People

THE DEDICATED INDIVIDUALS THAT MAKE OUR FESTIVAL HAPPEN

CEOS

KATH M MAINLAND CBE

KATH M MAINLAND CBE

Executive Director

Kath is passionate about the arts’ place in society, particularly the unique alchemy that happens at festivals — which she has worked in and around for over 25 years — and how this experience is applicable across the world. She joined Melbourne Festival as Executive Director in 2016, after seven years as Chief Executive of Edinburgh Festival Fringe, where she grew the world’s largest arts festival in size by 52%. Kath has acted as a trustee on a number of arts boards, including chairing Festivals Edinburgh, and is the current Chair of Regional Arts Victoria. In 2014 she was awarded a CBE for services to Culture in Scotland.

HANNAH FOX

HANNAH FOX

Co-Artistic Director

Hannah is an artist, curator and festival director with a focus on sound art, large-scale public art, contemporary music and live art. Prior to her role as RISING Co-Artistic Director, Hannah worked as Artistic Associate at Melbourne Festival; and as the Associate Creative Director of Dark Mofo.

Her broad spectrum of work has included performance interventions for the Tate Modern, a Janes Addiction stage show, and choreographing cranes and forklifts for a large-scale car stunt show. She’s a founding member of the creative partnership Supple Fox, which currently collaborates with artist Byron J Scullin on work including the large-scale, outdoor sonic artwork Siren Song, which continues to be remounted in cities around the world.

GIDEON OBARZANEK

GIDEON OBARZANEK

Co-Artistic Director

Gideon is a director, choreographer, performing arts curator and founder of dance company Chunky Move, where he was CEO and Artistic Director until 2012. His diverse works for the company included stage productions, installations, site-specific works, participatory events and film; and have been performed in festivals and theatres around the world including Edinburgh International, Southbank London and all major Australian performing arts festivals.

More recently Gideon was Artistic Associate with the Melbourne Festival, co-curator for XO State at Asia TOPA, Strategic Cultural Engagement Manager at the University of Melbourne and Chair of the Melbourne Fringe Festival.

EXECUTIVE

MARK BURLACE

DEPUTY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

MICHELLE TYSON CLARK

CHIEF OF STAFF

RACHEL ECHOLS

EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT TO CO-CEOS

ROSE HARRIMAN

CURATORIAL MANAGER

KIMBERLEY MOULTON

ARTISTIC ASSOCIATE

BRAND & COMMERCIAL

Nicole Smith

Brand & Commercial Director

Alicia Kish

Marketing Director

Anna Horan

Head of Content & Engagement

Antuong Nguyen

Content Producer

Asha Xavier

Food & Beverage Producer

Ashlee Thompson

Ticketing and CRM Manager

Danielle Prowse

Channel Manager

Esther Crowley

Marketing Administrator

Gala Hingston

Stakeholder Ticketing Coordinator

GUS CARMICHAEL

HEAD OF FOOD AND BEVERAGE

Jade Mayhew

Food & Beverage Producer (Mess Hall)

Jordan Willis

Customer Service Coordinator

Nick Buckley

Copywriter and Content Coordinator

Stef Mercurio

Designer (Content)

Tom Gordon

Ticketing Administrator

Yun Bond

Ticketing & Merchandise Assistant

CORPORATE SERVICES

CHRISTINE TIPTON

CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

Andrew Cook

Financial Accountant

Georgia Booth

Reception & HR Assistant

Georgia Moyle

Business and Contracts Analyst

Helena Deng

Assistant Accountant

Jenny Egan

HR & Payroll Coordinator

DEVELOPMENT

BEN LEE

DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR

James Ralston

Philanthropy Manager

Anastasia Ryan

Stakeholder Administrator

MUSIC

WOODY MACDONALD

MUSIC PROGRAM DIRECTOR

Hayley Percy

Music Program Producer

Paul Gorrie

Assistant Music Producer

PROGRAMMING AND PRODUCTION

LUCY FORGE

EXECUTIVE PRODUCER

Abby Allen

Project Manager

Adrian Bourke

Design Project Manage

Alison Neville

Production Manager

ALLY HARVEY

DEPUTY EXECUTIVE PRODUCER

Alice Glenn

Community Producer

Anthony Lucato

Production Coordinator

Bart Mangan

Production Manager

Bianca Eden

Project Manager

Brendan Cooney

Creative Producer

Bronwyn Belcher

Creative Producer

Carolyn Patamisi

Production Manager

Claire Stickland

Senior Operations Manager

Dave Wilkinson

Senior Production Manager

Elizabeth Walsh

Creative Producer

EMMA ANDERSON

HEAD OF PRODUCTION

Ewen Penderigh

Production Coordinator

Gene Hedley

Technical Services Manager

Grace Herbert

Installations Producer

Heather Cotton

Signage Manager

Iain Behan

Production Coordinator

Jasmine Moseley

Program Administrator

Josh Noble

Chinatown Project Manager

Justin Healey

Production Manager

Kim Haworth

Operations Coordinator

Kim Freeman

Production Manager

Lauren Mullings

Access & Inclusion Coordinator

Matt Hince

Technical Services Coordinator

Matthew Wilson

Production Manager

Meredith Rehburg

Production Manager

Nathalie Devilliers

Production Manager

Nathan Evers

Production Manager

Owen Taylor

Senior Production Manager

Paul Bilsby

Senior Production Manager

Paul Doyle

Production Manager

Peter Herbert

Senior Production Manager

PETER LABZA

DEPUTY HEAD OF PRODUCTION

Phoebe Kelly

Program Assistant

Rosie Fisher

Performance Producer

Rylan Beckinsale

Production Coordinator

Sara Jane Rice

Operations Manager

Siobhan Briggs

Senior Production Manager

Thomas Abud

Senior Production Manager

Tom Lambert

Operations Coordinator

Zara Jones

Production Manager

Zillah Morrow

Producer

Zirka Toomer

Production Administrator

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