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Office Depot, our Presenting Sponsor,
was represented by Spokesperson Monica Ricci and
Emante Public Relations' Farah Adhi
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Los Angeles Organizing Awards Task Force (Front: Fay Wolf, Dolores Kaytes, Abbey Keusch, Kristine Oller. Middle: Katherine Macey, Heather Furlong, Linda Levine-Quackenbush, Christie Gelsomino. Back: Claire Flannery, John Trosko, Jodie Watson, Heidi Chianta)
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Hal Sparks, stand-up comedian, former host of “Talk Soup” on E! Entertainment Television and star of the acclaimed Showtime series “Queer As Folk,” was a huge hit as our host for the evening.
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Lois Morton rocked the house with her original song, "Confessions of a Clutterholic"
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Award Recipients
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NAPO-LA Director of Membership Chantale Bordonaro
(Raising the Bar) and President John Trosko
(Leading Edge)
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Recipient of Best Home and Best Office Organizing Product awards, ShelfGenie's Allan Young, with NAPO-LA Vice President and Awards Coordinator Jodie Watson
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Recipient of Best Garage Design Product, OrganizIT!'s Gus Gougas, a valued NAPO-LA Associate Member
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NAPO Founders Beverly Clower (L) and Ann Gambrell (R) flank Jean Furuya, recipient of Best Organizer as Coach or Mentor
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Host Hal Sparks (Talk Soup, Queer as Folk) makes sure we see Ramona Creel's three (!) awards for her company OnlineOrganizing.com: Best Organizing Product Retailer, Best Organizing Website or Blog, and Most Valuable Educational Resource
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Heidi Chianta, LA Organizing Awards Task Force member, Webmaster Team member, and volunteer for numerous NAPO-LA events and committees receives the well-deserved Volunteer of the Year Award
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Hal posing with recipients of the Best National Organizing TV Show, TLC's Real Simple. Real Life. team Gia Russo, NAPO-LA Vice President Jodie Watson, and Sam Saboura (R)
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NAPO-San Diego President Dhawn Hansen, NAPO-SFBA President Josh Zerkel, and NAPO-Sacramento President Kelli Wilson help Ramona Creel (2nd from L) celebrate her awards
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Recipient of the Office Depot Sweepstakes Dave Clark relives the moment with Monica Ricci and John Trosko
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TLC's Gia Russo (R) and Sam Saboura (L) with Dirk Vahle of California Closets, recipient of Best Closet Design Company
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Emily Wilska, recipient of Best Organizing Book for Knack: Organizing Your Home, with NAPO National President Standolyn Robertson
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Our own NAPO-LA President John Trosko with his two awards, Most Innovative Organizer and Raising the Bar
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Recipient of the Most Organizer-Friendly Charity, National Council of Jewish Women's Lee Saltz with President of the National Study Group on Chronic Disorganization Kit Anderson
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Margo Friend and Karen Block of KangaRoom, whose Bamboo Laptop Stand received the Green Award for Most Eco-Friendly Organizing Product
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Standolyn Robertson (R) with Green Plug's Christopher Knight, one of our wonderful sponsors for the evening
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NAPO Founders Beverly Clower and Ann Gambrell accepting the award for Best Publication Featuring Organizing Information on behalf of Real Simple Magazine
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The Red Carpet
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Host Hal Sparks with NAPO National President
Standolyn Robertson
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Hal alongside Awards Taskforce Member
Katherine Macey
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Hal Sparks, Monica Ricci, and Christopher Knight
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Hal and Christopher
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Hal with Awards Task Force members Heidi Chianta (Volunteer of the Year) and Linda Levine-Quackenbush
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NAPO-LA's Newsletter Publisher Michelle Cloney, Emante PR's Farah Adhi, and NAPO-LA Director of Marketing Heather Furlong (R) surround Hal with lots of charm!
