: I attended Georgia Southern University beginning in 2007. I have been working with TrustPoint International for 2 years, specializing in litigation support for law firms and corporations. I joined Atlanta Volunteer Lawyers Foundation’s Junior Board of Directors in early 2015.
How did you get involved with AVLF? It was through my involvement with TrustPoint that I learned about AVLF and its purpose. From the first moment I met Marty Ellin, I knew I had to be involved. His passion was infectious. Through the gracious time and recommendations of Jennifer Jackson, Liz Whipple and Michael Lucas, that involvement became a reality.
Give us your best elevator pitch – what does AVLF mean to you? As a non-attorney and single mother, AVLF holds a particularly special place in my heart. The work that my fellow board members and volunteers do on a daily basis truly changes people’s lives. As much as it pains me to admit it, at any point over the last 5 years I could have easily been one of the people we help, waiting in line at Saturday Lawyers. When I see the look of desperation and gratitude in the eyes of the people AVLF helps, it is all too familiar. Now on the other end, I could not be more grateful to have the abilities and the resources to help those in need. That is what AVLF does every day. We repair lives.
What is your favorite AVLF moment? My favorite moment was AVLF at the Movies earlier this year. It was a beautiful and raw look inside the life of Katrina Gilbert, living paycheck to paycheck, much like the people we help through ALVF. Aside from that, every moment at the AVLF Winetasting with Carey Kersten is my favorite.
What are you proudest of professionally? I am unbelievably fortunate to be surrounded by the people at AVLF and at TrustPoint. I could not be more thankful for the opportunity to work with both organizations.
And personally? I am going to be one of those doting parents, so I apologize in advance. I could not be more proud of my spunky five-year-old, Ellie. She is independent and respectful. It has taken a village or two, but I could not be more proud to call her my daughter.
