Staff And Board

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We opened the lid on six years of Adelaide Writers' Week sessions: plug your headphones, grab a cuppa and dive in.

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Adelaide Festival Corporation Board Members

Judy Potter (Chair)

Mark Roderick (Deputy Chair)

David Knox

Ian McRae AO

The Hon Amanda Vanstone

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

Marta Davis, Executive Assistant & Program Coordinator

Programming

Lesley Newton, Head of Programming
Rachael Azzopardi, Executive Producer – Theatre, Dance and Special Projects

Kate Hillgrove, Program Manager
Tess Appleby, Program Manager
Sam Wright, Executive Producer & Curator Festival Club
Stevan Pavlovic, Classical Music Producer

Adelaide Writers' Week

Jo Dyer, Director
Suzanne Critchley, Program Manager

Production

Taren Hornhardt, Head of Production
Melanie Selwood, Production Manager
Mark Pennington, Technical Consultant
Roland Partis, Special Events Production Coordinator
Jacinta Way, Production Administrator

Finance and Corporate Services

Elizabeth Brooks, Head of Corporate Services
Zarina Yusop, Finance and IT Manager
Prue Miels, Administration/Payroll Officer

Marketing and Communications

Michelle Reid, Head of Marketing & Communications
Benita Healy, Ticketing and Data Manager
Laura Danesin, Marketing Executive
Annika Stennert, Marketing Executive

Anthea Hagar, Publicist
Petrina Egan, National Publicist
Carolina Rojas, Publicity Coordinator

Business Development

Amanda Wheeler, Head of Business Development
Kirilea Salomone, Sponsorship Manager
Emma Williams, Sponsorship Coordinator

Philanthropy

Sarah Killey, Senior Philanthropy Manager
Bernadette Woods, Philanthropy Manager

Festival Associates

Mary Vallentine AO, Classical Music Advisor

With thanks to

Alan John, Copywriter