Adelaine Strauss

Confidential Secretary

What I do

I am responsible for assisting the Director on a secretarial level. As such I am responsible for managing his diary; appointments; flight and accommodation bookings; as well as the general administrative duties normally associated with a secretarial position.

What I did before

In Phalaborwa I worked at Lepelle Northern Water as the PA to the CEO, and when Head Office moved to Polokwane, I did secretarial work on contract at Foskor and attorneys and at NTT Toyota. In between these contracts, I was a full time mom.

A bit about me

I was born and raised in Cape Town. I have a Secretarial Diploma from Tygerberg Technical College and a Certificate in Archiving from the Government Archives in Cape Town. I am married to Francois Strauss (for 25 years), and have three children: David (21), Rensche (18) and Alicia (12). I am a typical twentieth century woman; torn between my husband, his business, three children, the schools and my boss at the office.

I couldn't live without...

Good company, good wine, good food and laughter.

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