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Adelaide Festival Corporation Board Members
Judy Potter (Chair)
Mark Roderick (Deputy Chair)
Alison Beare
Tony Berg AM
Mary Couros
Brenton Cox
The Hon Amanda Vanstone AO
Roy Yates (Government Observer)
Staff
Ruth Mackenzie CBE
Artistic Director
Kath M Mainland CBE
Chief Executive
Rob Brookman AM
Associate Director
Wouter Van Ransbeek
Associate Director
Brett McCallum
Head of Special Projects
Lilian Mellink
Executive Assistant
Programming
Lesley Newton
Head of Programming
Kate Hillgrove
Program Manager (maternity leave from Nov 2022)
Kate Donnelly
Program Manager
Liz Gogler
Program Manager
Janelle McKenzie
Opera Producer & Program Manager
Blake Gilchrist
Executive Producer & Curator of Contemporary Music
Kylie King
Producer, Classical Music
Julie Orchard
Youth, Education & Talks Executive
Azusa Kyushiki
Program Administrator
Laura Stokes
Program Assistant
Production
Taren Hornhardt
Head of Production
Paige Goodwin
Production Manager
Mark Pennington
Technical Manager
Roland Partis
Senior Production Coordinator
Rohan Yates
Production Logistics Coordinator
Paul McCarthy (PBM Enterprises Pty Ltd)
Safety Consultant
Dave McLean
Production Manager – Messa Da Requiem
Bruce Bolton
Production Coordinator
Tahlia Greco
Production Coordinator
Alex Mollison
Production Coordinator
Jacinta Way
Production Coordinator
Letisha Ackland
Production Coordinator
Michaela Banks
Store Coordinator
Steph Price
Production Admin Assistant
Business Development
Amanda Wheeler
Head of Development
Kirilea Salomone
Sponsorship Manager (maternity leave from Sep 2022)
Alyssa Mason
Sponsorship Executive
Ben Drogemuller
Sponsorship Coordinator (secondment)
Anneloes de Graeff
Philanthropy Manager
Bernadette Woods
Philanthropy Executive - Campaigns & Appeals
Trena Jenifer
Philanthropy Executive - Foundations & Grants
Philly Hoang
Development Coordinator
Emmelie Nijskens
Events Coordinator
Adelaide Writers' Week
Louise Adler AM
Director
Suzanne Critchley
Program Manager
Clare Sawyer
Programmer, Young Readers
Bruce McKinven
Site Designer
Marketing and Communications
Michelle Reid
Head of Marketing & Communications
Kevin van der Zwaag
Marketing Manager
Catherine Hoffman
Marketing Executive
Julia McNab
Graphic Designer
Charlie Pugsley
Marketing Coordinator
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
Senior Ticketing Coordinator
Kathryn Simons
Ticketing Coordinator
Raquel Campbell
Ticketing Coordinator
Damon Delaney
FOH Coordinator
Carolyn Pickering
Volunteer Coordinator
Britt Plummer
Customer Service Representative (ticketing)
Alex Fowler
Customer Service Representative (ticketing)
Skye Treloar
Customer Service Representative (ticketing)
Sheridan Borgas
Customer Service Representative (ticketing)
Taylor Dabinett
Reception & Ticketing Administration Assistant
Finance and Corporate Services
Elizabeth Brooks
Head of Corporate Services
Zarina Yusop
Finance & IT Manager
Prue Miels
Administration/Payroll Officer
Beatrice Jeavons
Sustainability Coordinator