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NAPO members Dorothy Brieninger and
Debbie Gilster
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Emily Wilska (recipient of Best Organizing Book for Knack: Organize Your Home) with NAPO-SFBA President Joshua Zerkel
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NAPO San Diego Board members Mishele Vieira, Dhawn Hansen, and Brita Balone with NAPO National President Standolyn Robertson (2nd from R)
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NAPO-LA President John Trosko, San Diego President Dhawn Hansen, Green Plug's Christopher Knight, NAPO National President Standolyn Robertson, NAPO-San Diego President Kelli Wilson, and NAPO-SFBA President Joshua Zerkel
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NAPO-LA Past Presidents (Front) Robin Davi, Dorothy Brieninger, Dolores Kaytes, Chris Reiter; (Back) Donna McMillan, John Trosko, and Chris McKenry (far right) with host Hal Sparks
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National organizing personality Monica Ricci, spokesperson for our Presenting Sponsor Office Depot, being interviewed at the Red Carpet
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A Red Bench's Angela Ploetz and Crystal Wagner
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NAPO-LA President John Trosko with Awards Task Force member and former NAPO-LA Newsletter Publisher Fay Wolf
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NAPO-Oregon member Krista Colvin and
NAPO-Washington DC Past President Scott Roewer
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"The Beverly Hills Organizer" Linda Koopersmith
with Hal Sparks
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The TLC Real Simple. Real Life. team Sam Saboura,
Jodie Watson, and Gia Russo
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NAPO-LA Vice President and Awards Coordinator
Jodie Watson with Hal Sparks
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Our Supporting Players
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NAPO-LA Associate Member Barb Schmit of Esselte/Pendaflex with Awards Task Force member (and former NAPO-LA Newsletter Editor) Claire Flannery and NAPO-LA Past President Donna McMillan
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Awards Task Force member Kristine Oller with NAPO-LA Secretary Rosalind Lakomy and member Lori Gersh
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New Member Orientation Committee's Barbara Ricketts with Awards Task Force member and former NAPO-LA President Dolores Kaytes
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Our Glamour Girls Monica Ricci and Awards Task Force members Heather Furlong and Christie Gelsomino
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NAPO-LA Director of Membership Heather Furlong,
Director of Professional Development Leslie Haber, Secretary Rosalind Lakomy, and Awards Task Force
Photographer Christie Gelsomino
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National organizing personality Dorothy Brieninger with NAPO-LA Awards Webmaster Katherine Macey and veteran organizing and NAPO-LA member Lynne Gilberg
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NAPO-LA member Sheila McCurdy, whose book The Floor is Not an Option was a finalist for Best Organizing Book
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Hal Sparks with Abbey Keusch, Awards VIP Coordinator and on-stage hostess
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NAPO-LA Director of Professional Development Leslie Haber enjoying Hal's organizing spoof
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Dorothy Brieninger enjoys the festivities
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Our wonderful musicians (courtesy of the Thelonius Monk Institute of Jazz), Max Zool (tenor sax), Juan Valdez (bass), and Taylor Murphy (drums)
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Linda Koopersmith with Suzanne Meridan, General Manager of The Container Store, Pasadena
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NAPO National president Standolyn Robertson
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"Beverly Hills Organizer" Linda Koopersmith with NAPO-LA President John Trosko and David Bertnick, President of the International Association for Private Service Professionals
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NAPO-LA Past President Robin Davi with Director of Membership (and Raising the Bar recipient) Chantale Bordonaro and Immediate Past President Chris McKenry
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NAPO San Francisco Past President Mary Ann Pate with NAPO-LA Immediate Past President Chris McKenry
and NAPO-NY Past President and NAPO National Board Member Janine Sarna-Jones
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NAPO-LA Treasurer Josef Csongei with former
Board Member Justine Miceli
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TLC Director of Programming Stephanie Bianco
with Jodie Watson
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Over a dozen NAPO-San Francisco members
made the trip to Los Angeles for the Awards
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| Thanks to all who made this evening so special. For more information on the 2009 Los Angeles Organizing Awards, see the Awards Site Map. For information on these and other photos of the event, awardsphotography@napola.org. |
