BCPO ANNOUNCES INAUGURAL CERTIFIED
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZERS
GLENVIEW, IL and DUNEDIN, FL—The Board of
Certification for Professional Organizers (BCPO) and its
sister organization, the National Association of Professional
Organizers (NAPO), are pleased to announce the inaugural
recipients of the prestigious Certified Professional Organizer®
(CPO®) designation. The inaugural CPO®
exam was administered on April 25, 2007, at NAPO’s Annual
Conference in Minneapolis, MN. An award ceremony will take
place at NAPO’s 20th Annual Conference in April 2008 in Reno,
NV.
The inaugural class of more than 200
professional organizers is recognized on both BCPO’s and
NAPO’s Web sites. NAPO’s referral directory also lists all
NAPO members who have attained the CPO®
designation.
“The program of certification for professional
organizers acknowledges the importance and value of standards
in our industry. The CPO® contributes to those
evolving standards, and represents the epitome of competence,
ethics, and professionalism,” says BCPO President Audrey
Lavine, CPO®.
Inaugural CPO® Class*
Sally Allen, CPO®, Golden, CO
Melinda Anderson, CPO®, Dacula, GA
Linda Arena, CPO®, Westborough, MA
Pierrette Ashcroft, CPO®, Washington, DC
Marcie Baker Turrin, CPO®, Houston, TX
Stephanie Barbic, CPO®, El Cernto, CA
Renee Belisle, CPO®, Scottsdale, AZ
Patricia Bernabei, CPO®, Ashland, MA
Julie Bestry, CPO®, Chattanooga, TN
Ruthann Betz-Essinger, CPO®, Birmingham, AL
Nicole Bickett, CPO®, Carmel, IN
Linda Birkinbine, CPO®, Getzville, NY
Bill Bliesath, CPO®, Valley Village, CA
Anne Blumer, CPO®, Portland, OR
Chantale Bordonaro, CPO®, Redondo Beach, CA
Deborah Bowie, CPO®, Mechanicsville, VA
Cynthia Braun, CPO®,
Lake Grove, NY
Roberta Brennan, CPO®, Grove City, OH
Denslow Brown, CPO®, CPO-CD®, Drury,
MO
Katherine Brown, CPO®, Sarasota, FL
Karen Bryant, CPO®, Waterford, CT
Kathleen Burns, CPO®, Encinitas, CA
Hellen Buttigieg, CPO®, Oakville, Ontario,
Canada
Jane Campbell, CPO®, Rockville, MD
Dawn Cannon, CPO®, Loomis, CA
Deborah Carney, CPO®, Mentor, OH
Jane Caroo, CPO®, Palatine, IL
Allison Carter, CPO®, Marietta, GA
Laurie Clarke, CPO®, Fort Collins, CO
Yvette Clay, CPO®, Pflugerville, TX
Michelle Cooper, CPO®, Roswell, GA
Diane Cousins, CPO®, Broomfield, CO
Robin Davi, CPO®, Pasadena, CA
Stephanie Davis, CPO®, Jackson, MS
Ellen Delap, CPO®, Kingwood, TX
Vickie Dellaquila, CPO®, Pittsburgh, PA
Stephanie Denton, CPO®, Cincinnati, OH
Sue DeRoos, CPO®, Macomb, IL
Lisa DeVeau, CPO®, Manilus, NY
Tara Donohue, CPO®, Owings Mills, MD
Mary Dykstra, CPO®, Grand Rapids, MI
Glenda Evans, CPO®, San Jose, CA
Sandra Fahlen, CPO®, Kirkland, WA
Ellen Faye, CPO®, Cherry Hill, NJ
Margie Feinberg, CPO®, Denver, CO
Lorraine Fine, CPO®, Brighton, MA
Sara Fisher, CPO®, Atlanta, GA
Emily Fitzgerald, CPO®, Fort Wayne, IN
Beth Flarida, CPO®, Anaheim Hills, CA
Kathryn Franzen, CPO®, Roseville, MN
Barbara Friedman, CPO®, Milwaukee, WI
Gail Furgal, CPO®, New York, NY
Maureen Gainer Reilly, CPO®, Chicago, IL
Lorrie Gazette, CPO®, Tyler, TX
Linette George, CPO®, Lombard, IL
Lynne Gilberg, CPO®, CPO-CD®,
Los Angeles, CA
Mindy Godding, CPO®, CPO-CD®,
Richmond, VA
Cathryn Golden, CPO®, San Diego, CA
Linda Goldfarb, CPO®, East Meadow, NY
Linda Goldman, CPO®, Highland Park, IL
Holly Graff, CPO®, El Dorado Hills, CA
Jan Grandprey, CPO®, San Diego, CA
Michelle Grey, CPO®, Marietta, GA
Elizabeth Tawney, CPO®, Gross Albuquerque, NM
Deborah Gussoff, CPO®, Montclair, NJ
Elizabeth Hagen, CPO®, Sioux Falls, SD
Lauren Halagarda, CPO®, Jacksonville, NC
Roxana Hambleton, CPO®, Fort Myers, FL
Dhawn Hansen, CPO®, San Diego, CA
Diane Hatcher, CPO®, Cooper City, FL
Barbara Hemphill, CPO®, Raleigh, NC
Linda Henderson, CPO®, Raymore, MO
