Meet Our Team of OrganizersBETSY BLAIR Raised in Charlotte, Betsy graduated from Salem College with a degree in Home Economics and Sociology. She’s been married for 29 years, and was a stay at home mom until her daughter and son graduated from college. She feels fortunate to have joined Simplicity in 2010, as she is passionate about organization, systems, and helping others achieve order in their homes. Betsy loves to spend time with family, walk with friends, and cook. She also enjoys pilates and tap dancing. In her free time, Betsy enjoys organizing her own home. She volunteers at The Harvest Center, which feeds the homeless and leads Simplicity’s Bible Study: “Becoming A Woman of Simplicity”. Favorite Organizing Tip: Purchase a label maker-it is a great investment. Use clear containers by Sterilite. Replace jars and bottles in your pantry with containers. Label containers so family members can find things easily and put things away. Lid the container of items less frequently used and un-lid containers you use frequently. CATIE ELLER
Favorite Organizing Tip: Encourage your student to purchase and use an agenda at an early age! Have them record each assignment as soon as it is assigned and break the larger assignments into smaller daily tasks. By tracking their progress in the agenda, they will be fully prepared when the assignment’s due date rolls around. ANDREA GILL |
Wednesday 22nd of February 2012
A Charlotte native, Catie received a BA in History and Master of Arts in Teaching at UNC-Chapel Hill before spreading her wings in Atlanta, GA and Houston, TX. She has a wide range of experience working with kids and teens, both in the classroom and one-on-one. In addition to teaching history, Catie has taught study skills workshops and led seminars on topics related to college counseling for students and parents. In working with Simplicity Kids and Teens, her goal is to equip each student with the skills and knowledge to help them reach their highest potential. Having recently moved back to Charlotte, Catie and her husband enjoy nesting in their new home, cooking and finding creative ways to stretch a dollar.
Julie is an only child born and raised in St. Petersburg, Florida.
Originally from southern Ohio, Katie moved to Charlotte in 1989 after receiving her B.A. in Housing and Interior Design from the University of Kentucky. She has thirteen years of work experience in the facility management and commercial furniture/construction industries, but started out her career in residential furniture and lighting sales. In 2009 Katie began her career in organizing after being home for several years with her children. The passion for organizing developed at an early age for Katie who was happy spending an afternoon in her room cleaning out and reorganizing her shelves or closet. When not working with a client on a project she is working on her own, ever changing, organizing solutions for her home and for her family. Katie is married and has two children. She loves to read, vacation at the beach and spend time with her family. She is also active with volunteer projects - coordinating events and fundraisers, as well as tutoring and helping out in the classroom at her children’s elementary school. 
Anne received her degree in Mass Communication from the University of North Carolina at Asheville where she was also a member of the university's volleyball team. Anne is a fourth generation Charlottean proud to call the Queen City home. For the past 11 years Anne has been the Recreation Ministries Director at her home church, Covenant Presbyterian Church. In 2008 she pursued a career in residential organizing as a way to share her gifts with others. Anne feels a deep sense of calling to the field of organizing, seeing it as life-changing work she can participate in with others. She enjoys guiding people into the realization that our lives are not to be defined by the amount of stuff we own, rather the experiences in which we engage. Anne and her husband, Jon, enjoy a busy and blessed life with their son, Cody. 
Robin was born and reared in eastern North Carolina but has called Charlotte home for twenty-five years. She has a B.A. in journalism and an M.B.A. from UNC-CH and is certified as a yoga instructor. Starting married life in a small Manhattan apartment convinced her that with possessions, less is more. Helping Simplicity clients adopt this mindset is one of Robin’s organizing missions. She’s seen what a difference this way of life has meant for her husband and two grown children- one of whom has lived for a year out of a backpack and the other who lives in a Manhattan apartment that is tiny, even by City standards. When not simplifying or teaching yoga, Robin enjoys active travel far and wide; and closer to home, knitting, chair caning and working on the family farm in Huntersville.