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Congratulations to my employee, Beth, on her CPO® credential

29 February 2024

I’m tickled pink to congratulate my employee of four years, Beth Hunyar, on becoming a Certified Professional Organizer®. She passed the rigorous exam yesterday.

This is a big achievement. In order to qualify to sit for the exam, an organizer must have 1500 paid client hours or 1250 paid client hours + 250 substitute education hours in the past five years. This is a solid credential that recognizes knowledge and experience.

The CPO® credential was established in 2007. At that time I didn’t have the hours to qualify for the exam, but I took it the following year and became St. Louis’s first CPO®. There are currently nine CPOs in Missouri (counting Beth). Nationwide, there are 332 CPOs, and seven from other parts of the world. And there are 16 emeritus CPOs. (You can read the list of CPOs here.) It’s an elite group.

Being a CPO is not a requisite for being an amazing organizer. Both Beth and my other employee, Lydia, have natural organizing ability, coupled with a deep understanding and compassion for our clients. They’re very skilled. One of the things I love, though, about the CPO credential is that it requires study and preparation and continuing education. Clients know that when they hire a CPO they hire an organizer with knowledge, experience and professionalism. (CPOs must adhere to a strict code of ethics.)

Those of you who have worked with Beth know that she fits that description to a T. I’m so glad she has achieved this milestone. She has worked hard gaining the experience and preparing for the exam.

If you’re interested in reading take on on the value of hiring a CPO, check out my blog post Why hire a Certified Professional Organizer.

If you’d like to read more about Beth and Lydia, check out our Meet the Team page. It will be updated soon with Beth’s new credential!

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