Luz Restrepo

Past ASRC Member, Entrepreneur, Founder of SisterWorks

Luz studied Medicine in her native Colombia, graduated as a GP and worked in casualty, while at the same time was a mother to two young daughters. Finding that she enjoyed hospital administration more, she moved into an administrative role gaining Graduate Diplomas in Business Administration and Marketing and an MA in Communication. Before fleeing Colombia in 2010 Luz had established her own communications company and was a university lecturer in Marketing.

As a political refugee Luz arrived in Australia in 2010, with her life in tatters and spoke no English. She felt like a nobody: frightened, isolated and disempowered. Luz soon discovered that she was not alone. In 2011, along with a group of women in similar conditions, she began to make and sell crafts around Melbourne.

As a leader and social entrepreneur, Luz has facilitated women to gather their collective strengths, creativity and resources to rebuild their lives, confidence, self-esteem and financial security. Luz brings to SisterWorks inspirational leadership, marketing and network skills and a vision of women of many cultures supporting each other through working together.