Sara Getzkin is the owner of Hands On Organizing Services based in Toluca Lake, California. Born and raised in Los Angeles, she has a B.A. in Sociology from the University of California at Santa Barbara. For more than a decade, Sara was gainfully employed by the entertainment industry where she worked on numerous award-winning feature films, television and animation projects. When organizing her f
iles became more interesting than some of the movies being produced, it was only natural for her to organize full-time. She has been organizing for as long as she can remember, but officially began her professional organizing business in 2003. Sara is a Golden Circle member of NAPO (the National Association of Professional Organizers), serves as the Los Angeles NAPO chapter photographer and is a contributing columnist to the chapter newsletter, THE LOS ANGELES ORGANIZER. Her articles focus on the “3 Rs” – Recycling, Reducing, and Re-purposing. Often referred to by fellow organizers as the resident “recycling queen,” Sara received the 2010 GREEN AWARD for the most eco-friendly organizing service. Sara’s focus is primarily residential organizing with an emphasis on hoarding, relocation services, financial organizing, and the organization of small, home-based businesses. Most recently, Sara has filmed several episodes of TLC’s Hoarding: Buried Alive where she has helped extreme hoarders clear their clutter and go on to lead better lives.
