Cristina Karvonidis
Business Manager (Brokerage & Community Care)
Meet Our Management Team
Community Care Through Lived Experience
Some people choose a career in care. For Cristina, care has always been part of who she is.
As Business Manager at Chris Barnard Health, Cristina leads the growth of our NDIS and DVA Community Nursing services and brokerage partnerships. Behind every partnership and every service is one simple goal: making a real difference in someone’s life.
Over 15 years in the disability sector, Cristina has seen what’s possible when people get the right support: more independence, more confidence and more of the life they want to live. She has also seen how hard it can be when that support isn’t there. It’s why she cares so deeply about the NDIS, and why she never stops pushing for better.
Her commitment to veterans runs even closer to home. As the partner of an Australian Army veteran who served for 31 years, Cristina knows the quiet sacrifices military families make, and how much it matters to be supported by people who truly understand. She gave her heart to that cause as CEO of the I’ve Got Your 6 Foundation (IGY6), and still serves as a Board Member and Business Advisor today. For Cristina, strengthening DVA Community Nursing isn’t just part of her job. It’s a promise to the community she calls her own.
A qualified Neuroscience Practitioner and internationally qualified Life & Business Coach who speaks five languages, Cristina connects easily with people from every walk of life. Above all, she believes everyone deserves care, dignity and support.
When she’s not at work, you’ll find her soaking up time with her children, being outsmarted by the family’s much-loved, slightly crazy Cavalier, or out on the open road on motorbike rides with her partner.