Barbara Hemphill Founder and CEO

Barbara Hemphill is the founder and CEO of the Productive Environment Institute. Her passion is helping people eliminate the physical, emotional, and spiritual clutter that prevent them from accomplishing their work and enjoying their lives. A respected expert in paper, information and time management, and work/life balance, Barbara's books include Kiplinger's Taming the Paper Tiger series and Organizing Paper @Home: What to Toss and How to Find the Rest. While living in India in the 1970's, she adopted three orphaned children. In addition, her family includes two stepchildren, four grandchildren, and her beloved, one-of-a-kind husband, Alfred Taylor.