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
Programming
Darcy Boyd
Production Coordinator
Francesca Cross
Creative Producer - Communities and Engagement
Mayella Dewis-Koroi
Creative Producer - Engagement
Laura McCabe
Production Coordinator
Simon Mula
Creative Producer
Genevieve Trace
Program Manager
Renee Place
Education Consultant
Sanja Simić
Creative Producer
Technical
Richard Clarke
Production Manager
Marketing and Communications
Persephone Hitzke-Dean
Ticketing and CRM Manager
Nadia Jade Okorn
Marketing Manager
Mark Sutton
Brand and Content Manager
Development
Xandy Blue
Development Administrator
Jared Cameron
Development Coordinator
Grace Campbell
Development Assistant
Jessica Simon
Development Coordinator
Vanessa Van Zyl
Development Manager – Partnerships
Finance
Lorelle Edwards
Finance Assistant
Olivia Michail
Financial Accountant
Administration
Anna Betcher
Executive Assistant
Giving Committee
The Honourable Justice Thomas Bradley
Chair
Courtney Talbot
Deputy Chair
Philip Bacon AO
Andrew Baker
Heidi Cooper
David Lyons
Anna Palmer
Ben Poschelk
Paul Taylor
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
Graphic Design
IER
Research
Josh Mcintosh
Site Design