STATEWIDE – This week on NJ WORKS, we are visited by professional organizer, author, television personality, speaker and all around entrepreneur- Vicki Norris. In the Works Headlines portion of the program, she gives tips from her newly released book, Restoring Order. Norris creates a unique business model in the professional organizing industry, employing and training professional organizers in the Restoring Order philosophy and methods.

Norris is a regularly featured expert on HGTV’s Mission: Organization. She delivers a monthly segment on AM Northwest, an ABC affiliate morning talk show in Portland, Oregon, and frequently serves as a guest expert on 1190 KEX Radio, a regional program airing in the Northwest. She is also a recurrent source and contributor to national lifestyle publications, including Better Homes & Gardens, Real Simple Magazine, Cooking Light, and Arthritis Today. A member of the National Speakers Association, Norris inspires audiences at regional and national speaking engagements, such as the Women’s Council of Realtors, Boy Scouts of America, American Association of Cosmetology Schools, and American Society of Interior Designers. She also conducts corporate seminars that help employees conquer disorder in the workplace. Norris graduated with honors from the University of Puget Sound with a degree in communications. She and her husband, Trevor, reside in the suburbs of Portland, Oregon.

This “Works Headlines” segment is part of the NJ WORKS program entitled Work First New Jersey. Also included in this program will be:

• The First Place to Start – With over 8 million people living in New Jersey, there are plenty of job opportunities for the unemployed. In the first segment, we visit Work First New Jersey (WFNJ), a program designed to move residents from welfare to work.
• Training and Assistance Go A Long Way – We meet individuals who have benefited through a variety of other programs offered through WFNJ.
• Career Minute – Crossing Guard – Red light, Green Light, 1, 2, 3. Think being a crossing guard is a game? Think again.
• Jay’s Rants & Raves – Learn how to get fired or quit your job without destroying your chances for your next job.
• Special In-Studio Guest – Deborah Rago, Assistant Director, One-Stop Programs & Services, NJ Department of Labor

These NJ WORKS programs come to our viewers thanks to our partnership with the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development. NJN continues to offer informative television programming that helps our loyal viewers get the facts and knowledge that they can use whether they’re already in the workforce, or changing or reevaluating their careers.