Julie Hibbs, CPO®, Houston, TX
Johanna Higgins, CPO®, Raalte, Netherlands
Pamela Hughes, CPO®, San Antonio, TX
Barry Izsak, CPO®, Austin, TX
Donna Jaroslawski, CPO®, CPO-CD®,
Syosset, NY
Diana Jillie, CPO®, La Jolla, CA
Julie Job, CPO®, Gresham, OR
Connie Johnson, CPO®, San Francisco, CA
Cindy Kamm, CPO®, Los Angeles, CA
Deborah Kawashima, CPO®, Studio City, CA
Teine “Dana” Kenney, CPO®, Newbury Park, CA
Porter Knight, CPO®, Bristol, VT
Eileen Koff, CPO®, Stony Brook, NY
Susan Kousek CPO®, Reston, VA
Patty Kreamer, CPO®, Pittsburgh, PA
Bethanne Kronick, CPO®, Camp Sherman, OR
Joan Kuenhold, CPO®, Bristol, WI
Ellen Kutner, CPO®, Pleasant Valley, NY
Vernestine Laughinghouse, CPO®, Washington, DC
Audrey Lavine, CPO®, New York, NY
Katherine Lawrence, CPO®, Richmond, VA
Laura Leist, CPO®, Snohomish, WA
Lorraine Lindhult, CPO®, Hatboro, PA
Donna Lindley, CPO®, Rochester Hills, MI
Dawn Link, CPO®, Stoneham, MA
Sandy Linville, CPO®, Lexington, KY
Susan Lovallo, CPO®, Fairfield, CT
Kristin Lowe, CPO®, Repulse Bay, Hong Kong
Judith Lubowicki, CPO®, Fenton, MI
Margaret Lukens, CPO®, Burlingame, CA
Faith Manierre, CPO®, Glastonbury, CT
Patti Manna, CPO®, Piedmont, OK |
Janice Marino-Doyle, CPO®, Freehold, NJ
Lorie Marrero, CPO®, Austin, TX
Athenee Mastrangelo, CPO®, Longwood, FL
Michele Matties, CPO®, Framingham, MA
Alyssa McCain, CPO®, Brooklyn, NY
Mary McClung, CPO®, San Francisco, CA
Sheila McCurdy, CPO®, Upland, CA
Pamela McCutcheon, CPO®, Wichita, KS
Jennifer McDaniel-Wolf, CPO®, CPO- CD®,
Milwaukee, WI
Shannon McGinnis, CPO®, Santa Cruz, CA
Carol “CJ” McKenzie, CPO®, Round Hill, VA
Nancy McKinney, CPO®, Madison, WI
Kimberly Medlock, CPO®, Olive Branch, MS
Marcy Melton, CPO®, Los Angeles, CA
Lynn Meyer O’Dowd, CPO®, Chicago, IL
Bonnie Miller, CPO®, Winter Springs, FL
Victoria Miller, CPO®, Atlanta, GA
Debra Milne, CPO®, Ajax, Ontario, Canada
Lisa Montanaro, CPO®, Warwick, NY
Nancy Moody, CPO®, Houston, TX
Elizabeth “Casey” Moore, CPO®, Chesapeake, VA
Miriam Ortiz y Pino, CPO®, Albuquerque, NM
Kimberly Oser, CPO®, Gaithersburg, MD
Joyce Owen-Blackwood, CPO®, Springfield, MO
Kathy Paauw, CPO®, Redmond, WA
Ellen Palestine, CPO®, Livingston, NJ
Mary Pankiewicz, CPO®, CPO-CD®,
Whitesburg, TN
Kim Pastor, CPO®, Medina, MN
Christa Patchen, CPO®, Seattle, WA
Seph Paul, CPO®, El Cerrito, CA
Karen Payne, CPO®, Waukesha, WI
Nancy Peham, CPO®, Plano, TX
AJ (Ann J.) Pfander, CPO®, Avon, OH
Elaine Quinn, CPO®, Chicago, IL
Elizabeth Randall, CPO®, Plainfield, IL
Cyndy Ratcliffe, CPO®, Wake Forest, NC
Amy Rehkemper, CPO®, Parkville, MD
Jill Revitsky, CPO®, Pittsburgh, PA
Kate Rhoad, CPO®, The Woodlands, TX
Barbara Ricketts, CPO®, Newhall, CA
Bonnie Riley, CPO®, Arlington, VA
Joanne Rinaldi, CPO®, Linwood, NJ
Helen Ritchie, CPO®, San Anselmo, CA
Standolyn Robertson, CPO®, Waltham, MA
Victoria Roberts-Russell, CPO®, Mill Valley,
CA
Scott Roewer, CPO®, Washington, DC
Shannon Ronald, CPO®, Tacoma, WA
Debbie Rosemont, CPO®, Sammamish, WA
Eileen Roth Gorman, CPO®, Scottsdale, AZ
Tami Rush, CPO®, Tarpon Springs, FL
Jennifer Ryan, CPO®, Kings Park, NY
Wendy Samuel, CPO®, New York, NY
Lisa Sarasohn, CPO®, Boulder, CO
Janine Sarna-Jones, CPO®, New York, NY
Marilyn Satter, CPO®, Spring, TX
Ann Saunders, CPO®, Baltimore, MD
Patricia Schliep, CPO®, Kirkland, WA
Holly Sherman, CPO®, Naperville, IL
Leslie Shreve, CPO®, Pikesville, MD
Anna Sicalides, CPO®, Berwyn, PA
Mary Sigmann, CPO®, Ames, IA
Fern Silvernagel, CPO®, Fort Lee, NJ
Janice Simon, CPO®, Houston, TX
Diane Smith, CPO®, Acworth, GA
Melinda Smith, CPO®, Denver, NC
Diana Soll, CPO®, Roslyn Heights, NY
Melissa Sorensen, CPO®, Woodbridge, VA
Halina Stefans, CPO®, Minneapolis, MN
Charlotte Steill, CPO®, Scottsdale, AZ
Harriet Steinberg, CPO®, Lake Oswego, OR
Sandy Stelter, CPO®, Suisun, CA
