Staff and Board
Staff and Board content
Adelaide Festival Corporation Board Members
Tracey Whiting AM (Chair)
Alison Beare
Tony Berg AM
Leesa Chesser
Councillor Mary Couros
Brenton Cox
Roy Yates (Government Observer)
Staff
Matthew Lutton OAM (2026 - 2028)
Artistic Director
Julian Hobba
Executive Director
Adelaide Writers' Week
Louise Adler AM
Director
Brett McCallum
Program Manager
Katya Fedyk
Program Coordinator
Programming
Lesley Newton
Head of Programming
Kate Donnelly
Senior Program Manager
Kate Hillgrove
Program Manager
Toby Chadd
Opera & Music Advisor
Kylie King
Producer, Classical Music
Jess Thomas
Program Executive, Opera
Production
Taren Hornhardt
Head of Production
Paige Goodwin
Production Manager
Mark Pennington
Technical Manager
Rohan Yates
Production Logistics Manager
Bruce Bolton
Production Manager, Projects
Paul McCarthy
(PBM Enterprises Pty Limited)
Risk Consultant
Jess Thomas
Production Coordinator
Customer Experience
Benita Healy
Head of Customer Experience
Carolina Rojas
CRM & Data Manager
Julie Orchard
Youth, Education & Talks Executive
Business Development
Candice Arthur
Head of Partnerships
Hannah Bone
Head of Philanthropy
Alyssa Mason
Sponsorship Manager
Sheridan Borgas
Sponsorship Executive
Emanuel Auciello
Donor Relations Executive
Vee McGovern
Philanthropy & Events Coordinator
Marketing and Communications
Michelle Reid
Head of Marketing & Communications
Kevin van der Zwaag
Marketing Manager
Charlie Pugsley
Marketing Coordinator
Julia McNab
Graphic Designer
Petrina Egan
Publicist
Sophie Gardner
Publicist
Finance and Corporate Services
Karishma Reynolds
Chief Financial Officer
Michelle Tyson Clark
Head of Governance & Strategy
Zarina Yusop
Finance & IT Manager
Prue Miels
Administration/Payroll Officer
Kathryn McCloy
Reception / Administration Assistant