Business Name (DBA): Transition Management
Business Address:          14321 Jarvi Drive, Anchorage, Alaska 99515
Business Phone:            907.227.2393
Email Address:              mrydesky@transitionmanagement.us
Website:                      www.transitionmanagement.us
Contact:                       Mary M. Rydesky

Categories of service:

Organizational Change
Training
Executive Coaching/Mentoring
Sustainability
Workforce Development
Administration/management
Internet tools (social media, website, ePublishing)
E-marketing

Description of services:

Knowledge management is our core service. Expertise in adult learning theory, instructional design, and training content development including e-based learning, classroom training and distance education; survey hosting; reporting, working with training programs that cover all organizational levels from customer service, technology to leadership skills. We provide organizational development, change, process management - in essence, we help agencies become operationally sustainable.

Background on you and/or your business:

Transition Management was founded in 1975 by Mary M, Rydesky, MLS, MBA. An information management expert in healthcare, she has worked in academic, non-profit, & start-up organizations as well as publicly traded, global firms. She has experienced first-hand the impact of economic changes on philanthropy, volunteer retention, & morale.

A Certified Public Relations & Marketing Professional since 1994, Ms. Rydesky has written numerous articles & texts. As a popular seminar instructor & process facilitator, she has developed change-oriented presentations for boards, staff, and volunteers. Ms. Rydesky speaks at venues throughout the country on the tools of communication & information management for executives & managers, crossing the boundary between non-profit and other kinds of organizations.

She manages the Alaska Distance Learning Network (akDLN), a service linking non-profits with their constituents for collaboration & training. A cost effective tool, the akDLN gives agencies a 24/7 presence that extends far beyond their website & makes ongoing engagement possible.

Testimonials and/or references:

"Transition Management prepared a Users Guide to our new training website and exceeded our hopes: our mental vision was put in print and made even clearer! In the process, the consultant's 'continuous improvement' skills improved the functionality of our site "-- The LMS Team

"Through their online learning system, Transition Management helped us connect with our customers. We have trained practitioners without requiring them to travel to us, collaborated with committee members to develop new products and policies, and even mentored newcomers in remote sites. Transition Management combines expertise and skills in a way I have not seen before." -- Healthcare educator

"Process management?  Call these people. You will focus on capturing the processes your staff are using, then you will refine them and streamline your work. It is hard work, but Transition Management facilitates needed change in your work group. We are better at workforce development (our core service) then ever before." -- Nonprofit Board

Names of and/or links to your books, articles or blogs:

http://blog.transitionmanagement.us/
www.transitionmanagement.us
www.akdistancelearning.net

Service area by country, state or zip code:

Alaska, Texas, Pacific Northwest