Eileen Stevie, CPO®, CPO-CD®, Cary,
NC
Ann Sullivan, CPO®, New York, NY
Kimberly Sumpter, CPO®, Pelham, AL
Karen Swain, CPO®, Arlington, VA
Christy Talese, CPO®, Wooster, OH
Carson Tate, CPO®, Charlotte, NC
Carol Thistlethwaite, CPO®, San Francisco, CA
Audrey Thomas, CPO®, Bloomington, MN
Diana Thomas, CPO®, Kirkland, WA
Jackie Tiani, CPO®, Glendale Heights, IL
Amy Trager, CPO®, Chicago, IL
Katherine Trezise, CPO®, CPO-CD®,
Cockeysville, MD
Jeannie Triezenberg, CPO®, Naperville, IL
Tracey Turner, CPO®, Santee, CA
Karon Van Vuuren, CPO®, Houston, TX
Mishele Vieira, CPO®, Encinitas, CA
Kimberly Vlah, CPO®, Jacksonville, FL
Leslie Walden, CPO®, Atlanta, GA
Angela Wallace, CPO®, Novato, CA
Wendy Walter, CPO®, Medfield, MA
April Welch, CPO®, Leavenworth, WA
Erin Wells, CPO®, Winchester, MA
Lisa Wendt, CPO®, Eagan, MN
Kristin White del Rosso, CPO®, Charlotte, NC
Tanya Whitford, CPO®, Los Angeles, CA
Sara Wiggins, CPO®, Silver Spring, MD
Emily Wilska, CPO®, San Francisco, CA
Jane Woolsey, CPO®, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Sandy Wright, CPO®, CPO-CD®,
Germantown, TN
Helen Yarbrough, CPO®, Indialantic, FL
Lisa York, CPO®, Franklin, TN
Joshua Zerkel, CPO®, San Francisco, CA |
*: Additional names may be
added to this list after audits have been completed. For a
complete listing of CPOs by state, please visit
www.certifiedprofessionalorganizers.org.
CPO-CD® is a separate designation under the
authority of the National Study Group on Chronic
Disorganization (NSGCD), an organization affiliated with NAPO.
What is CPO® Certification?
CPO® Certification is a voluntary,
industry-led effort which benefits the public and members of
the organizing profession. CPO® Certification
recognizes those professionals who have met specific minimum
qualifications and proven through examination and client
interaction to possess the body of knowledge and experience
required for certification. The program recognizes and raises
industry standards, practices, and ethics. While the CPO®
designation is not an endorsement or recommendation,
certification of professional organizers maximizes the value
received from the services provided and products recommended
by a CPO®.
What is a professional organizer?
A professional organizer enhances the lives of
clients by designing systems and processes using organizing
principles and through transferring organizing skills. A
professional organizer also educates the public on organizing
solutions and the resulting benefits. Professional organizers
help individuals and businesses take control of their
surroundings, their time, their paper, and their systems for
life.
Organizers are not
mental health practitioners. We don't diagnose or treat.
However sometimes the line between organizers,
therapists and coaches can get pretty fuzzy.
The Board of Certification for Professional
Organizers (BCPO) is the certifying body whose charter is to
increase the professionalism of the organizing industry by:
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Identifying a body of knowledge in the organizing
profession
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Establishing the level of knowledge and experience
required for certification
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Advancing the practice of professional organizing
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Increasing the value of organizing practitioners to their
employers
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Recognizing and raising industry standards, practices and
ethics
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Maximizing the value received from the products and
services provided by CPOs
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