Credentials
While professional organizing is an industry for which no college degree is available (yet!), I’ve amassed a great deal of education and credentials since starting Peace of Mind Organizing® LLC in 2005.
Institute for Challenging Disorganization (formerly NSGCD)
- Member of the national Board of Directors (Marketing Director), 2010-2012
- Received Level III Certified Professional Organizer in Chronic Disorganization® credential after 20-month mentored educational program and passing peer review, October 2009
- Earned Level II Specialist Certificate in Hoarding, November 2010
- Earned Level II Specialist Certificate in Attention Deficit Disorder, October 2007
- Earned Level II Specialist Certificate in Chronic Disorganization, April 2006
- Earned all ten Level I Certificates of Study in:
- Chronic Disorganization
- Basic ADD Issues for the Chronically Disorganized Client
- Basic Hoarding Issues with the Chronically Disorganized Client
- Basic Mental Health Conditions
- Basic Physical Conditions Affecting the Chronically Disorganized Client
- Chronically Disorganized Client Administration
- Understanding the Needs of Elderly Chronically Disorganized Clients
- Learning Styles and Modalities
- Understanding the Needs of the Student CD Client
- Life Transitions with the CD Client
- Taken more than 100 ICD/NSGCD-sponsored teleclasses since August 2005
- Attended eight ICD/NSGCD national conferences (for a total of 54 hours of training), 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 & 2011
- Subscriber since August 2005
- Member of the ICD Speakers’ Bureau since August 2009
- NSGCD Ambassador, 2008-2010
- Member of the Service Point Task Force, 2008-2009
Board of Certification of Professional Organizers®
- Received Certified Professional Organizer® credential after meeting examination experience criteria and passing exam, November 2008
- Recertified, after completing 45 continuing education units, November 2011
National Association of Professional Organizers (NAPO)
- St. Louis Chapter Immediate Past President, May 2010 –
- St. Louis Chapter President, January 2008 to May 2010
- St. Louis Chapter Vice President, May 2007 to December 2007
- St. Louis Chapter Membership Director, May 2006 to April 2007
- Member of NAPO since 2005
- Charter member of the St. Louis chapter
- Achieved Golden Circle (veteran) status, January 2011
- Chairperson of the national Quick Poll Committee, 2009 –
- Member of the national Nominating Committee, 2009, 2010
- Member of the national Website Committee, 2009
NAPO education
- Completed eight-hour NAPO course on Fundamental Organizing Principles, February 2006
- Completed eight-hour NAPO course on Starting Your Organizing Business, March 2006
- Attended six NAPO national conferences (2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, & 2011)
- Attended regional NAPO conference sponsored by the San Francisco Bay Area chapter of NAPO, October 2006
- Attended regional NAPO conference sponsored by the Washington, DC chapter of NAPO, March 2008
- Attended regional NAPO conference sponsored by the Chicago chapter of NAPO, November 2008
Australasian Association of Professional Organizers
- Attended (and spoke at) AAPO annual conference in Brisbane, Australia, August 2009
Professional Organizers in Canada
- Attended POC annual conference in Toronto, Canada, November 2011
Coach Approach for Organizers
- Graduated from nine-week program in March 2007 (27 hours of training)
Estate Organization and Assisting Estate Administrators
- Completed two-day training course, August 2007
Eyes of a Stranger Method of Conducting Client Needs Assessment
- Completed one-day training, June 2006
- Licensed consultant, August 2006 to August 2009
Freedom Filer system
- Completed one-day training, April 2007
- Completed certification program, November 2007
Coaching Mastery
- Completed two-day training course on coaching skills with success coach Michael Neill (16 hours of training)
Mental Health Association of San Francisco
- Attended annual Hoarding and Cluttering Conference, October 2006