Work at Home Mum Nominated for Australian of the Year Award

The woman who has been the driving force behind the Virtual Assistant Industry in Australia was nominated for the 2008 Australian of the Year Award in Community Service.

When Kathie M. Thomas, Founder & CEO of a company known as "A Clayton’s Secretary" received word of her nomination, her response was, “I have no idea who nominated me but it was a wonderful surprise to receive the letter and certificate in the mail.”

Thomas, a work-at-home-mum, is credited with assisting hundreds of women, in Australia and overseas, in establishing home-based businesses as a

result of their desires to also be work-at-home-mothers. "Working at home isn't something that everyone could do," according to Thomas, “but for those who have excellent office skills and need to be home for children or aged parents, it's an ideal way to keep those skills and still have an income.”

In addition to running her own successful business, Thomas is also an author who recently released her first book, "Worth More Than Rubies: The Value of a Work At Home Mum." She describes the book as a way to further encourage and assist women worldwide in their desire to return home.

The Australian of the Year Awards were founded in 1960, when Sir MacFarlane Burnet OM AK KBE received the inaugural award. This year a total of 14 people will be recognized in each state/territory (13 in Australian Capital Territory). The winners will be announced during a ceremony on January 26, which is recognized as Australia Day.

To learn more about Australian of the Year nominee Kathie Thomas, visit her website: http://asecretary.com.au. She may also be contacted via email: kathie@vadirectory.net or by telephone:
Ph: +613 9585 5780. Fax: +613 9585 3785