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About Vickie

Vickie Dellaquila is a Certified Professional Organizer®, receiving her certification in the inaugural class of 2007. She is also a Certified Relocation Transition Specialist, and owner of Organization Rules®. Vickie has moved several times and as a child, she loved to de-clutter and organize her bedroom with each move. Her parents thought she was a little strange because one of her hobbies was “organizing.” With each move, Vickie's parents ignored the idea of unpacking all those boxes, however Vickie saw it as a fun challenge. Her parents thought many of the packed boxes should stay in the basement and just move them the next time they move. Vickie loved to unpack and organize those items.

Vickie also knows that sometimes people get stuck in their life because of difficult situations such as divorce, death of a spouse, simply overwhelmed, depression and other situations such as hoarding. The stuff can paralysis them and they can’t move forward in their life. They need some help to get unstuck and to move forward in their life. Through her business, she has helped many clients get unstuck by de-cluttering, organizing, and simplifying their lives. She helps people to focus on what "stuff" they really want to keep in their life and what "stuff" to let go. Vickie also focuses on the financial and emotional costs of keeping all that stuff that is not used.

Using her background in nursing and social services she helps seniors downsize and relocate. Her expertise enables her to answer questions like: "I have lived in a five-bedroom, two-story home for the past 47 years and need to downsize and move. How do I start?"

Vickie's life experiences include a Bachelor of Arts degree in Sociology from Slippery Rock University. She also has hospital nursing experience as an Licensed Practical Nurse. She has also worked in social services as a Caseworker in a Nursing home and as an Employment Specialist for a non profit agency. Vickie also has done basic financial budgeting seminars for non-profit agencies, focusing on why we overspend.

Her company has been featured in several publications, including Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Pittsburgh Tribune Review, The Pittsburgh Magazine, HOME Design and Remodeling Resource Guide Magazine and the Boston Herald. She has taught the class, "Working with Adult Children of Elderly Clients" for the National Study Group on Chronic Disorganization. She also teaches the "Get Organized" course at the Butler County Community College in Butler and Cranberry Twp, PA.

She is also the author of the book, Don't Toss My Memories in the Trash-A Step-by-Step Guide to Helping Seniors Downsize, Organize, and Move and The Moving Workbook.

Vickie is also insured and bonded.

Vickie is a member of:

National Association of Professional Organizers (NAPO)
NAPO Pittsburgh-Founding member and Marketing Director
National Study Group on Chronic Disorganization (NSGCD)
National Association of Senior Move Managers (NASMM)
NAPO Golden Circle
NASMM Circle of Service
Northern Allegheny Chamber of Commerce

Conferences and Education achievements in the Organizing Industry:

Certified Professional Organizer
Certified Relocation Transition Specialist

Certificates of Study from NSGCD:

CD (Chronic Disorganization) Specialist Certificate
Basic Hoarding Issues with the CD Client
Understanding the Needs of the Elderly CD Clients
Basic ADD Issues with the CD Client
CD Client Administration
Basic Mental Health Conditions and Challenges Affecting the CD Client
Learning Styles and Modalities
Basic Physical Conditions and Challenges affecting the CD Client

Attended Conferences:

NAPO 2010 Columbus
NASMM 2010 Las Vegas
NAPO 2009 Orlando
NAPO 2008 Reno
NSGCD 2007 Philadelphia
NAPO 2007 Minneapolis
NSGCD 2007 Minneapolis
NAPO 2006 Boston
NSGCD 2006 Boston
NASMM 2006 Tampa
NAPO 2005 San Diego
NSGCD 2005 San Diego
NAPO 2004 Chicago

Vickie Dellaquila of Organization Rules, Inc. has been given a special recognition by the Senate of Pennsylvania.

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