About NAPO-AZ

NAPO Arizona is a chapter of the National Association of Productivity and Organizing Professionals (NAPO). NAPO is a nonprofit professional association whose members include residential and business organizers, productivity consultants, coaches, speakers, trainers, authors, and companies that provide products and services that support organizing and productivity. Founded in 1985, NAPO is the largest national association of and for the organizing and productivity industry with over 3,100 members worldwide.

The Arizona Professional Organizers Association, founded in 1996, is now known as NAPO-AZ.  From the beginning, our commitment has been to provide a place for organizing and productivity professionals to network, learn, and grow. NAPO-AZ has always been supportive of those interested in becoming Professional Organizers and Productivity Consultants, and many have launched their careers with support from NAPO-AZ members.

Our mission is to be the leading source of information for the organizing and productivity industry in Arizona.  As part of our mission, NAPO-AZ actively strives to further the expertise of our members through ongoing education and hands-on experience. We provide a supportive and collaborative environment in which to discuss professional issues.

Our chapter, website, and social media platforms create business development opportunities for our members.  We strive to promote public and media awareness of the diverse scope of services that are available from within our membership.

Our Chapter Leaders

As a nonprofit organization, we rely on our members to fulfill various leadership positions within our organization. Leadership positions are a great opportunity to grow in your personal development and to increase your credibility in the field of organizing and productivity. If you are interested in a position, please email president@napo-az.com.

The Executive Board

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Hadiyah Alexander

President

602-900-6547
President@NAPO-AZ.com

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Kim Glynn

Secretary


Secretary@Napo-AZ.com

Shanti

Shanti Padgett

Treasurer


Treasurer@NAPO-AZ.com

Director Positions

Jacquelyn Johnson

Jacquelyn Johnson

Director of Professional
Development

Chair Positions

NAPO Code of Ethics

This Code of Ethics is a set of principles to provide guidelines in our professional conduct with our clients, colleagues, and community. As a member of the National Association of Productivity and Organizing Professionals, we pledge to exercise judgment, self-restraint, and conscience in our conduct in order to establish and maintain public confidence in the integrity of NAPO members and to preserve and encourage fair and equitable practices among all who are engaged in the profession of organizing.

Clients/Working Relationships

1. I will serve my clients with integrity, competence, and objectivity, and will treat them with respect and courtesy.

2. I will offer services in those areas in which I am qualified and will accurately represent those qualifications in both verbal and written communications.

3. When unable or unqualified to fulfill requests for services, I will make every effort to recommend the services of other qualified organizers and/or other qualified professionals.

4. I will advertise my services in an honest manner and will represent the organizing profession accurately.

Confidentiality and Conflict of Interest

1. I will keep confidential all client information, both business and personal, including that which may be revealed by other organizers.

2. I will use proprietary client information only with the client’s permission.

3. I will keep client information confidential and not use it to benefit me or my firm, or reveal this information to others.

Fees

1. I will decide independently and communicate to my client in advance my fees and expenses, and will charge fees and expenses, which I deem reasonable, legitimate, and commensurate with my experience, the services I deliver and the responsibility I accept.

2. I will make recommendations for products and services with my client’s best interests in mind.

Colleagues

1. I will seek and maintain an equitable, honorable, and cooperative association with other NAPO members and will treat them with respect and courtesy.

2. I will respect the intellectual property rights (materials, titles, and thematic creations) of my colleagues, and other firms and individuals, and will not use proprietary information or methodologies without permission.

3. I will act and speak on a high professional level so as to not bring discredit to the organizing profession.

NAPO Golden Circle

What is the NAPO Golden Circle?

NAPO’s prestigious Golden Circle™ was formed in 1990 to recognize members who have attained an elevated level of experience. Today, the Golden Circle designation acknowledges the expertise of members who have been members in good standing for five years or more. This prestigious designation recognizes your commitment to your profession, the organizing industry, and National Association of Productivity and Organizing Professionals™. The designation of Golden Circle demonstrates that you are a committed business person who values education, professional development, and staying current on trends and advancements in the industry. It signals that you have aligned yourself with an established and esteemed association that leads and advances the organizing and productivity profession.

The NAPO’s Golden Circle represents the essence of the NAPO mission: to be the leading source for organizing and productivity professionals by providing exceptional education, enhancing business connections, advancing industry research, and increasing public awareness.

NAPO Business Stamp of Approval

What is the NAPO Business Stamp of Approval?

NAPO, as a professional association, supports its members through every stage of their business. The new NAPO Stamp Approval Program has been created to identify established businesses that embrace and meet basic organizational standards and are in good standing in their jurisdictions. All businesses, both new or established, that meet the program standards are eligible to participate.

 

 

Certified Professional Organizer®

What is a Certified Professional Organizer®?
The Certified Professional Organizer (CPO®) credential is designed to elevate professional standards, enhance individual performance, and identify industry professionals who demonstrate the knowledge essential to professional organizing and productivity consulting. CPOs have proven industry proficiency by documenting a specific number of paid transfer-of-skill client contact hours, passing the Board of Certification for Professional Organizers (BCPO®) examination, and agreeing to adhere to the Code of Ethics for Certified Professional Organizers. 

The Certified Professional Organizer® credential is the only industry credential endorsed by NAPO.

Brain-Based Condition

NAPO Specialist Certificate – Brain-Based Conditions

Foundational knowledge for working with clients experiencing symptoms or having diagnoses of Brain-Based Conditions. Brain-Based Conditions (BBC) are defined as anything that causes a person to have ongoing difficulty or challenging differences with cognition, emotion, socialization, or behavior. 

Team Productivity

What is the Team Productivity Certificate?

Experts in working with clients who strive to boost their individual productivity and successfully contribute to goal achievement for their whole team.

Household Management

What is a Household Management Certificate?

Provide a holistic approach to the challenges of managing a household effectively and building strong structures around the activities and information encountered in the residential setting

Residential Organizing Certificate

What is the Residential Organizing Certificate?

A deeper understanding of the common themes encountered in residential organizing. Additional knowledge of smart-space design, home inventories, and paper systems

Life Transitions Certificate

What is the Life Transitions Certificate?

Work with clients to address the challenges of inevitable life transitions, whether at home or at work, and teaching them the skills necessary to cope with adjusting to a new way of being as they let go of the familiar

Workplace Productivity Certificate

What is the Workplace Productivity Certificate?

Work with clients to address the challenges of inevitable life transitions, whether at home or at work, and teaching them the skills necessary to cope with adjusting to a new way of being as they let go of the familiar