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Staff

DreamBIG Children's Festival Team

Staff

Programming

  • Creative Producer - Georgi Paech
  • Producer - Maddy Warren
  • Festival Coordinator - Britt Plummer
  • Producer - Kylie Thane
  • Producer - Kellie Nicol
  • centrED Education Manager - Renee Gibson
  • Learning & Engagement Program Coordinator - Ioanna Salmanidis
  • Senior Exhibitions Curator - Charissa Davies
  • Curator, Children's Artspace - Polly Dance
  • Curator, 50 Years of Dreaming Big - Sarah Northcott

Production

  • Production Coordinator - Jane Baird
  • Production Coordinator - Michael Roberts
  • Production Coordinator - Stephanie Fisher
  • Site Manager - Andy Kneebone
  • Festival Designer - Bianka Kennedy
  • Head of Staging - Robert O'Mahony
  • Head of Sound - Jane Rossetto
  • Head of Lighting - Martin Howard

Marketing & Customer Experience

  • Marketing Executive - Monika Stevens
  • Marketing Executive - Danielle Sherman
  • Marketing Coordinator - Tayla Farlie
  • Marketing Coordinator - Daphna Torres
  • Graphic Designer - Joshua Osis
  • Visual Content Officer - Simon Rogers
  • Publicity Executive - Molly Bone
  • Senior Publicity Coordinator - Stephanie Rossetto
  • Insights & Data Specialist - Heather Haslam
  • Schools & Festivals Ticketing Coordinator - Heather McGinn
  • Ticketing Coordinator - Jessica Marsh
  • Patron Services Coordinator - Natalie Schwarz-Hancock
  • Hospitality Executive - Tiana Sgarbossa
  • Senior Event Sales Executive - Katherine MacDonald
  • Hospitality Coordinator - Alex Scott
  • Hospitality Coordinator - Marissa Vorrasi
  • Event Sales Coordinator - Liam Goodwin
  • Head Chef - Ryan Willard

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 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 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)

Department for Education DreamBIG Teaching & Learning Resource and Companion

  • Resource Manager/Developer, Manager Arts Projects (including DreamBIG Children's Festival) - Cherie Broad
  • Resource Developer - Helen Champion

Special thanks to:

  • The writers and contributors of the DreamBIG Teaching & Learning Resource
  • Kerrin Rowlands and the students from UniSA's Production, Presentation and Audience in Arts Education course
  • Department for Education, Curriculum Programs Directorate, Outreach Education program and associated cultural organisations
  • Our artistic advisors - Adrianne Simmons, Anna Steen, Ashton Malcolm, Elizabeth Hay, Jemimah Dodd, Sam McMahon and Tim Overton
  • Our Student Advisory Committee - The year 4 & 5 students from Elizabeth Grove Primary School

We would to thank the wider Adelaide Festival Centre and Department for Education teams, our wonderful DreamBIG volunteers, and venue staff working on shows at venues across Adelaide and South Australia - we couldn't do it without you!

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