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Meet Katherine Lawrence, Certified Professional Organizer®
Katherine, owner and founder of Space Matters began her organizing business in 2002 and is a proud member of NAPO (National Association of Professional Organizers). In 2006 she became the founding president of NAPO-Richmond and currently serves as immediate past president. Her experience as a non-profit administrator and a corporate analyst has helped Katherine develop her problem-solving, time management, and paper organizing abilities. She has honed her organizing skills in the real world — and now shares these talents with her staff and future organizers.
Katherine received her Certified Professional Organizer® (CPO) Certification in April 2007. This was the first year that any professional organizer nationwide could achieve this certification. It is achieved by completing a total of 1,500 hours of paid work experience in the last three years.
Katherine operates according to a simple philosophy — time is the greatest benefit organizing offers you. “After the clutter is swept away, when you no longer search for things, or wonder, ‘what will I do with this?’ — what you are left with is time. Take this time to spend with family, friends or take a personal time out to read, think and explore. The only gift this world offers is time.”
Katherine’s greatest organizing strength is creating the vision for a large-scale organizing company. She enjoys mentoring other professional organizers toward success while paving the way for Space Matters accomplishments nationwide. Since joining the National Association of Professional Organizers in 2002, the number of professional organizers has increased over 100%. Katherine feels there is still much room for progress and growth in this industry.
In January 2007, Katherine was awarded The Golden Circle. This award is only given to those who have been in the business of professional organizing for a minimum of 5 years and a NAPO national member for one year. This is a great honor.
In her own words — “My passion is helping others attain peacefulness and tranquility in their lives and homes. I LOVE helping others learn the skills necessary to become organized and uncluttered. I always strived for order and personal balance in my life. In 1999 I made it a personal mission to scale back and simplify. I researched local charities and donated truckloads. I took a time management course and pursued this diligently. I read organizing books and attended lectures. Once I cleared out, I began to help friends and family members do the same. It made such an impact I decided to turn this mission into a career!”
Meet Kristen Ziegler
Kristen comes to Space Matters after graduating from Virginia Tech with a Bachelor of Architecture and working in the field for several years. She has worked for the Richmond architecture firms Glave & Holmes, BCWH and Watershed. Her experience with architecture brings a unique ability to visualize and represent spatial and organizational ideas. In her own words, “I see organizing as a smaller scale of architecture; you are dealing with most of the same concepts - order, balance, rhythm”. She is a member of the National Association of Professional Organizers (NAPO) and NAPO-Richmond.
Kristen is an avid believer in maintaining a simple and minimal lifestyle. For the past several years she has helped family and friends get organized with excellent results; now she is excited to share her passion in the professional organizing world. Kristen is also eager to incorporate environmentally sustainable methods into her organizing work.
In her free time Kristen enjoys playing with her rabbits Rocket and Coco, time with friends and family, drawing and (of course) organizing. “I love the process of developing order and systems in my own life. I am thrilled to have a career where I can share those skills with others”.