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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
The Hon Amanda Vanstone AO
Roy Yates (Government Observer)

Staff

Matthew Lutton OAM (2026 - 2028)
Artistic Director

Karishma Reynolds
Acting Chief Executive

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

Toby Chadd
Opera & Music Advisor

Kylie King
Producer, Classical Music

Jess Thomas
Program Executive, Opera

Production

Taren Hornhardt
Head of Production

Paige Goodwin
Production Manager

Mark Pennington
Technical Manager

Rohan Yates
Production Logistics Manager

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
Donor Relations Executive

Vee McGovern
Philanthropy & Events Coordinator

Marketing and Communications

Michelle Reid
Head of Marketing & Communications

Kevin van der Zwaag
Marketing Manager

Charlie Pugsley
Marketing Coordinator

Julia McNab
Graphic Designer

Sophie Gardner
Publicist 

Finance and Corporate Services

Karishma Reynolds
Chief Financial Officer

Michelle Tyson Clark
Head of Governance & Strategy

Zarina Yusop
Finance & IT Manager

Prue Miels
Administration/Payroll Officer

Anders Bogdanowicz
Sustainability Manager

Kathryn McCloy
Reception / Administration Assistant