Move Coordinators Inc

Karen Bodoano’s unstoppable spirit and the resilient determination that has propelled her to the top of her innovative field of seniors’ relocation management were undoubtedly inherited from her beloved grandmother, a true force of nature remarkably ahead of her time.

Now, a trained professional organizer, Karen credits her unique experiences during thirty years as operations manager for Sentinel Self-Storage as the inspiration behind her current role as founder and CEO of Alberta’s Move Coordinators Inc., a business built on transforming the stressful complexities of home relocation into an easy, orderly and efficient one-stop-shop concept.

With her resolutely independent grandmother as a role model, Karen always had a natural affinity for the elderly. Working in the storage industry, she couldn’t help but notice that seniors were especially vulnerable, struggling with the intricacies involved in vacating the family home. She was appalled at the unfairness she saw going on with scurrilous, low-rate movers taking advantage of older adults who had no one to help them navigate the relocation process. Finally, Karen decided to step forward as an advocate herself, becoming a veritable pioneer in this new professional realm.

Establishing her business was only the beginning. Karen went on to thoroughly immerse herself in her newly chosen career, ultimately becoming the first certified senior move manager in Western Canada.

Much like her gramma before her broke new ground, making her way across the prairies, running a farm, home-birthing babies, Karen’s own bold, trail-blazing career move, generations later, subsequently gave birth to inventive ideas.

Working to build community connections, she set about facilitating every aspect of home organization and relocation for her clients, from packing, unpacking, disposal of unwanted items right on through to floor planning and furniture arrangement at their new place of residence.

Karen even masterminded an inventive online auction process, NewlyMine, specifically designed to help seniors sell downsized belongings more effectively.

Only the second Edmontonian to join NASMM, the National Association of Senior Move Managers, Karen is a key participant in their annual conferences, appearing in sessions as a speaker and workshop leader.

Our team can arrange and organize your Movers and the full project with you, offering connections to trustworthy, insured, and reliable moving companies in your area. Working with a competent mover is critical to a smooth transition or downsizing project. Unfortunately, some moving companies promise more than they deliver. We recommend moving companies that are members of the CAM (Canadian Association of Movers).

With 29 years in the self-storage business, we suggest moving companies that have an excellent reputation. We have personal experience with this process and understand the challenges one faces when moving homes can be overwhelming.

Things we do to simplify your move:
Arrange for free estimates for your full move from reliable companies in your area.
Supervise the moving team on the day of the transition.
Create a floor plan of the new home and assist in the planning of which furniture will work well in the space.
Decide with you how to eliminate unneeded items for donation, sale, or disposal.
Organize, pack, and label items to be moved.
Supply packing materials and boxes, if needed.
Pack and unpack at your new location.
Arrange for moving items to self-storage, if needed.

Take advantage of our tools and resources to make your Downsizing move manageable. We work with our Clients One on One, to assess the Full Moving Process, and make choices on the items most needed for keeping, disposal, donation, or sale, and will Sell your goods safely and efficiently with our Online Auction Services at Move Coordinators Inc.

Downsizing is a daunting task. Where do you start when you decide to downsize a lifetime of possessions? We work with you to decide what can realistically be adapted to your new home, and what could be dispersed to family, donation, or for disposal. We respect that your memories are important to you. What can be passed down, and how would we be best to move forward? We assist you with the process of Downsizing with compassion, and respect.

How will you sell the items of value, simply and safely? We provide an Online Auction Service that effectively markets your services to a wide audience online in your target area, providing you with our services of cataloging, images, full descriptions and financial transactions that deliver money to you, with safety and security.

Ask us how your Downsizing and moving project can be more manageable.

Downsizing, packing, moving out of the original home and into a new home is a lot of work! Add to that potentially preparing the original home for sale and you have a long “to do” list! Let us help you with the process.

We can perform all aspects of setting up the new home:
Unpacking boxes
Setting up the kitchen, bathrooms and bedrooms
Hanging pictures
Hooking up electronics
Making beds
Removing packing materials and garbage
We can also organize and supervise preparation of the original home:
Coordinating charity and donation pick ups
Arranging for cleaners
Carpet cleaning
Landscaping or snow removal
Light repairs
Selection of a competent realtor