Staff And Board

About

Let's be Friends

Friends of the Adelaide Festival receive a host of great benefits including a 15% discount on applicable tickets, access to pre-sale and much more.

Adelaide Festival Corporation Board Members

Judy Potter (Chair)

Mark Roderick (Deputy Chair)

David Knox

Ian McRae AO

The Hon Amanda Vanstone AO

The Rt Hon Sandy Verschoor

Jim Whalley

Alison Beare

Rachel Williams (Government Observer)

Staff

Neil Armfield AO and Rachel Healy
Artistic Directors

Elaine Chia
Executive Director (to Nov 2021)

Kathie Massey
Interim Executive Director (from Nov 2021)

Callum McLean
Executive Assistant

Programming

Lesley Newton
Head of Programming

Tess Appleby
Opera Producer / Program Manager

Kate Hillgrove
Program Manager

Blake Gilchrist
Executive Producer & Curator of Contemporary Music

Zac Tyler & Ruth Blythman
Producer - Special Projects

Kylie King
Producer, Classical Music

Julie Orchard
Youth, Education & Talks Executive

Beatrice Jeavons
Sustainability Coordinator, Producer - Climate Crisis & the Arts

Kelsee Pedler
Associate Producer - The Summerhouse

Production

Taren Hornhardt
Head of Production

Paige Goodwin
Production Manager

Mark Pennington
Technical Manager

Roland Partis
Senior Production Coordinator

Rohan Yates
Production Logistics Coordinator

Lee Francis
Risk Consultant

Michaela Banks
Store Coordinator

Nadia Bobaly
Production Coordinator

Bruce Bolton
Production Coordinator

Marg Crompton
Production Manager - Watershed: The Death of Dr Duncan

Nicholas Filsell
Opening Event Production Coordinator

Connor Jolly
Production Coordinator

Leisa Gosling
Production Coordinator

Tahlia Greco
Production Admin Assistant

David McLean
Production Manager - The Golden Cockerel

Alex Mollison
Construction & Site Coordinator - The Summerhouse

Business Development

Amanda Wheeler
Head of Business Development

Kirilea Salomone
Sponsorship Manager

Alyssa Mason
Sponsorship Coordinator

Emmelie Nijskens
Functions Coordinator

Sarah Killey
Philanthropy Manager

Bernadette Woods
Philanthropy Manager

Philly Hoang
Business Development Assistant

Adelaide Writers' Week

Jo Dyer
Director

Suzanne Critchley
Program Manager

Emma Horner
Program Coordinator

Bruce McKinven
Site Designer & Coordinator

Marketing and Communications

Michelle Reid
Head of Marketing & Communications

Annika Stennert
Marketing Executive

Catherine Hoffman
Marketing Coordinator

India Ward
Marketing Coordinator

Charlie Pugsley
Marketing Assistant

Julia McNab
Graphic Designer

Anthea Hagar
Publicist

Petrina Egan
National Publicist

Sophie Gardner
Publicity Coordinator

Customer Experience

Benita Healy
Head of Customer Experience

Carolina Rojas
Database Administrator

Luke Penman
Ticketing Coordinator

Dani Raymond
Ticketing Coordinator

Alison Campbell
Customer Service Representative

Carolyn Pickering
Volunteer Coordinator

Damon Delaney
Front of House Coordinator

Finance and Corporate Services

Elizabeth Brooks
Head of Corporate Services

Zarina Yusop
Finance & IT Manager

Prue Miels
Administration/Payroll Officer

Festival Associate

Erin Helyard
Curator - Chamber Landscapes

With thanks to

Tom Wright

Alan John
Copywriter

Katy Biggs
Graphic Designer