Niki Kriticos, maiden name Arkouzis, daughter of Spiros and Artemis, lives in Brisbane Australia. Niki has two sons, Spiro and Pericles, and challenged herself with a long visit to Ithaca in 2007, staying for 3 months.

Nikis roots from her fathers side of the family come from Perahori through grandparents Gerasimos and Cleoniki Arkouzis and from her mothers side, Gerasimos and Evvagelia Grivas, from Vathy.

When Niki is on Ithaca she enjoys her long walks, in particular to Filiatro beach. although Niki studied Psychology, she worked in the Travel and Tourism Industry as a Travel Consulted, but while her boys are growing up, has opted to make motherhood her primary occupation.