Meet Eileen
Eileen Koff, CPO® Certified Professional Organizer
To The Next Level
Eileen was born and raised in the suburbs of Houston, TX. Even at a young age, Eileen always had a knack for eliminating clutter and bringing order (and consequently, happiness!) to people's lives. Eileen's favorite store to shop in as a teenager was The Container Store, which at the time was just a small mom-and-pop shop on Hillcroft Avenue, specializing in boxes, bins, and other objects designed for storage tasks. She was an avid customer, always buying items for her friends and family.
Eileen attended the University of Texas at Austin, earning a degree in Home Economics (with a concentration in child development) and a minor in interior design, all the while organizing her friends' dorm rooms for fun.
Soon after college she met and married Wayne Koff, and soon proceeded to apply her organizational skills to the monumentous task of raising her three boys, Ian, Evan, and Keenan.
Eileen's family moved around, settling in Bethesda, MD for a number of years. In Bethesda, she served as President of a parent cooperative whose focus was to evaluate and provide side-by-side comparisons of over 60 Bethesda-area pre-schools, in order to assist new parents in choosing the best place for their children. In addition, under Eileen's direction, the cooperative offered organizational services to the pre-schools, assisting with everything from administrative filing systems to bulletin board arrangements.
In 1992, the Koffs made their move to Long Island, and Eileen's organizational talents and aspirations took a backseat to the more pressing tasks of finding new schools and fixing up a new home. Then, one day, while watching TV, Eileen came a across a show highlighting a current NAPO (National Association of Professional Organizers) member, and she couldn't believe what she was seeing. All the skills, talents, and ambitions that she herself possessed were being channeled through this national organization; professional organizing had become a business, and it only took Eileen about 30 seconds to reach for the phone, dial the advertised NAPO number, and become a member.
Today Eileen assists her clients in achieving calmer, more organized lives for themselves. In addition to her NAPO membership, she has been selected as the editor of the NAPO newsletter with a subscribership of over 4000 members. In addition, her bi-monthly column in the NAPO News highlights all new courses being developed for NAPO members.
During the summer of 2004, Eileen envisioned and outlined two programs: "Cool Room" and "Cool School," which teach pre-teens and teenagers organization skills for home and school through fun, interactive lessons; These classes debuted in October 2004 at the Harbor Country Day School in St. James, NY.
Eileen received her Golden Circle Award from NAPO in 2003, celebrating five years as a member of the organization. She received her CPO certification in June 2007, in the inaugural class certified by the Board of Certified Professional Organizers.
“The program of certification for professional organizers acknowledges the importance and value of standards in our industry. The CPO® contributes to those evolving standards, and represents the epitome of competence, ethics, and professionalism,” says BCPO President Audrey Lavine, CPO®.
Eileen continues to serve as the NAPO newsletter editor, she is a member of the Three Village Chamber of Commerce, and she is The Faithful Organizer's devotion and Prayer Director.
She is also a member of the National Study Group on Chronic Disorganization (NSGCD), which awarded her CD Level II Specialist certification.
Eileen's greatest asset is her ability to look at even the most hopeless scenario and then see past it, visualizing the solution. She puts her clients at ease and makes them feel excited about finally restoring order and control to their lives, eliminating the chaos, and reintroducing peace and tranquility.
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