The Growth Company

Upcoming Seminars

Lynne Curry
Lynne Curry, Ph.D. places her clients first. In her 26 years with The Growth Company, Inc., Dr. Curry has worked with more than 28,000 managers and employees at more than 3000 organization in Alaska, thirteen other states and three countries

As Alaska’s premier management trainer and human resources consultant, the following words have been used to describe her: dynamic, on-target, highly professional and effective, funny, practical, clear and "real."

For TGC clients, Dr. Curry provides training on a small or large group level; executive coaching and professional development on a one-on-one level; facilitation, mediation and human resources trouble-shooting through TGC’s HR On-call Division.

A successful business columnist, Dr. Curry has been published weekly since 1984 in the Anchorage Daily News and her syndicated column is featured in other states, among them Washington, Illinois and Florida.

McFarland and Company published Dr. Curry’s text on legal aspects of management, Managing Equally and Legally in 1990 and Communication Works published Won By One, featuring 50 of her most practical newspaper articles in 1999.

Tim Carroll, Senior Associate and Leadership Division Director

Tim joined The Growth Company team in 2008 after serving 28 years in the United States Air Force, most recently as the senior enlisted leader of 5,000 and primary personnel advisor to the commander of Elmendorf Air Force Base.

Tim ran the Air Force's premier leadership development school at Elmendorf before becoming the base's top enlisted leader. He is a distinguished graduate of all levels of Air Force professional education and graduated from the University of Alaska Anchorage in 2007 with a BA in History. He has attended leadership development courses at the Center for Creative Leadership in Greensboro and the Gettysburg Leadership Institute.

Tim began his Air Force career as an aircraft mechanic and quickly rose through the ranks. In 1988, he was named the Air Force's top aircraft mechanic. Over the course of his career, he has developed training programs, overseen leadership development programs and advised some of the Air Force's most senior leaders. Tim and his wife Sharon originate from Virginia and now reside in Eagle River with their three teenage children.

Mike Conway, Associate Consultant

Mike Conway, based in Juneau, is an enthusiastic leadership and management specialist skilled at facilitating team-building, strategic planning and management work sessions.

In addition to his skills in facilitation and meeting conflict resolution, Conway provides executive mentoring and coaching and performance measures development and implementation.

Mr. Conway is a retired Coast Guard commander and former State of Alaska director with 32 years experience in leadership and management in environmental protection, marine safety, emergency management, strategic planning, and homeland security. During his 20-year Coast Guard career, he served as commanding officer of three units, including one multi-mission patrol vessel out of Port Angeles, Washington and two Captains of the Port (COTP) / Federal On Scene Coordinator (FOSC) positions. He concluded his military career at Coast Guard Headquarters assigned as a Strategic Planner for the Commandant. Of particular note, he was assigned as the operations director for response operations in the early days of the tanker EXXON VALDEZ oil spill in Prince William Sound.

Upon retiring from the Coast Guard, Mr. Conway joined the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC). During his 12 years working in DEC, he served as director of the Spill Prevention and Response Division, Air and Water Quality Division, and Statewide Public Service Division. During many of his assignments, he led DEC in disaster emergency response activities, including State on Scene Coordinator for oil spills, Co-Chair of the Alaska State Emergency Response Commission (SERC), and DEC homeland security coordinator. Frequently, he was assigned as team leader for major complex and contentious projects involving diverse stakeholders.

Since retiring from DEC in July 2003, Mike has worked as a maritime security consultant for the Alaska Marine Highway System and many Alaska maritime operators. For TGC clients, Conway has facilitated large scale conferences and public meetings involving controversial issues, conducted Board and management strategic planning and team-building sessions and served as executive coach to senior managers.

Mr. Conway is a graduate of the U.S. Coast Guard Academy and holds a Master of Science in Natural Resources Administration from the University of Michigan. He has lived in Juneau since 1985 with his wife, Christy. They have five children and three grandchildren.

Judith Cummings, Senior Associate

Juddith Cummings joined The Growth Company, an Alaska-based human resources and management firm which offers Alaskan employers an outsourced Human Resources Department. Cummings comes to Alaska from ING Financial Services where she provided strategic and business consulting for their retail life insurance business and provided on-site human resources management for a 900 employee service center.

Cummings is a graduate of the University of Minnesota Law School and served as the primary employment attorney for the State of North Dakota, as employment counsel for First Data Corporation, and as labor relations manager for American Express. Her human resources consulting work has included employee relations, executive coaching, crisis management, recruiting, organizational development, and HR auditing.