In An Orderly Fashion

ELLEN CONROY

Ellen Conroy, whose background includes over 15 years as an executive assistant, office manager, writer and editor, started her company, In An Orderly Fashion, in 2003. 

After leaving corporate America, Ellen attended the L.A. Wilson Technological Center in Dix Hills, NY where she earned a Certificate of Study in Interior Design & Decoration. In September 2003, Ellen became a member of NAPO (National Association of Professional Organizers)* and as a result of her background and experience she was hired to be a contributing writer to Peter Walsh’s (TLC’s Clean Sweep) 2004 organizing book "How to Organize Just About Everything."

In An Orderly Fashion is a full-service, hands-on organizing company for residences and home/commercial businesses.  Whether it’s one filing cabinet or every room in your house, In An Orderly Fashion will help you clear out the clutter and set up effective organizational systems to suit your particular needs and lifestyle. In An Orderly Fashion’s goal is simple — to help you achieve a more productive, aesthetically functional, and stress-free environment in which to live and/or work.

In An Orderly Fashion also provides services to new homeowners by helping them unpack, set-up and organize their possessions so they can settle comfortably into their new homes. Conversely, we also stage homes for sellers where each room is arranged and organized so that the result is the most attractive and appealing it can be for potential homebuyers.

Ellen is a member of NAPO (National Association of Professional Organizers) and POLI (Professional Organizers of Long Island) and has a Certificate of Study in Chronic Disorganization from the NSGCD (National Study Group on Chronic Disorganization).

* NAPO Code of Ethics

This Code of Ethics is a set of principles to provide guidelines in our professional conduct with our clients, colleagues, and community. As a member of the National Association of Professional Organizers, I pledge to exercise judgment, self-restraint, and conscience in my conduct in order to establish and maintain public confidence in the integrity of NAPO members and to preserve and encourage fair and equitable practices among all who are engaged in the profession of organizing.

Clients

Working Relationships

• I will serve my clients with integrity, competence, and objectivity, and will treat them with respect and courtesy.
• I will offer services in those areas in which I am qualified and will accurately represent those qualifications in both verbal and written communications.
• When unable or unqualified to fulfill requests for services, I will make every effort to recommend the services of other qualified organizers and/or other qualified professionals.
• I will advertise my services in an honest manner and will represent the organizing profession accurately.

Confidentiality

• I will keep confidential all client information, both business and personal, including that which may be revealed by other organizers.
• I will use proprietary client information only with the client's permission.
• I will keep client information confidential and not use it to benefit myself or my firm, or reveal this information to others.

Fees

• I will decide independently and communicate to my client in advance my fees and expenses, and will charge fees and expenses which I deem reasonable, legitimate, and commensurate with my experience, the services I deliver, and the responsibility I accept.
• I will make recommendations for products and services with my client's best interests in mind.

Colleagues

• I will seek and maintain an equitable, honorable, and cooperative association with other NAPO members and will treat them with respect and courtesy.
• I will respect the intellectual property rights (materials, titles, and thematic creations) of my colleagues, and other firms and individuals, and will not use proprietary information or methodologies without permission.
  Tip: If you are going to utilize a colleague’s established methodology in your practice, get their permission first before doing so.
• I will act and speak on a high professional level so as not to bring discredit to the organizing profession.