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Staff

DreamBIG Children's Festival Team

Staff

Programming

  • Creative Producer - Georgi Paech
  • Festival Coordinator - Britt Plummer
  • Producer - Kellie Nicol
  • Assistant Producer - Renee Gentle
  • centrED Education Manager - Renee Gibson
  • Program Coordinator - Sara Zuidland
  • 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

Douglas Gautier AM - CEO & Artistic Director

  • Kim Thiel - Executive Assistant to the CEO | Protocol Manager

Steven Woolhouse - Chief Operating & Financial Officer

  • Bernadette Brennan - Manager, WHS & Risk
  • David Cations - Manager, ICT & Cybersecurity
  • Mark Cullen - Manager, Facilities
  • Claire George - Manager, Human Resources
  • Abhishek Shaw - Manager, Finance & Business Improvement
  • Angela Willington - Manager, Legal & Contract Management

Christie Anthoney - Head of External Affairs

Renato Capoccia - Head of Marketing

  • Francesca Belperio - Manager, Publicity & Content Creation
  • Julia George - Manager, Digital & Social

Nathan Luscombe - Head of Production & Technical

  • Martin Howard - Head of Department, Lighting
  • Robert O'Mahony - Head of Department, Staging
  • Jane Rossetto - Head of Department, Sound

Heather Poole - Head of Customer Experience

  • Natale Adam - Manager, Ticketing
  • Kate Hagan - Manager, Patron Services
  • Jeff Owens - Manager, Hospitality

Alex Sinclair - Head of Programming - Commercial

Susannah Sweeney - Head of Programming - Public Purpose

  • Virginia Gay - Artistic Director, Adelaide Cabaret Festival
  • Slava Grigoryan - Artistic Director, Adelaide Guitar Festival
  • Joon-Yee Kwok - Festival Director, OzAsia Festival
  • Georgi Paech - Festival Director, DreamBIG Children's Festival

Abbie Taylor - Director of Philanthropy & Corporate Partnerships

  • Janine Eckert - Manager, Corporate Partnerships
  • Olivia Power - Manager, Philanthropy


Adelaide Festival Centre Trustees 

  • The Hon Karlene Maywald (Chair)
  • Bruce Carter AO (Deputy Chair)
  • Michael Abbott AO KC
  • Dr 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 Zwaans
  • 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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