About Me
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I grew up in Gainesville, Florida and came up to New England for college. I studied Biology and French at Dartmouth College and continued my studies in Genetics at Harvard. I completed my PhD but decided that I wanted to do something that would have a more immediate impact on people and offer more flexibility.
I had always done a lot of volunteer work, and I decided to work at a shelter for women and children in Boston. During my 2.5 years there, I held several different administrative positions, and I ended up doing a lot of organizing--helping individual staff members, as well as creating agency-wide systems. I realized that I really enjoyed organizing and started to explore this field as a career. I attended a local chapter meeting of the National Association of Professional Organizers (NAPO) and was mesmerized by the guest speaker from Pendaflex. (Yes, the company that makes hanging file folders!) I talked to NAPO members who were doing this work full-time and making a career of it. I launched my business, Professional Organizing Services, in April 2000. I was a proud member of NAPO (now the National Association of Productivity & Organizing) and NAPO-England for many years. I worked in the Cambridge area briefly and then moved to Sharon, where I have cultivated my business. I am grateful to have satisfying work that has allowed me to have a wonderful family life with my husband and kids, continue my volunteer commitments, *and* help dozens of people to become more organized. |
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