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About GLO
 
Kate Varness, founder and president of Green Light Organizing, is a Certified Professional Organizer specializing in Chronic Disorganization (CPO-CD). She has completed organizer-coach training through the Coach Approach for Organizers.
 
Kate has been a member of the National Association of Professional Organizers (NAPO) since 2004.  She has earned the ADD Specialist, CD Specialist, and other certificates through the Institute for Challenging Disorganization (ICD).
View her ICD certifications. In July 2011, Kate joins the Executive Board of Directors for ICD as Director of Services to the Public.
 
In 2000, she earned a Master's Degree in English Literature. Also, Kate is qualified to administer the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI).
                                                                        
Kate’s expertise in organizing homes has been featured in the Peoria Journal Star, Midwestern Family Magazine, and on local television. Kate is a popular speaker for women's groups and uses her first-hand knowledge of motherhood to provide humorous and practical presentations.
She is a contributing author to the book Life Lessons for Busy Moms. Kate recently edited and contributed to The ICD Guide to Challenging Disorganization: For Professional Organizers, which is required reading for ICD certification and the first book of its kind to examine how chronic disorganization and other conditions impact getting organized.                                             
                       

          

 
 
Customer Testimonials
 
"Her ideas have transformed an ugly basement room into an enjoyable, bright room for me to work in and our children to play in.  I want to be down there working.  My filing system is so organized and I feel more professional."
     - Sally, home-based business owner and mother
 
"I can actually find things in the kitchen now.  Things are stored in places that make sense, and even the kids know where their dishes are and can put them away.  Having a smooth-running kitchen makes running the household so much easier."
     - Christina, mother of two
 
"Organization does not come naturally to me, but Kate can create a system that works for the organizationally-impaired like myself."
     - Kelly, mother of five
 
Before & Afters
 
Pantry Before                  Pantry After