Volunteers of the Month

September 2019

Thank you, Tara Whitaker, for taking on the role of librarian for the Chapter Member Library. She will be bringing the collection of books and select DVDs to each of our Chapter meetings for members to browse and check out.

August 2019

Thank you, Carolyn Burnham for uploading the video recordings of our Business Partner presentations and featured speakers at our monthly meetings to our chapter website. 

July 2019

Thank you Elesheva for serving on the Chicago chapter board as Director-at-Large for the past two years. In this position, she organized our annual chapter elections as Chair of the board of directors nominating committee, and served as advisor to the President. 

June 2019

Thank you Tim Jenkins for once again facilitating the NAPO Chapter Board retreat on May 21st. 

May 2019

Thanks to Laurie Neumann for serving on the NAPO Chicago Chapter Board since 2013. She was our Membership Director from 2013 – 2016. She stepped up to take over the role of Board President in 2016. Laurie is continuing on for another board term as Immediate Past President. Thank you, Laurie, for your many years of service!

April 2019

Thanks to Amy Trager CPO® for serving on the NAPO national Conference Planning Committee. She was also our chapter's conference liaison keeping our members informed about NAPO2019 and arranging our chapter dinner at conference. Amy serves on our chapter's Social Committee throughout the year. 

March 2019

Thanks to Bonnie Hillman Shay, owner of Mariposa Photo Organizing and NAPO Chicago business partner, for helping out at meetings by greeting members and guests and making everyone feel welcome. 

February 2019

Thanks to Barbara Tischler, of The Clutter Coach, for volunteering to run the video camera at chapter meetings so that our speaker presentations can be available for members to watch online. 

January 2019

Thanks to Anita Birsa, of Anita Birsa Interiors LLC and NAPO Chicago Vice President, for putting together our chapter newsletter every month and coordinating the Chicago City Neighborhood Group. 

December 2018

Thanks to our chapter Business Partner, Hagen Kern, of Junk King Chicago Downtown, for being an active member of our Chicago Chapter, and participating in the Chicago neighborhood group.

November 2018

Thanks to Cheryl Susman, of Cheryl L Susman Coaching LLC, for helping get our members checked in, and welcoming our guests before our monthly chapter meeting. 

October 2018

Thanks to Ev Greenberg for helping manage our chapter's social media presence and keeping the "likes" coming in.

September 2018

Thanks to Elaine Quinn, CPO, for serving as our chapter's Director of Business Partners and creating our Focus on Business series.

August 2018

 

Thanks to Tim Jenkins for helping guide our NAPO Chicago Board in their recent strategic planning process and facilitating the Board retreat on June 1^st.

June 2018

Thanks to Yuzu Sasaki Byrne for her work coordinating the Chicago chapter members' participation in the NAPO 2018 conference.

May 2018

   

Thanks to Maggie Panagakis for for her work on the 2018 Nominating committee for the NAPO Chicago Board elections.

April 2018

 

Thanks to Sue Leftwich for her work on the 2018 Nominating committee for the NAPO Chicago Board elections.

March 2018

Thanks to Kathleen Crombie for her time leading the NAPO Chicago North Shore neighborhood group.

February 2018

 

Thanks to Schae Lewis, the Board of Certification for Professional Organizers (BCPO) liaison for our chapter. She is dedicated to her role and passionate about the importance of being a Certified Professional Organizer.

January 2018

 

Thanks to Catherine Smith for offering to catalog and post information about recycle and donation resources. She created the "NAPO Chicago - City Neighborhood Repurposing Resource Guide". This document link is on our chapter's POINT library.

December 2017

 

Thanks to Sue Leftwich for consistently volunteering at our chapter meeting registration table and for participating in many of the chapter's community service projects. 

November 2017

   

Thanks to Terri Albert, who, in addition to facilitating the chapter's quarterly new/ prospective member calls, has referred more Chapter Business Partners than any other member. 

October 2017

   

Thanks to Caroline Guntur for her work in organizing and backing up the Chapter's website files and database.

September 2017

   

Thanks to Jackie Mendelsohn for serving as our chapter's Facebook Ambassador.

August 2017

   

Thanks to Michelle Kinney for volunteering to assume responsibility for the chapter library and for to catalog the library collection online.

July 2017

   

Thanks to Tricia Sinon Murray for her help with leading the N/NW/W/SW chapter neighborhood group.

June 2017

  

Thanks to Laura Waller for her help with coordinating the chapter library.

May 2017

   

Thanks to Sarah Campbell for her help with scanning the chapter's volunteer agreement forms and photo/video release forms.

April 2017

   

Thanks to Yuzu Sasaki-Byrne for her help with promoting, and organizing chapter participation in, the annual conference. 

March 2017

   

Thanks to Amy Trager for her help with the chapter election process. 

February 2017

   

Thanks to Marc Levin for being our excellent unofficial ambassador. 

January 2017

 

Thanks to Linda Goldman for being our long time BCPO liaison.

 

Thanks to Mackenzie Scott, our new Social Media Ambassador.