STAFF &
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
DIGNITARIES
Patron in Chief
His Excellency The Governor of
Victoria, Alex Chernov AC QC
Patron
The Right Hon. The Lord Mayor,
Councillor Robert Doyle, City of
Melbourne
BOARD
President
The Hon Linda Dessau AM (from Mar)
Carrillo Gantner AO (to Mar)
Deputy President
Philip Cornish
Treasurer
Paul Kirk
Secretary
Louise Adler AM
Directors
Ian McDougall
Wai Tang
Neil Waters
David Whittle
Corrie Perkin (to Jun)
Abigail Crompton (to Mar)
EXECUTIVE
Creative Director
Josephine Ridge
Executive Director
Katie McLeish
Assistant to the
Executive Office
Krystyna Kobylinski
PROGRAMMING
Head of Programming
Mark Burlace (from Apr)
Michael Stevens (to Feb)
Creative Associate –
Visual Arts
Louise Neri
Creative Associate –
Classical Music
Richard Tognetti AO
Creative Producer –
Circus
Andrew Bleby
Co-Curator, Haydn for Everyone
Marshall McGuire
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Director of
Contemporary Music
Declan Forde
Senior Program Manager
Jen Gulbransen
Producer
Simone Ruggiero
Programming Assistant
Emily Sweeney
MARKETING &
DEVELOPMENT
Head of Marketing
and Development
Vas Katos
Marketing Director
Tania Owen
Sponsorship Director
Stephanie Hamilton
Ticketing Manager
Jerry Hodgins
Ticketing Services Coordinator
Gemma Cotterell
Private Giving Manager
Rupert Sherwood
Digital Manager
Dave O’Dwyer
Sponsorship Manager
Shalini Hartog
Marketing & Audience
Development Manager
David Geoffrey Hall
Development & Marketing
Programs Manager
Andrea Stahel
Graphic Designer
Kate Francis
Events Manager
Emily Griffis
Marketing & Development
Administrator
Joel Thompson
Marketing &
Development Interns
Aled Denton, Anastasia Ryan,
Caitlin Budge
PUBLICITY
TS Publicity
Tatia Sloley
Mary Thompson
Emma Costello
Elise Tobin
OPERATIONS
Head of Operations
Donna Aston
Technical Manager
Aaron Hock
Logistics Coordinator
Melanie Burge
Operations Administrator
Stacey Fleming
Production Coordinator
Beth Whiting
Artist Liaison Manager
Bianca Eden
Production Manager
Khat Kerr
Production Manager
Genevieve Cizevskis
Project Managers
Kelly Harrington
Chloe Vieth
Risk Management
Bill Coleby
FINANCE &
CORPORATE
SERVICES
Head of Finance &
Corporate Services
Liz Chappell
Financial Accountant
Athena Nguyen
Accounts Assistant
Jessica Willason
Office Manager
Lucy Day
Finance & Corporate Interns
Lisa Najudjojo, Tissamiranti Saputri
PATRONS CIRCLE