After years of listening to comments such as “You are the most organized person I know!” Linda decided to become a professional organizer in 2001. She spent 10 years helping clients in Florida, then moved to Utah in 2011. She can help anyone get organized, particularly those with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (AD/HD) as well as anyone who has been disorganized their entire life.

With her previous background as a Recreation Therapist, Linda has always been interested in “Why” people do what they do. She is the only CPO-CD (Certified Professional Organizer in Chronic Disorganization), Level II CD and Level II ADD Specialist in Utah and enjoys taking continuing education courses through organizations such as:

• NAPO (National Association of Professional Organizers)
• ICD (Institute for Challenging Disorganization)
• ADDA (Attention Deficit Disorder Association)

Contributing Author to:

• Survival Tips for Women with AD/HD by Terry Matlen
• Organize for Disaster by Judith Kolberg
• The ICD global newsletter, The Chronical

Media Coverage Sampling:

• “Time Management 101: Getting it All Done, Tips for Busy Seniors” Senior Times, Diane Shepherd
• “Take 5: 5 Ways to Cut Back During the Recession” The Gainesville Sun, Linda Richards
• “Start the New Year Organized and Clutter Free” Home (p 24), Alexis Bizares
• “Putting Sanity into an Insane Holiday Season, Tips for Simplifying the Season” Senior Times, Diane Shepard
• “Seize the Daylight” The Gainesville Sun, Maggie Day
• “I Resolve…Again: Area Professionals Discuss why it’s so easy to drop the ball on New Year’s resolutions and other tips for succeeding” The Gainesville Sun, Vanessa Garcia
• “10 Tips to Help Organize Your Teen’s Room” The Gainesville Sun, Linda Richards
• “Ready, Set…GO! Assemble a ‘Grab & Go’ Emergency Preparedness Bag” GAWN, Linda Richards
• “Take 5: 5 Ways to Compensate for the Lost Hour” The Gainesville Sun, Linda Richards
• “Tips for Conquering Your Pack-Rat Tendencies” The Gainesville Sun, Sarah L. Stewart
• “Conquering the Clutter Monster” Our Town, Diane Shepard
• “Plan Faux Hurricane Party to Prepare” The Gainesville Sun, Linda Richards
• “10 Tips to Get Organized” The Gainesville Sun, Linda Richards
• “Have Yourself a Very Stress-free Holiday” Gainesville Magazine, Julie Garrett
• “A Life in Order” Gainesville Magazine, Joe Coombs
• “Getting Organized” The Gainesville Sun, Julie Garrett

Speaking Engagements Sampling:

• Smith Barney
• CHADD (Children and Adults with Attention Deficit Disorder)
• Philanthropic Educational Organization
• Junior League
• BANCF Home Show
• University of Florida Medical Guild
• Women of Influence
• MOPS (Mothers of Preschool Children)
• Gainesville Area Women’s Network
• SFC Displaced Homemakers
• Pine Grove Church
• LDS Institute of Religion
• First Assembly of God “Single Parent Connection”
• The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (various wards)

Linda is an ICD Speaker’s Bureau presenter, ICD ambassador, member of Faithful Organizers, Simple and Sustainable Organizers and the National Preparedness Coalition.

Her other career, as a wife and mother, gives her special insights into typical organizational concerns of families.

Linda has been a volunteer with NAPO (National Association of Professional Organizers) Quantum Leap program, the Engeye Health Clinic in Uganda, in her church, public school system and community.