At age five, Maria Onesto Moran drove her first electric car—a PowerWheels.  Raised in an environmentally aware family, Maria graduated from DePaul University with a degree in Sociology.  Her green building experience took root with a marketing and fundraising job for Lakefront Supportive Housing, now known as Mercy Housing Lakefront.  Maria was part of the campaigns to build two LEED-certified apartment buildings in Chicago that provide permanent housing and supportive services for people who were formerly homeless.  These buildings have received international acclaim for providing innovative and sustainable housing.

Today, Maria still drives an electric car, but this time it’s a Prius.  Maria has received Green Tech U certifications from the City of Chicago’s Center for Green Technology.  She has worked as a CEU presenter on Green Historic Preservation and speaker at the 2008 Women's Business Development Center Annual Conference. Maria has  worked with the International Home + Housewares Show as a speaker in 2009 and product judge in 2010. 

Locally, Maria proudly represents the Southtown Business District for the Village of Oak Park, is a member of Power of 10, and is currently collaborating with the Village of Oak Park for the 1st annual Earth Fest on April 24, 2010.

Green Home Experts is one of the only companies of its kind in Illinois, and Maria takes great pride in assisting homeowners and builders with creating dwellings that are better for the earth and its inhabitants.  Her favorite saying is, "Every day is Earth Day."

Maria with her niece, Giulia