Management professional with over twenty years’ experience working within Community Services and Support. My broad expertise has led me to master my skills within business management, stakeholder engagement, relationship development and process improvement within large organisations. Over the course of my career I have made a number of conference presentations as an Aged and Disability Services and Children's Services Manager, including:• “LOTE learning in the preschool sector” (2000, National LOTE Conference, Melbourne) • “Why Learn Greek” (2003, La Trobe University, Melbourne) • “Early childhood education” (2004, Greek Australians in the 21st Century conference, Melbourne) • “The ‘bi’ world: supporting bilingualism in early childhood education by implementing a bilingual program (2005, co-author, Early Childhood Australia national biannual conference, Brisbane) • “Positive Outcomes Through Positive Partnerships” (2012, Cultural Diversity in Ageing Conference: Stories to Inspire, Melbourne)• Stories to Inspire - Cultural Diversity in Ageing Conference (7-8 June 2012, Melbourne). Presentation: “Out of the square: Inspiring Stories of Greek Community Volunteers in relation to Palliative Care”• ECCV Presentation during the forum on cultural perspectives, 2015• Poster presentation for the 2016 National Volunteering Conference
Listed skills include Customer Service, Strategic Planning, Project Management, Leadership, and 15 others.
