About us

Second Act Transition Services L3C was born when the founders, Mary Jo Rathgeb and Donald A. Rathgeb, Jr found themselves in their own second act and realized how many friends and family were experiencing them as well.

Donald has been helping family and friends downsize and move for years, and when the opportunity to launch Second Act was presented, Donald understood the growing need for compassionate, caring people to help older adults and their families downsize, move or modify their homes to stay where they are as they age. Today, Donald’s role at Second Act is to oversee your entire project from the initial consultation to fruition ensuring your upmost satisfaction whether you downsize, age in place or relocate to a new home.

In 2019, Cherie Bergeron joined the company as equal partner with Donald as Mary Jo moved on to pursue other opportunities.  Cherie and Donald as husband and wife manage and operate the business.

In creating Second Act Transition Services, the team combines their collective organizational and project management skills with a caring and compassionate approach to serving the growing number of adults who need help with downsizing, planning moves or modifying their current home to allow them to stay there.