I have had many professional chapters in my life, but being organized and getting things done have been common threads throughout. No wonder I enjoy helping people navigate and organize their paperwork!

Early days

As the youngest of four children growing up in northern California, I always wanted to tag along with my older siblings and do big kid stuff. Usually that meant I ended up being the scorekeeper or the bystander or the janitor.

But when my sibs introduced me to stamp collecting, I ended up with the best collection, and when we played our Monopoly marathons, I usually won. I guess something clicked for me when it came to organizing and money.

School and work

Fast forward to my studies of political science and economics at University of California, Davis, then several years of working in real estate development and in arts management in southern California, then an MBA in Finance/Accounting from UCLA. 

Following my heart to Seattle after graduate school, I entered the corporate world, taking a job with a national real estate investment and development company. I learned to manage teams and guide projects to on-time and on-budget completion.

I left when Corporate decided to close the Pacific Northwest office, believing there was limited opportunity here. (Funny in hindsight, right?) I was also eight months pregnant.

Island life

A few years later, with our two children in tow, my husband and I opted to leave the city and move to a small island in Puget Sound.

Once an islander, I had no choice but to become more flexible and versatile … and organized! I learned to network the old-fashioned way: in the aisles of the hardware and grocery stores. I was also reminded of the need to be accountable and to practice discretion. Especially in a small community, what you say or do will quickly be known by others.

And beyond

For the last thirty-five years, my professional and volunteer work has been quite varied. I have led a volunteer community arts board, helped launch an independent school, run a bed and breakfast, worked as an independent consultant helping both individuals and larger organizations, and been part of senior management in a Seattle-based technology-driven firm.

I have earned professional designations as Certified Financial Planner (CFP) and Project Management Professional (PMP) and received a certificate in editing from the University of Washington. I learned Spanish during my multiple extended visits to Buenos Aires to visit my expat daughter, and more recently, I became a competitive crossword puzzler.

And now, in my latest chapter, I am helping people navigate and organize their financial lives.

Would you like to know more about how I might be able to support you? If your answer is yes, you can contact me here.

Thanks,

Priscilla Atwood

P.S. If you want more details on my professional life, see my LinkedIn profile.