Welcome to Organizing Wonders -- About Tanya

Professional Organizing
for Your Home and Office.

Tanya Whitford, CPO®
Phone: (323) 377~1312

Celebrating 12 wonderful years
of organizing since 1999.

ABOUT TANYA

Tanya Whitford's first memories of organizing were fixing her kindergarten teacher's desk. Signs that she was destined to become an organizer showed up in every job along the way until she found out there actually was such a thing as a Professional Organizer. She started Organizing Wonders in 1999.

Tanya loves making a positive difference in people's lives by helping them overcome the things that have been holding them back. Whether it is clutter, an overwhelming project, a mental block, or simply something nobody else wants to do, Tanya is there to get the job done! Getting organized is an amazing, life changing event, and she loves to help people achieve that.

Tanya was nominated for "The Green Award for the Most Eco-Friendly Organizing Service" at the 2010 Organizing Awards!

Tanya Whitford

Organizations

NAPO

The Board of Certification for Professional Organizers

In May 2007, Tanya became a Certified Professional Organizer (CPO®) after passing the inaugural exam for Professional Organizers. There are less than 300 CPO®s worldwide out of over 4,200 Professional Organizers.

NAPO

National Association of Professional Organizers (NAPO)

Four years on the NAPO-Los Angeles Board of Directors including President of the Chapter.
Received the 2005 NAPO President's Award along with the Chapter Relations Committee for their contributions to NAPO.
Received the 2002 and 2001 NAPO-LA President's Leading Edge Award for her "vision, resourcefulness, and outstanding contribution."
Nominated for the prestigious Founders Award at the 2003 and the 2002 NAPO National Conferences.
Speaker at several industry conferences on both the local and national level.
Member of the distinguished Golden Circle for those members who have been in business for more than 5 years

ICD

Institute for Challenging Disorganization (ICD)

Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) Specialist- June 2006
Chronic Disorganization (CD) Specialist- October 2002
Hoarding Specialist- April 2011
Certificates of Study in:
- Basic ADD Issues with the Chronically Disorganized
- Basic Hoarding Issues with the CD Client
- Basic Mental Health Conditions & Challenges Affecting the CD Client
- Basic Physical Conditions Affecting the CD Client
- CD Client Administration
- Learning Styles and Modalities
- Understanding the Needs of Elderly CD Clients
- Understanding the Needs of the Student CD Client

More About Tanya

Tanya graduated from Northwestern University with a Bachelor of Science in Speech. That is a fancy way of saying she majored in theatre. She still acts occasionally, but her TV appearances are mostly organizing related now. She also serves as a spokesperson and travels throughout the country on media tours. She has lived in Chicago, Bolivia, Delaware, Pennsylvania, Spain, Wisconsin, and New Jersey before reaching beautiful California. She now lives in Burbank with her husband, comedian Vargus Mason, their 2 daughters, and a big cat.

Fun Fact: Tanya won 1st place in the Regional Finals of the
Eldon Office Challenge. This was a contest that challenged people to organize their messy cubicle. Tanya did it in 29.48 seconds
and set a national record!

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