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Staff

The team behind Adelaide Festival Centre's OzAsia Festival.

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Artistic Director & Executive Producer


Programming

  • Kylie Thane - Producer - Outdoor Programs
  • Sonal Patel - Producer
  • Manish Chandnani - Producer
  • Tania Leong - Festival Coordinator
  • Diane Fang - Assistant Producer - Outdoor Programs
  • Renee Gibson - Education Officer
  • Ioanna Salmanidis - Learning and Engagement, Program Coordinator
  • Charissa Davies - Senior Exhibitions Curator
  • Annette Shun Wah - Programming Advisor


Marketing

  • Shivawn Young - Marketing Executive
  • Daphna Torres - Marketing Coordinator
  • Adrian Cowell - Graphic Designer
  • Molly Bone - Publicity Executive
  • Carolyn Berry - Publicity Executive
  • Stephanie Rossetto - Publicity Coordinator
  • Simon Rogers - Visual Content Officer
  • Jessica Zeng - Community Engagement Coordinator
  • Heather Haslam - Insights & Data Specialist
  • Gloria-Qing Deng - Digital Content Officer
  • Emma Piscioneri - Digital Marketing Coordinator


Customer Experience

  • Peter Maddock - Senior Ticketing Executive
  • Heather McGinn - Ticketing Coordinator
  • Jessica Marsh - Ticketing Coordinator
  • Natalie Schwarz-Hancock - Patron Services Coordinator
  • Tiana Sgarbossa - Hospitality Executive
  • Katherine Macdonald - Senior Event Sales Executive
  • Alexander Scott - Hospitality Coordinator
  • Marissa Vorrasi - Hospitality Coordinator
  • Liam Goodwin - Event Sales Coordinator
  • Cathy Barrett - Retail & Tours Executive
  • Ryan Willard - Head Chef


Production

  • Françoise Piron - Production Coordinator
  • Michael Roberts - Production Coordinator
  • Robert O'Mahony - Head of Staging
  • Jane Rosetto - Head of Sound
  • Martin Howard - Head of Lighting

Adelaide Festival Centre Trustees 

  • The Hon Karlene Maywald (Chair)
  • Bruce Carter AO (Deputy Chair)
  • Michael Abbott AO KC
  • Katherine Tamiko Arguile
  • Alexandrea Cannon OAM
  • Penny Griggs
  • Councillor Phillip Martin
  • Dr Evelyn Yap OAM

Adelaide Festival Centre Management

  • Douglas Gautier AM - CEO & Artistic Director
  • Steven Woolhouse - Chief Operating & Financial Officer
  • Christie Anthoney - Head of Public Affairs
  • Renato Capoccia - Head of Marketing
  • Nathan Luscombe - Head of Production & Technical
  • Heather Poole - Head of Customer Experience
  • Alex Sinclair - Head of Programming – Commercial
  • Susannah Sweeney - Head of Programming – Public Purpose
  • Abbie Taylor - Director of Philanthropy
  • Natalie Adam - Manager, Ticketing
  • Francesca Belperio - Manager Publicity & Content Creation
  • Bernadette Brennan - Manager, WHS & Risk
  • David Cations - Manager, ICT & Cybersecurity
  • Mark Cullen - Manager, Facilities Services
  • Janine Eckert - Manager, Corporate Partnerships
  • Claire George - Manager, Human Resources
  • Julia George - Manager, Digital & Social
  • Kate Hagan - Manager, Patron Services
  • Jeff Owens - Manager, Hospitality
  • Olivia Power - Manager, Philanthropy
  • Abhishek Shaw - Manager, Finance & Business Improvement
  • Angela Willington - Manager, Legal & Contract Management

Adelaide Festival Centre Foundation Board 

  • Miranda Starke (Chair)
  • Cain Cooke (Deputy Chair)
  • Ray Dahdah
  • Georgina Duckworth
  • Sheryn Foord
  • Jasmin Shahin
  • Lauren Zwanns
  • Legh Davis (Patron)
  • Joan Hardy OAM (Patron)

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