OUR TEAM
DIGNITARIES
EXECUTIVE
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
Artistic Director
Josephine Ridge
Executive Director
Katie McLeish
Assistant to the Executive Office
Krystyna Kobylinski
President
The Hon Linda Dessau AM (from March)
Carrillo Gantner AO (to March)
Deputy President
Philip Cornish
Treasurer
Paul Kirk
Secretary
Louise Adler AM
Directors
Rob Brookman (from August)
Sally Bruce (from August)
Ian McDougall
Simon Ryan (from August)
Wai Tang
Neil Waters
David Whittle
Corrie Perkin (to June)
Abigail Crompton (to March)
Head of Programming
Mark Burlace (from April)
Michael Stevens (to February)
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
Director of
Contemporary Music
Declan Forde
Senior Program Manager
Jen Gulbransen (to July)
Caris Harper (from July)
Producer
Simone Ruggiero (to August)
Programming Assistant
Emily Sweeney
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PROGRAMMING
MARKETING & DEVELOPMENT
Head of Marketing & Development
Vas Katos
Marketing Director
Tania Owen
Sponsorship Director
Stephanie Hamilton
Ticketing Manager
Jerry Hodgins
Private Giving Manager
Rupert Sherwood
Sponsorship Manager
Shalini Hartog
Digital Manager
Dave O’Dwyer
Marketing & Audience
Development Manager
David Geoffrey Hall
Development & Marketing
Programs Manager
Andrea Stahel
Graphic Designer
Kate Francis
Events Manager
Emily Griffis (to August)
Jennifer Pitson (from August)
Ticketing Services Coordinator
Gemma Cotterell
Marketing & Development Administrator
Joel Thompson
Marketing & Development Interns
Aled Denton, Anastasia Ryan, Caitlin Budge