The National Association of Professional Organizers - Los Angeles Chapter Announces its Board of Directors for the 2014-2015 term

Top Quote Members of the board include: Regina Lark, Susana Enriquez, Cynthia Smith, Cari Dawson, Leslie Haber, Mary Anne Lantieri, Nancy Meck, Christie Gelsomino, Tara Kenavan, Marty Stevens-Heebner and Nadine Levy. End Quote
  • Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA (1888PressRelease) July 11, 2014 - The National Association of Professional Organizers - Los Angeles Chapter (NAPO-LA) announced today its newly elected Board of Directors for the 2014-2015 term. The new board is comprised of leading professional organizers in the Los Angeles area and is elected annually by the chapter membership. Responsible for providing its members with development, education and networking opportunities, NAPO-LA will also help celebrate NAPO's 30th anniversary as the host chapter of NAPO's upcoming Annual Conference & Organizing Expo. NAPO 2015 is a gathering of organizing and productivity professionals from around the world, and will be held April 15-18, 2015 at The Westin Bonaventure in Los Angeles.

    "I am very happy to welcome our new Board and look forward to working closely with them at such an exciting time for our profession," said Regina Lark, President of the Board. "Our goal this year is to strengthen our ties and enhance our visibility so families, businesses, and educators can more clearly recognize the value of our work. With the speed and overwhelming complexity of modern times, professional organizers are needed in every area of people's lives." 

    NAPO-Los Angeles Board of Directors, 2014-2015
    President, Regina Lark
    Vice President, Susana Enriquez
    Secretary, Cynthia Smith
    Treasurer, Cari Dawson
    Director of Development, Leslie Haber
    Director of Administration, Mary Anne Lantieri
    Director of Communications & Technology, Nancy Meck
    Director of Marketing, Christie Gelsomino
    Director of Membership, Tara Kenavan
    Director of Associate Membership, Marty Stevens-Heebner
    Immediate Past President, Nadine Levy

    President, Regina Lark
    Regina F. Lark, Ph.D., CPO, is an expert in hoarding disorders and organizing people with ADHD. She is the author of two books, Psychic Debris, Crowded Closets: The Relationship Between The Stuff in Your Head and What's Under Your Bed (Purple Books Pub., 2013) and Before the Big O: Professional Organizers Talk About Life Before Organizing (Purple Books Publishing, 2014). 

    Vice President, Susana Enriquez
    With her label maker in tow, Susana Enriquez of Downsize and Get Organized brings order to homes throughout Ventura County - and beyond! She organizes; she writes; she runs; she speaks Spanish.

    Secretary, Cynthia Smith
    Cynthia Smith helps individuals create simplified structures for efficiency and productivity. Her business, Your House In Order, specializes in home offices for solopreneurs, telecommuters and small businesses.

    Treasurer, Cari Dawson
    Cari Dawson, of Cari's Custom Organizing, has been a Residential Organizer for four years, specializing in home offices and photo organizing. Cari is a Certified Personal Photo Organizer through APPO - the Association of Personal Photo Organizers, and is a NAPO-LA Member.

    Director of Professional Development, Leslie Haber
    Veteran professional organizer Leslie Haber, CEO of An Organized Life, is the Organizational Therapist®.  Her vast experience and talents successfully guide her loyal clients to lead stress-free and balanced lives.  

    Director of Administration, Mary Anne Lantieri
    Mary Anne Lantieri is owner of Apparent Priority which serves the residential and home office client by providing hands-on organizing, along with intuitive and realistic organizing systems that will help clients save time, reduce stress and streamline daily tasks.

    Director of Communications & Technology, Nancy Meck
    A graduate of the UCLA masters program for environmental health science, Nancy Meck recently returned to Los Angeles after ten years in Atlanta building her business, Meck Organizing, and serving as the NAPO-Georgia Marketing Director and Public Relations Chair.

    Director of Marketing, Christie Gelsomino
    Christie Gelsomino, a Professional Organizer, a Certified Personal Photo Organizer, a Certified Home Movie Expert and a Personal Scrapbook Designer is the Owner/CEO of Vision to be Organized. Christie organizes residential homes, offices and lives while specializing in photo organizing, preservation and sharing those memorable stories of her clients.

    Director of Membership, Tara Kenavan
    Tara Kenavan is a transplanted New Yorker, now in Los Angeles with her company, 21times Professional Organizing is in its fourth year. Tara specializes in residential organizing and productivity.

    Director of Associate Membership, Marty Stevens-Heebner
    Award-winning entrepreneur, designer and author Marty Stevens-Heebner is the Founder and President of Clear Home Solutions™, where they take care of a lifetime's worth of treasures - and all the emotions attached to them - when it's time to declutter, re-organize or downsize.  Marty especially focuses on helping seniors and their families through these difficult transitions.

    Immediate Past President, Nadine Levy
    Nadine Levy is the Immediate Past President of NAPO-Los Angeles, Co-Director of the NAPO Chapter Relations Committee, and Owner of Management 180° Consulting, a Los Angeles-based advisory services firm helping small businesses become more efficient through systems design and implementation.  

    For more information on NAPO-LA, upcoming events or to locate a professional organizer in the Los Angeles area, go to http://www.napola.org. Consumers can visit the complimentary professional organizer directory and search for chapter members by name, area and organizing specialty. NAPO-LA also offers an extensive Associates/ Resources page for those looking for products or ancillary services to help get organized.

    About NAPO-Los Angeles: 
    NAPO Los Angeles is a non-profit professional organization dedicated to developing, leading and promoting professional organizers and the benefits of better home and business organization. The founding chapter of the National Association of Professional Organizers, "The Organizing Authority®," NAPO-LA has provided members with a forum for networking, professional development and raising public awareness since 1985. For more information visit http://www.napola.org. 

    Contact: Christie Gelsomino
    marketing ( @ ) napola dot org
    661.993.8291

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