Staff

EXECUTIVE

Artistic Director	Josephine Ridge
Executive Director	Katie McLeish
Assistant to the Executive Office	Krystyna Kobylinski

PROGRAMMING

Head of Programming	Mark Burlace (from Apr) Michael Stevens (to Feb)
Creative Associate - Visual Arts	Louise Neri
Creative Associate - Music	Richard Tognetti AO
Creative Associate - Circus	Andrew Bleby
Co-curator, Haydn For Everyone	Marshall McGuire
Director of Contemporary Music	Declan Forde
Senior Program Manager	Jennifer Gulbransen
Producer	Simone Ruggiero
Programming Assistant	Emily Sweeney

MARKETING & DEVELOPMENT

Head of Marketing and Development	Vas Katos
Marketing Director	Tania Owen
Sponsorship Director	Stephanie Hamilton
Ticketing Manager	Jerry Hodgins
Private Giving Manager	Rupert Sherwood
Digital Manager	Dave O'Dwyer
Sponsorship Manager	Shalini Hartog
Marketing & Audience Development Manager	David Geoffrey Hall
Partnerships Manager	Andrea Stahel
Graphic Designer	Kate Francis
Events Manager	Jennifer Pitson
Marketing & Development Administrator	Joel Thompson
Development Intern	Anastasia Ryan
Development Intern	Caitlin Budge
Marketing Intern	Aled Denton

PUBLICITY

TS Publicity

Tatia Sloley
Mary Thompson
Emma Costello
Elise Tobin

OPERATIONS

Head of Operations	Donna Aston
Technical Manager	Aaron Hock
Logistics Coordinator	Melanie Burge
Operations Administrator	Stacey Fleming
Production Coordinator	Beth Whiting
Artist Liaison Manager	Bianca Eden
Production Manager	Khat Kerr
Production Manager	Genevieve Cizevskis
Production Manager	Anna Schoo
Project Managers	Kelly Harrington Chloe Vieth
Risk Manager	Bill Coleby

FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION

Head of Finance & Corporate Services	Liz Chappell
Financial Accountant	Athena Nguyen
Accounts Assistant	Jessica Willason
Office Manager	Lucy Day
Finance & Corporate Services Interns	Lisa Najudjojo Tissamiranti Saputri

Patrons Circle Leadership Council

Rosemary Forbes, Jenny Jeffries, Andrea McCall, Julia Nelson, Ian Watts and Maria Weight

Festival Ambassadors

Abdullahi Ibrahim, Achilles Yiangoulli, Ajak Mabia Kwai, Daniel Seifu, James Henry, Lamine Sonko, Nilusha Dassenaike, Salvatore Rosano, Takako Enomoto, Victoria Chiu and Wang Zheng Ting

Festival Website

Bravo!

Program Guide Printing

Offset Alpine

Program Guide Copywriting & Editing

Wordplay Copywriting

Melbourne Festival would like to thank the following people:

BB3, Rami Eltchelebi, Will Emmett, Caroline Farmer, FutureBrand, Ziyin Gantner, Philip Goad, Mark Hamilton, Annette Hughes, Andrew Moon, Jill Morgan AM and the MAV team, Susan Oliver, Davina Rimmer, Ian Roberts and the Arts Centre Melbourne team, Michael Stevens, Simon Ryan, Urban Think Tank (Matt Bird, Justine Clarke, Ben Cobham, Geoff Cobham, Tania Davidge, Stuart Harrison, Rory Hyde, Patrick Kennedy, Christine Phillips, Mark Raggatt) and Madeline Wright.