Pagona was born in New York, USA and although she has over 8 years on Ithaca and a profound love for the island and Vathy town, where her parents were born, New York still runs in her blood. She has a BA in Business Administration and has taken Graduate courses in Shipping, Charter and Navigation. Pagona stays in Vathy most of the year, but for a few months in Winter, she heads to Athens. On Ithaki, Pagona tends her Vathy garden with fruit trees and roses. One of her great prides is the 100 year old Lotus Tree which bears the soft fruit of the Odyssey. It's a far cry from her 25 years as Secretary on the Board of Trustees at St. Michaels Home of the Aged in New York, next to the late Arch Bishop Iakovos. This wonderful lady has a love for life and an interest in the people of her community which is luckily, a trait that has followed her from New York to Vathy. Presently Pagona is on the Executive Board of Trustees for the American Foundation of Greek Language and Culture in Greece, as Public Relations official.
