Our Team

Kathleen Nicholson
Director

Kathleen Nicholson started in travel in 1997. Straight after finishing high school and an exchange year in Europe there was never any doubt that Travel would be the way of the future. After completing her Travel & Tourism Certificate she was hired by AGS Sports & Travel (now TTFN Travel) on the day of graduation! After almost 20 years working up from junior consultant to her current role as Owner/director with the business, her travel knowledge and experience has continued to grow. The continued success of TTFN travel is as a result of the belief that service and relationships are the key to ensuring happy clients!

Stacey Nicholson
Operations Manager

Stacey Nicholson has been working at TTFN for the past 4 years. After gaining her Bachelor in Accounting she went to work in London.  Since returning she has worked in many different industries for example Oil and Gas; Mining and Financial Services.  She brings a wealth of knowledge in account management, reporting and customer service.

Melanie Ford
Director

Melanie commenced as a director of TTFN Travel in August 2017, opening our Melbourne office. She brings a wealth of experience from her many years running her own agency and as a corporate travel agent for BHP, bringing experience from both the leisure and corporate sectors. Melanie developed her love of travel in her teenage years from her father, creating unforgettable moments with him when they travelled to Hawaii during her school holiday periods.  Extending this love to a career, Melanie joined the industry in her early 20’s. With a career expanding almost 30 years in the industry, Melanie has been blessed to visit many phenomenal destinations, a few of her favourites being Maldives, Uganda & Morocco. She has a passion for destinations that are child and family friendly but also full of culture and amazing sights. Melanie’s greatest loves are her daughter Charlotte, with the Hawthorn Football Club running a close second.

Fiona Staples
Travel Consultant

Fiona has always loved to travel.  As a child she travelled around Australia multiple times with her parents and then as an adult has expanded her horizons.  Fiona has been to many locations worldwide and now enjoys travelling with her own family.

Fiona continues to get great enjoyment from travelling and arranging great adventures for herself and her friends.  After 18 years in social work, Fiona decided to have a sea-change, finally doing what she loves for her work in our Melbourne office.

Sharon Bacich
Senior Travel Consultant

Sharon commenced with TTFN Travel in October 2019, bringing with her a wealth of experience in the leisure side of the business, with a particular flair for organising cruising experiences for her clients. Sharon’s decision to work in travel came naturally in her early 20’s after a gap year turned into 3 and half years travelling the world. It made sense to her to combine her love of travel with her love of people into a career that has spanned almost 30 years.

Sharon gains great satisfaction being involved in creating unforgettable moments for her clients, even at times being a little envious of the amazing holidays that she arranges for them. When people ask her what she does for a living she tells them that she sells dreams.