Office Team – Website Consultant
Hello! Before my Mother holidayed Club Med Cherating Beach, Malaysia in 1981 I had no idea what a G.O. was. But she came home raving about her Club Med Holiday and said that with my hotel reception experience and dancing training I would fit right in and should apply! A few years later my dancing feet decided they needed to travel and off I went to discover what being a G.O. was all about.
My first season (1984) I worked as a cashier in the bank at Chateau Royal, New Caledonia. I left Noumea early to take up the role of Head Cashier for the opening season of Farukolufushi, in the Maldive Islands in March 1985. Nine months working and diving in the Maldives was a dream come true! I loved working with Jean-Luc Olivero (CDV) and was thrilled when he invited me to join his team in Les Almadies, Senegal. I had no idea where Senegal was and had to look it up on a map but I was excited to be travelling to new places and having the opportunity to explore other cultures. At the end of the season, I took the opportunity to backpack around Europe for eight months and met up with my Mother for a short stay at Club Med Gregliomano, to visit my good friend Malibu!
On my return to Australia, I started work in the Club Med Sales Office and the following year I took over as the WA State Manager. I managed the Perth Office for 10 years and during this time I travelled to all of the villages in the Asia zone. I attended the opening of Lindeman Island in 1992 and Bintan Island in1997. During my holidays I visited other villages in the Europe and USA regions; including Bora Bora, Moorea, Copper Mountain, St. Moritz, Val d’Isere. Working for Club Med was a wonderful life that enabled me to travel and reconnect with some of my G.O. family, as well as make new friends across the globe.
I left Club Med in 1998 to start my own business. I transitioned from hospitality and travel into the training and education sector. I commenced university as a mature student at the age of 40 and eventually graduated with a Doctorate of Education in 2015. I retired from paid employment as a university lecturer in 2017 and since then I have been doing volunteer work within Australia and overseas.
In my free time, I enjoy reading, crafting and travelling! My crafting passions are crochet, glass art, and resign designs. I am very happy to connect with the broader G.O. family virtually through the Forever G.O. foundation and I look forward helping out from “downunder””.