MARCPO 2011 - NAPO-WDC is proud to announce that Elizabeth Hagen is our Keynote Speaker

July 5, 2011 - PRLog -- Washington, DC – The National Association of Professional Organizers, Washington, DC – Metro Chapter (NAPO-WDC), the premier resource in the DC Metro area for organizing professionals, will host the 13th annual Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference for Professional Organizers (MARCPO) on Saturday, October 15, 2011. The event will be held at the DoubleTree Hotel & Executive Meeting Seminar Center in Bethesda, Maryland.  The day-long event titled, "Today's Vision: Tomorrow's Reality," will feature several well recognized speakers and strong educational programming geared toward both new and expert organizers.

MARCPO 2011 will begin with opening keynote speaker, author and business coach Elizabeth Hagen.  Hagen is the author of Organize with Confidence, coauthor of Focus, Organization, and Productivity, as well as the creator of the Speak Now and Forever Get New Clients Home Study Program. Her highly anticipated keynote presentation will focus on Now is Your Time: The Steps to be Fearless and Extraordinary.

Elizabeth’s mission is to encourage, nurture, and support an environment of excellence for all those with whom she comes into contact.  Elizabeth is most proud of: Being a mom to 5 incredible kids, being married over 32 years to her best friend, having a close relationship with her parents, having lived through over 55 cold winters in the Midwest, and cheering for the Vikings no matter what! She is proud of having built a successful business and going strong after 11 years, writing her several books, having spoken to thousands who now reach for more in their personal and professional lives, having survived and thrived through personal adversity and becoming a stronger person.

Elizabeth loves to speak and to speak to women who are ready for excellence and to become outstanding.  Through her speeches and workshops all across the United States, her humor, empathetic honesty, and common sense have encouraged thousands to put her proven strategies and practical tips into action to become more focused, have more momentum, more meaning, and a lot more success both at work and home.

She has been a professional organizer since February of 2000.  Hagen is a proud member of NAPO, a NAPO Golden Circle member, and a member of the National Speakers Association.  She is the recipient of the 2010 Los Angeles Organizing Awards Best Organizer as Coach or Mentor Award.

Those in attendance will have a choice of several concurrent sessions following the opening keynote address.  The topics of discussion will offer those interested in becoming a professional organizer more insight into the industry and provide current organizers with the opportunity to potentially earn CPO® credits.  These topics include “Organizing the ADHD Brain Using Executive Functions” presented by ADHD expert and author Dr. Ari Tuckman; “Social Business 2011” as demystified by Jennifer Abernethy, America's Business Sales Stylist/Speaker/Mentor and the author of The Complete Idiot's Guide To Social Media Marketing; as well as “Collabortation in Deculttering; the Organizer and the Therapist” an illumination on hoarding clients by Elspeth N. Bell, Ph.D. of the Behavior Therapy Center of Greater Washington.  Karyn Greenstreet, owner of Passion For Business LLC, will be coaching attendees on designing effective educational workshops. Those in attendance will also have the opportunity to hear Lisa Montanaro, JD, CPO® author of The Ultimate Life Organizer, explain how the law can act as a protective shield for professional organizers. The topic of organizing baby boomers through life transitions will be presented by Sue West CPO® COC® author of Organizing for a Fresh Start: Embrace the Next Chapter of Your Life.  The conference will conclude with keynote speaker, best-selling author, ICF certified coach, Margie Warrell.

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The National Association of Professional Organizers (NAPO) is a premier nationwide organization of over 4,000 members dedicated to developing, leading, and promoting Professional Organizers, and defining high quality standards for the organizing profession. To get more information about the NAPO Washington, DC Metro Chapter for Professional Organizers or for help finding a professional organizer in the DC area, visit www.NAPOWDC.com. To get more information about the Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference for Professional Organizers, visit www.NAPOWDC.com. NAPO-WDC Chapter—Offering Creative Solutions in Changing Environments