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
Stephen Page AO
The Hon Amanda Vanstone AO
(Roy Yates, Government Observer)
Staff
Ruth Mackenzie CBE
Artistic Director
Kath M Mainland CBE
Chief Executive
Wouter Van Ransbeek
Associate Director
Michelle Tyson Clark
Strategic Advisor
Emma Bargery
Executive Assistant
Adelaide Writers' Week
Louise Adler AM
Director
Suzanne Critchley
Program Manager
Programming
Lesley Newton
Head of Programming
Kate Donnelly
Senior Program Manager
Kate Hillgrove
Program Manager
Janelle McKenzie
Opera Producer & Program Manager
Toby Chadd
Opera & Music Advisor
Kylie King
Producer, Classical Music
Caitlin Ellen Moore
Project Manager, Create4Adelaide
Chris Best
Digital and Community Arts, Create4Adelaide
Production
Taren Hornhardt
Head of Production
Paige Goodwin
Production Manager
Mark Pennington
Technical Manager
Rohan Yates
Production Logistics Coordinator
Bruce Bolton
Production Manager – Opera
Customer Experience
Benita Healy
Head of Customer Experience
Carolina Rojas
CRM & Data Manager
Business Development
Alyssa Mason
Sponsorship Manager
Zac Tyler
Sponsorship Manager
Sheridan Borgas
Sponsorship & Events Coordinator
Hannah Bone
Philanthropy Manager
Emanuel Auciello
Philanthropy & Events Coordinator
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
Finance and Corporate Services
Karishma Reynolds
Head of Finance & Corporate Services
Zarina Yusop
Finance & IT Manager
Prue Miels
Administration/Payroll Officer
Anders Bogdanowicz
Sustainability Manager