Our People
Ebony Bott
Artistic Director
Charlie Cush
Chief Executive Officer
Board of Directors
Dr Jane Wilson AO
Chair
Philip Bacon AO
Deputy Chair
Kim Challenor
Andrew King
Mirusia Louwerse
Amanda Newbery
Jonathan Perry
Sophie Robertson
Graeme Wikman
Indigenous Advisory Group
Aunty Bridget Garay
Chair
Kemer Kemer Meriam Nation
Aunty Raelene Rallah-Baker
Yuggera, Birri, Girramay Nations
Shannon Ruska
Yuggera, Toorabul
Ben Graetz
Malak Malak, Kungarakan, Muran Clan, and Torres Strait Islands
Danielle Ah Boo
Samsep, Dhoeybaw, Maluligal, Kulkalgal
Luke Peacock
Samsep/Meriam
Sharnee Hegarty
Gunggari, Wulkurukaba
Leadership Team
Michael Adams
Chief Impact Officer
Fabienne Cooke
Director of Partnerships and Philanthropy
Bella Ford
Program Director
Claire Hooper
Chief Financial Officer/Company Secretary
Tim Pack
Technical Director
Justine Robins
Administration Manager
Administration
Matilda Skelhorn
Administrator Coordinator
Development
Lyndsey Black
Development Coordinator - Philanthropy
Xandy Blue
Development Administrator
Jared Cameron
Development Coordinator
Grace Campbell
Development Assistant
Jodie Gordon
Development Manager - Philanthropy
Warrick McDonald
Development Manager - Partnerships
Finance
Lorelle Edwards
Finance Assistant
Rhoisin Elwell-Sutton
Financial Accountant
Marketing and Communications
Lucy Andrews
Marketing Officer – Media & Comms
Emily Barclay
Ticketing Lead
Persephone Hitzke-Dean
Ticketing and CRM Manager
Sasha Iwanick
Marketing Officer - Content & Engagement
Nadia Jade Okorn
Marketing Manager
Sabrina Ryan
Brand Coordinator
Mark Sutton
Brand and Content Manager
Ella Winten
Marketing Officer – Digital Lead
Programming
Darcy Boyd
Production Coordinator
Tania Cervantes
Creative Producer
Francesca Cross
Creative Producer - Communities and Engagement
Stefan Greder
Senior Producer
Alanah Hardy
Associate Producer
Laura McCabe
Production Coordinator
Simon Mula
Creative Producer
Renee Place
Education Consultant
Sanja Simić
Creative Producer
Genevieve Trace
Program Manager
Lauren Hale
Signage and Site Design Coordinator
Technical
Christophe Broadway
Operations Manager
Richard Clarke
Production Manager
April Gunn
Production Assistant
Damion Holling
Technical Manager
Giving Committee
The Honourable Justice Thomas Bradley
Chair
Courtney Talbot
Deputy Chair
Philip Bacon AO
Andrew Baker
Heidi Cooper
Anna Palmer
Prue Pateras
Paul Taylor AM
Dr Jane Wilson AO
Next Gen Giving Committee
Ashleigh Mansfield
Chair
Jack Gallagher
Deputy Chair
Alissa Bermingham
Xanthe Lowe-Brown
Tom Peabody
Bianca Wylie
Phoebe Zavros
Festival Agencies
Bigfish
Brand & Website
Bolster
Advertising
Common State
Publicity
Dowling & Dowling Design
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IER
Research
Josh Mcintosh
Site Design