Fronditha Care’s Female Trailblazers
More than 80 per cent of Fronditha Care’s workforce is female. Read about some of their unique life experiences in honour of International Women’s Day.


MARIA KAITATZIS
Chef, Templestowe
MARIA KAITATZIS
Chef, Templestowe
I lived in Greece for 35 years. I was born there, I was married there and I had kids there. After the economic crisis hit Greece, I saw thin…


ADELE ROMPANTE
Cleaner
ADELE ROMPANTE
Cleaner
The beginning was not too good. You don’t have family, you don’t have anyone, I was not speaking English. I only knew one word, “yes”. Even…


DIMITRA OIKONOMOU
Lifestyle & Activity Officer
DIMITRA OIKONOMOU
Lifestyle & Activity Officer
If I could give my younger self advice I would say: Leave behind whatever makes you unhappy, without a second thought. Years are passing us…


ROSE PIKIS
Personal Care Assistant
ROSE PIKIS
Personal Care Assistant
I lived in the country, then moved to Melbourne in my early 20s, but then my father got sick with cancer. I was the only one of my siblings…


KATHY SFEROPOULOS
Deputy Residential Care Manager Thornbury
KATHY SFEROPOULOS
Deputy Residential Care Manager Thornbury
I listen. That’s all I do. I empathise with people. I’ve always been that way. I’ve always been about listening rather than speaking. I’m mo…


POOJA KUMAR
Nurse
POOJA KUMAR
Nurse
I used to be a sales manager for Royal Caribbean Cruises and Delta Airlines. Totally different to nursing. But when I came to Australia with…


VICKI DERBAS
Brokerage Services Coordinator
VICKI DERBAS
Brokerage Services Coordinator
I got married because I thought I’d have my freedom. When I was 19, I wasn’t allowed to go out. Nine o’clock I had to be home. I didn’t have…


WENDY SHEEN
Administration Officer
WENDY SHEEN
Administration Officer
The happiest moment of my life would have to be when it all started, I married my wonderful husband Gary at St Johns Anglican Church on a ve…


JENNY ANASTOPOULOS
Nurse
JENNY ANASTOPOULOS
Nurse
I just lost my mum two weeks ago. She was here, in the nursing home. Every time I open the door I think I’m going to find her there. She was…