Experience

Theatre Royal (Hobart)

• Australia
• Performing Arts
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Program Manager

  • Mar 2022 - Present



City of Melbourne

• Australia
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Producer

  • Feb 2021 - Dec 2021

  Creative Laneways / Flash Forward is creating a connected network of laneways across Melbourne with their own stories, visuals and acoustic designs, showcasing Melbourne’s creative culture and unlocking the previously hidden potential of some of the city’s lesser-known laneways. Producing involved stakeholder management, internal and external communications, artist management, alongside permits, OHS legalities, schedules, budgets, agreement and contract management. Creative Laneways / Flash Forward is creating a connected network of laneways across Melbourne with their own stories, visuals and acoustic designs, showcasing Melbourne’s creative culture and unlocking the previously hidden potential of some of the city’s lesser-known laneways. Producing involved stakeholder management, internal and external communications, artist management, alongside permits, OHS legalities, schedules, budgets, agreement and contract management.



Punctum Inc.

• Castlemaine, Victoria

• General Manager

  • Oct 2019 - Dec 2021

  Change management skills, strategically implemented organisational four year strategic plan to enable Artistic Directors vision. Building organisations financial resources and upgraded accounting and bookkeeping systems, managed board and stakeholders, developed a departure point for the companies new work business arm, contracted staff, successfully managed COVID disruptions to programs and income. Change management skills, strategically implemented organisational four year strategic plan to enable Artistic Directors vision. Building organisations financial resources and upgraded accounting and bookkeeping systems, managed board and stakeholders, developed a departure point for the companies new work business arm, contracted staff, successfully managed COVID disruptions to programs and income.



Mount Alexander Shire Council

• Australia
• Government Administration
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Creative Industries Activation & Support Officer

  • Aug 2020 - Feb 2021

  Short term position COVID 19 Industry Support for the sustainability of the regions creative and cultural small to medium organisations and micro-operations through Tourism and Economic Frameworks. Short term position COVID 19 Industry Support for the sustainability of the regions creative and cultural small to medium organisations and micro-operations through Tourism and Economic Frameworks.



Performance and Art Development Agency

• Adelaide

• Co-Director / Founder

  • Oct 2014 - Dec 2019

  http://padapada.com.au A curatorial enterprise and relationship founded by Emma Webb and Steve Mayhew in 2015 to develop and raise the conversation of contemporary arts in South Australia working with artists, providing platforms, undertaking initiatives and curating public programs. Performance & Art Development Agency (PADA) developed new artworks, initiatives, networks and public programs with multidisciplinary Australian and International artists. PADA worked partnership with artists and like-minded organisations to contribute to the contemporary arts culture and ecology in South Australia. Programs were developmental, experimental, politically-engaged and nimble. PADA was a project company supported by Arts SA. Show less



arTour

• Australia
• Performing Arts

• Creative Broker

  • Apr 2018 - Oct 2019

  Nurturing the capacity of arts companies and venues to engage with audiences and communities through brokering opportunities, collaborations, whilst seeking partnerships and funding opportunities. Nurturing the capacity of arts companies and venues to engage with audiences and communities through brokering opportunities, collaborations, whilst seeking partnerships and funding opportunities.



Australian Theatre Network

• Adelaide

• Co-Curator - Australian Theatre Forum

  • Jun 2017 - Oct 2017

  The Australian Theatre Forum (ATF) is a biennial gathering of over 400 representatives from the Australian theatre sector. Bringing together practitioners, producers and cultural provocateurs from across the country, the ATF provides a platform for an exchange of ideas. A collaboration with Alexis West (Birri Gubba, Wakka Wakka and Kanak) Held as a part of Oz Asia Festival and with many other nationally based stakeholders. A series of current and topical conversations that revolved around Diversity alongside Values, Structures, Making and Presenting and common themes / issues that effect the Australian theatre / performance industry daily. Show less



Country Arts SA

• Australia
• Performing Arts
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Creative Producer

  • Feb 2007 - Jun 2017

  Contributed producing, networking, entrepreneurial, management and coordinating skills over many key events /shows/programs and partnerships between regionally, nationally and internationally recognised creators and makers. Leading the organisation through various initiatives with local, state and national funding bodies such as Local Stages, Digital Theatre Initiative, Key Producers and DanceXtend. During this time I was also the Artistic Director of KUMUWUKI / Big Wave Regional Arts Australia’s 2012 Conference Goolwa, South Australia, curating and developing an artistic and talk program that featured partnerships across Regional Australia. Experience in commissioning & producing new work performance and installation work ensuring that new models of developing, presenting and touring work across South Australia and into other parts of Australia Show less



