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Our Staff

We couldn't create a Festival without our brilliant staff. 

Artistic Director: Anna Reece

Executive Director: Nathan Bennett


Programming

Head of Programming: Rachael Whitworth

Senior Program Manager: Jessica Darlow

Senior Program Manager: Deborah Robertson (Parental Leave Cover)

Senior Producer: Anna Kosky

Creative Producer: Gemma Weston

Film Curator: Madeline Bates

Associate Producer: Georgia Smith

Associate Producer: Melanie Julien-Martial

Associate Producer: Linda Iriza

Artistic Associate: Chloe Ogilvie

Creative Producer - Boorloo Contemporary: Yabini Kickett

Project Manager - Boorna Waanginy: Sarita Leal

Program Administrator: Dana Nguyen

 

Production

Technical Director and Head of Production: Shona Treadgold

Event Operations and Logistics Manager: Fiona Smith

Event Operations and Logistics Manager: Gabriella Filippi (Parental leave cover)

Production Manager, Special Events: John Carter

Production Services Manager: Alex Hayes

Production Administrator: Rachael Canning

Production Coordinator: Dana Ioppolo

 

Development

Head of Development: Marina Woodhouse

Senior Manager, Philanthropy: Penelope Dolling 

Philanthropy Consultant: Andree McIntyre

Philanthropy Coordinator: Alexander McKinnon

Partnerships Manager: Acil Tayba

Partnerships Coordinator: Cate Creedon

Business Development Manager: Kathryn Holmes

Development Events Manager: Serene Cho

 

Finance

Chief Financial Officer: Kenny Lye

Senior Accountant: Melanie Jones

Accounts Officers: Jocelyn Kuan, Maroeska Mandl

IT Operations Manager: Justin Cheek

 

People & Culture

Head of People and Culture: Marianne McAdam

Senior Manager People and Culture: Sean Ashton

People and Culture Manager / Legal Counsel: Charlotte Thorne

Community and Engagement Manager: Ellie Murray-Yong

Cultural Liaison: Alta Winmar

 

Marketing & Communications

Head of Brand, Marketing and Experience: Carolyn Mooney

Senior Marketing Manager: Dana Alamsyah

Communications Manager: Stephen Bevis

Digital Marketing Manager: Rachel Audino

Marketing Project Manager: Alison Kelly

Marketing Coordinator: Felicity Tan

Head of Design: Scott Weir

Motion Designer: David Ryan

Publications Manager: Andi Lawson-Moore

Ticketing and Customer Experience Manager: Kate Valentine

Loyalty and Retention Executive: Emily Davies

Ticketing Coordinator: Ellie Aitchison

Designer: Christopher Markle