Meet the Team
Maria: Founder Certified Professional Organizer (CPO®),CEO
Maria has over 20 years of experience helping others get control of their homes and lives by helping them get the clutter out of their lives. Her approach with her clients is very holistic. She works with the client to help them figure out the physical, mental, and emotional causes of the clutter and how to deal with them. She teaches her clients how to make decisions on what to keep, sell, or donate so that they will be able to do this for themselves in the future. Even though this task can be stressful or sad, she tries to keep everyone as positive and upbeat as possible. She stays available for her clients in case they have questions or just need new ideas or suggestions.
Maria has attended the FBI and Fairfax County Citizens Police Academies. She acts as a role player for the academy and officers in training scenarios, works the canteen, and is a former member of the Board of the Fairfax County Citizens Police Academy Alumni Association. She is a VIPS (Volunteer in Police Service) and teaches classes on clutter and hoarding at the Criminal Justice Academy as well as other venues. She is also a member of the Fairfax County Inter-Agency Hoarding Committee.
Scott: Co-Founder CFO,CTO
Scott has been in the technology field for more years than he wants to count, starting as a programmer, moving to systems administrator and ending up in management. Now he works behind the scenes at Conquer the Clutter as the Chief Technology Officer and Chief Financial Officer. He only occasionally ventures out as an Organizational Assistant.
Jamie: Operations Manager, Level 5 Organizer, CVOP®
Jamie was a middle school special education teacher in Fairfax County for ten years until she decided to stay at home and raise her children. She has two beautiful young girls who she enjoys spending time with. She went to George Mason University for her BA in English and attended graduate school at the University of Virginia to obtain her teaching certification.
Jamie has been working with Conquer the Clutter since September 2011 and thoroughly enjoys meeting and working with clients to help bring calm to their chaos.
Stephanie: Level 2 Organizer
Stephanie is a California native and military veteran. She has also worked in the retail, hospitality, and medical fields. After having moved both across town and across the country multiple times, she has extensive experience in downsizing, decluttering, and organizing household contents.
Aidan: Organizing Assistant
Aidan has been with Conquer the Clutter since January of 2025. He enjoys cooking and rock climbing outside of work, while also pursuing a career in nursing. During his time with Conquer the Clutter, he has especially enjoyed treasure hunting, whether it’s looking for coins or finding large amounts of two-dollar bills and bags of doubloons. A fun fact Aidan chose to share is that he wants to be mummified when he dies.
Danny: Organizing Assistant
Danny has been with Conquer the Clutter since September 2024. He is happy to help categorize and sort. He spends his free time creating PowerPoint presentations and Excel spreadsheets. He also likes to drink tea and pet his dog.
Vivien: Organizing Assistant
Vivien is a student at Virginia Tech. A Girl Scout from kindergarten through 12th grade, she has also worked in retail and is a dedicated member of the Marching Virginians. Vivien enjoys working with Conquer the Clutter because she loves working with people and finds joy in seeing clients’ happiness. She is passionate about reading, enjoys music, and spends time with friends.
Adriana: Organizing Assistant
Adriana has been with Conquer the Clutter since April 2025. She is a hard worker who loves her job. Adriana also enjoys a wide range of hobbies such as painting, crochet, drawing, writing, and reading, but most of all, Minecraft. A fun fact about Adriana is that she has been shot by an arrow before. You have to wonder which of her 5 older siblings or 8 nieces and nephews did that.
Beatrice: Organizing Assistant
Beatrice has been with Conquer the Clutter since July 2024. Beatrice is a fashion design student at the Savannah School of Art and Design who loves watching movies, going on walks, thrifting, and getting coffee with friends. Beatrice says the most interesting thing she has come across at work is a mustache wig, although nothing compares to her favorite story of walking outside at a job, to find Jamie waist deep in a rotted deck. ( Jamie was unharmed but quite angry.)
Ethan: Organizing Assistant
Ethan has been with Conquer the Clutter since May 2025. In his off time, Ethan enjoys acting, and working towards career in acting. Ethan’s favorite part about work is chatting with his coworkers, during work and breaks. The most interesting thing he has come across at work is a beanie babies encyclopedia, and his favorite experience has to be packing up old movies for an estate, he found the titles very amusing and bazar. e.g., Evil Nurse, Slasher Saturday, Evil Vampire.
Kathy: Organizing Assistant
Kathy has been with Conquer the Clutter since April 2025. Kathy is a mom to 4 amazing kids, and she loves to travel, read, and bake. Kathy’s favorite part of work is helping clients, and the most interesting thing she has found while doing so is a petrified, carved whale vertebrae.
Gracie: Organizing Assistant
Gracie has been with Conquer the Clutter since June 2025. Gracie enjoys spending time with friends, family and pets specifically her cat named Jazz Boots.