Board of Directors 2011
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President Louis M Christie, SPHR
LMC Management Services
(907) 242-6069
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Lou began his career after earning his BBA degree (specialization - Personnel Administration & Industrial Relations) from the University of North Texas, Denton, Texas more than 30 years ago as a Personnel Administrator for a heavy equipment oil field manufacturer. Over the years Lou has had the opportunity to work in several industries (oil field, textile, lumber retail, air cargo, & health care) continuing all the while to gain valuable & varied human resources experience. Lou has served as leader in both his professional & personal endeavors. A few of his accomplishment are he organized the HR Directors of the 638 Native Health Organization of Alaska, and; has served as City of Bethel, AK Arbitrator; was Chair of San Antonio Area Girl Scouts Cookie Program & assistant troop leader; an advisor to Judson Independent School District Vocational Advisory Council; has been a board member of ASHRM & held every chair of the Texas-Oklahoma Personnel Association, & participated with the Wichita Falls Independent School District Vocational Advisory Council, CETA/PIC programs. Lou, a 30 year member of SHRM, earned his lifetime SPHR in 1998.
Presently Lou has his Masters in Organization Management from the University of Phoenix, is currently pursuing his Ph.D. in Leadership & Organizational Change and is growing his private practice in consulting.
Past President/Vice PresidentMary M. Rydesky
CEO, Transition Management and the Alaska Distance Learning Network (akDLN)
Anchorage AK 99515
907-561-3349
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Mary has been involved in ASTD for many years, and in the Alaska chapter since relocating from Texas in 2003. Shortly after arriving in Alaska, Mary accepted the position of Vice President of the chapter board. She currently heads Transition Management, a change management consulting company, and runs JarviHomestay Bed & Breakfast in Anchorage. Previously she served as Technology and Training for Eastern Aleutian Tribes, a health care corporation serving Alaska Natives, and until Fall 2007, she managed and developed curricula as Director of the Health Service Administration program (MBA/BA) at Alaska Pacific University. She served the ASTD national committees (CORE) overseeing 15 chapters across the United States in best practices for nonprofit management) and CRC, which evaluates and recognizes chapter best practices nationwide.
Board Member - Membership & TreasurerJane Goetzinger
First National Bank
Anchorage, AK
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Jane Goetzinger moved to Alaska in 2004 from Orange County, California, where she worked in sales and marketing support, in the manufacturing field, for over 20 years.
Ms. Goetzinger is currently employed as Education & Training Manager at First National Bank Alaska. She is a current local and national member of the American Society of Training and Development (ASTD) and serves on the board of the Alaska chapter of ASTD. Ms. Goetzinger is also a local and national member of the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM).
Prior to starting at First National Bank in 2007, Ms. Goetzinger worked at Alaska Village Initiatives, a self-supporting corporation organized in 1968 by and for Rural Alaskans, and promotes the economic well-being of Rural Alaskans though economic development, assistance, networking, advocacy, and education.
Ms. Goetzinger earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Agriculture and Managerial Economics from the University of California at Davis in Davis, California. She also earned a Master’s in Business Administration from Pepperdine University.
Board Member - Programs & SecretaryPlease refer questions to Mary Rydesky.
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Board Member Dorothy Hight
CHAP Training Center, ANTHC
Anchorage, AK
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Board Intern 2011 Eric Schram
Anchorage, AK
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