Who We Are

Steven Serradilla and
Clear Your Space

Steven Serradilla started Clear Your Space after a two-year transition period resulting from the shut down of the Merrill Lynch Defined and Managed Funds unit from which he was employed as a Bond Fund Accountant. Prior to the shut down of Defined and Managed Funds, Mr. Serradilla attained the position of Assistant Vice President during his 11 year tenure at the company.

Past Experiences and Accomplishments:

• Current member of the following professional associations:
  • National Association of Professional Organizers (NAPO) and its local Greater Philadelphia Chapter (NAPO - GPC)
  • The Mercer Regional Chamber of Commerce of New Jersey
• Positions held:
  • NAPO - GPC: Web-Site Coordinator, 2004 - 2008; Chapter Librarian, 2002 - 2004; Annual Holiday Community Gift Giving Coordinator, December 2001 and 2002
  • Graduate of The Entrepreneurial Training Institute offered through the New Jersey Economic and Development Authority (NJEDA), Fall 2004.
• Assistant Vice President, Merrill Lynch, Defined and Managed Funds, 1993 - 2001.

Recognition and Media:

Mr. Serradilla and a group of Mercer County Professional Organizers volunteered to complete a community service project during Get Organized Week from October 5 to October 11, 2003. The event was sponsored by the National Association of Professional Organizers (NAPO). The team of Professional Organizers chose to assist the YWCA Childcare Center of Princeton, NJ.

Through their efforts they completed a systematic overhaul of the Center's Resource Room. Prior to the team's involvement, the Resource Room had become a dumping ground for the excessive donations the Center received from the community. Like most not-for-profits, the Center didn't have the staff to sort and maintain these items. Their team transformed the room into a functioning space designated for specific childcare purposes. The Center's Staff could now use the room to read books and present educational videos to the children. Additionally, they could provide both music and computer instruction. The greatest fulfilled need was indexing the library's vast amount of donated books so that the teachers could easily select and return books they wanted to use for classroom instruction.

Education and Training:

• Attendee - 53rd and 52nd semi-annual Tax and Estate Planning Seminar offered through The New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education (NJICLE).
• Attendee - Estate Administration Basics Program offered through NJICLE.
• Attendee - February 2005 seminar on the Future of Organizing featuring Barbara Hemphill, creator of the Paper Tiger Brand, offered by www.swiftfile.com.
• Participant in 3M Office Supplies Division discussion panel on product development in August 2004.
• Attendee - April 2003 Annual Conference and Organizing Expo offered through the National Association of Professional Organizers.
• Attendee - March 2003 1^st International Conference on AD/HD Coaching offered through Teamwork Wins, LTD.
• Attendee - November 2002 Conference on A Focus on Excellence, Enhancing Your Business Skills and Spirit featuring professional development workshops for Professional Organizers. Offered through the National Association of Professional Organizers - Greater Philadelphia Chapter.
• BS in Accounting, Magna Cum Laude. Rowan University (formerly Glassboro State College), Glassboro, NJ.