Regional Arts Australia

• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Artistic Director : KUMUWUKI / Big Wave Artistic Program and Conference

  • Oct 2010 - Nov 2012

  Regional Arts Australia's biennial gathering of over 600 representatives from across the Australian regional arts sector brought together practitioners, artists, producers and cultural workers from across the country, to exchange of ideas and see the latest works from regional artists and organisations. End to end programming and implementing an artistic and talk program that featured partnerships across Regional Australia. Commissioned new works of performance, installation work, visual arts and pubic events ensuring that new models of developing, presenting and touring work across South Australia and into other parts of Australia. Involved high level political and stakeholder management, internal and external communications, artist management, alongside permits, OHS legalities, schedules, budgets, agreement and contract management. Kumuwuki was a finalist in the best event category for the Ruby Awards, which celebrate excellence in the arts in South Australia. Responsibilities: - Managing all elements of the conference in consultation with the Conference and National Executive Committee - Developing funding submissions - Refining and managing the $1.4m budget - Supervision of core conference staff and artistic program - Working collaboratively with conference partners - Contracting and briefing conference presenters - Liaison with suppliers - Planning and implementation of conference evaluation - Development of the conference marketing plan and liaison with the conference marketing team and website developers Distinct programming strands with First Nations artists, people who identified as differently abled along with nascent digital social media implementation. Show less



Adelaide Festival Centre

• Australia
• Performing Arts
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Creative Producer / Programmer Adelaide Cabaret Festival

  • Jan 2005 - Jan 2007

  Beginning as a member of the advisory committee for the inaugural festival in 2001, I worked with personal and broad networks to help promote the fledgling festival in its early years. Later in my position as Creative Producer / Programmer I laid the ground work for future local involvement and representation in the festival, ensuring that a local cabaret ecology and performers could be programmed alongside developing the festival club nights with ambitious interpretations of cabaret entertainment. Show less



Adelaide Fringe

• Australia
• Entertainment Providers
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Program Producer

  • Oct 2005 - Apr 2006

  The 2006 Program Producer's role was to program and manage the Opening Night Event, Emerging Artists Program, the inaugural Fringe Awards, the "Shoot the Fringe" film competition and set up the Fringe's first zine and DIY fair. The 2006 Program Producer's role was to program and manage the Opening Night Event, Emerging Artists Program, the inaugural Fringe Awards, the "Shoot the Fringe" film competition and set up the Fringe's first zine and DIY fair.



MOONLIGHT CINEMAS LTD

• United Kingdom
• Entertainment

• Venue Manager

  • Aug 2004 - Feb 2005

  Outdoor Venue Management including; corporate and government stakeholder relationships, casual staff recruitment and crew scheduling, site implementation management and maintenance, box office management and takings reconciliation, technical equipment management, customer service, food and beverage ordering and service, crew scheduling, organising site security and maintaining OHS specifications for equipment, structures, crew and public events. Outdoor Venue Management including; corporate and government stakeholder relationships, casual staff recruitment and crew scheduling, site implementation management and maintenance, box office management and takings reconciliation, technical equipment management, customer service, food and beverage ordering and service, crew scheduling, organising site security and maintaining OHS specifications for equipment, structures, crew and public events.



BRINK PRODUCTIONS LIMITED

• United Kingdom
• Performing Arts
• 1 - 100 Employee

• General Manager

  • Jan 2001 - Sep 2004

  The first General Manager for the ambitious actors collective. Change management skills, strategically implemented entire organisational planning and re-structure to enable new and sustainable organisational model. Recovered organistions inherited deficit, upgraded accounting and bookkeeping systems, managed board and stakeholders, developed a departure point for the companies new work business arm, contracted staff, successfully sought annual funding through various funding bodies and philanthropic organisations to strengthen board and governance. Show less



Junction Theatre Company

• Adelaide, Australia

• Company Manager

  • Jun 1998 - Dec 2000



Riverland Youth Theatre

• Renmark, South Australia

• Artistic Director

  • Mar 1996 - Sep 1998