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.


ANGELA COX
Residential Care Manager Templestowe
ANGELA COX
Residential Care Manager Templestowe
I think I’ve lived in 34 different places and been to over 10 different schools. It has been difficult for me to maintain friendships becaus…


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…


KATHLEEN FISHER
Executive Manager Human Resources
KATHLEEN FISHER
Executive Manager Human Resources
The saddest moment of my life was when my sister died. I didn’t realise how much that would impact me. She was brilliant, she was studying t…


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…


HELENI BAGIARTAKIS
Executive Manager of Community Services & Planning
HELENI BAGIARTAKIS
Executive Manager of Community Services & Planning
My husband was diagnosed with a brain tumour. That came right out of left field. He woke up one morning and he had no feeling on the right s…


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…


SOULA CARGAKIS
Board, Vice President
SOULA CARGAKIS
Board, Vice President
My mother was a woman who, from a teenager, was all about a cause and giving to the community. She was so smart, much cleverer than me. She…


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…


FAYE SPITERI
President
FAYE SPITERI
President
I’ve been so lucky to have so many amazing women in my life – all have influenced me in different ways. I only met my grandmothers briefly o…