Staff
#Executive
Ivan Gil-Ortega
Artistic Director
Dilshani Weerasinghe
Executive Director
Genevieve Ketabchi
Executive Officer
Elise Azar
Artistic and Business Liaison
#Artistic
Lisa-Maree Cullum
Rehearsal Director
Yanela Piñera
Ballet Repetiteur
Rachael Walsh
Ballet Repetiteur and Philanthropy Engagement Director
Camilo Ramos
Ballet Repetiteur
Craig Cathcart
Executive Producer
David Power
Company Manager
#Academy
Christian Tàtchev
Director of the Academy of Queensland Ballet (on extended study leave)
Paul Boyd
Acting Director, Academy of Queensland Ballet
Kelly McBurnie
Director of Academy Business Operations
Dr Madelyn Coupe
Academy Enrolments Manager
Riley van der Werf
Facilities Officer
Zenia Tàtcheva
Academy Ballet Mistress
Camilo Ramos
Pre-Professional Program Coordinator
Veronika Sheremetieva
Head of Academy Program (Lower School)
Claire Phipps-Males
Head of Program (Upper School) and Business Liaison
Kym Stokes
Foundation Program & Visiting Student Coordinator
Guy Wheatstone
Guest Academy Program Coordinator and Academy Teacher
Lisa Edwards
Academy Teacher
Paige Ristevski
Academy Associate Teacher
John Sandurski
Academy Teacher
Tabitha Watson
Academy Teacher
Amelia Waller
Academy Teacher
Grant Aris
Associate Teacher
Benjamin Drozdovskii
Academy Pianist
Michelle Kim
Academy Pianist
Mark Leung
Academy Pianist
Sunny Na
Academy Pianist
Catherine Yu
Academy Pianist
#Community Health Institute
Zara Gomes
Director, Queensland Ballet Community Health Institute
Lily Spencer
Head of Community and Education
Kath Cadd
Education Manager
Mimi Van Buuren
Community and Dance Health Manager
Ally Champion
Dance Health Specialist
Minnie Hazell
Teaching Artist and Community Specialist
Michelle White
Head of Performance Health
Catherine Neal
Pilates Instructor
Kate Martyn
Physiotherapist
Michelle Istria
Physiotherapist
Tony Lewis
Company and Academy Strength Coach
Pedro Alcobio
Company Massage Therapist
#Finance and Impact
Paula Perkins
Director of Finance and Impact
Maura Drew
Head of Finance
Marijke van Klinken
Head of Transformation
Valentina Romero Silva
Finance Officer
Matthew Jeffrey
Financial Accountant
Monica Perreca
Head of People and Culture
Elizabeth Bowden
Foundation Relations Manager
#Music
Roger Cui
Head of Music
Muyu Liu
Resident Pianist
Feodora Zu Hohenlohe
Company Pianist - Kathlene Lott Ballet Piano Fellowship
Yuko Yoshioka
Company Pianist
#Audiences and Engagement
Lisa Summer-Hayes
Director of Audiences and Engagement
Ashley Dunn
Head of Marketing and Growth Strategy
Claire Vince
Publicity and Communications Manager
Jessica Davies
Campaign Manager
Cathryn Kuhanez
Campaign Specialist
Danielle New
Web and Email Specialist
Jakob Perrett
Visual Content Specialist
Pryce Pincott
Head of Visitor Experience
Jacqui Douglas
Visitor Experience Supervisor (Ticketing & Front of House)
Jasper Edwin
Visitor Experience Supervisor (Front of House)
Sabrina Kucfir
Visitor Experience Officer (Part-time)
Julia Lebiocka
Head of Venue and Sector Engagement
Rinae Bussell
Venue Producer
#Precincts and Capital Projects
Lucas Gilroy
Director of Capital Projects and Precincts
Adam Somerville
Facilities Manager
Megumi Peet
Head of Precincts
Luke Rosso
Facilities Officer
Sheilagh Gaddes
Facilities Officer
Riley van der Werf
Facilities Officer
Ken Zhou
Facilities Officer
#Production, Costume and Technical Services
Shaun O'Rourke
Director of Production Services
Ben Shaw
Production Manager
Heather O’Keeffe
Production Stage Manager
Matthew Allan
Technical Manager (Lighting)
Ben Marcolin
Technical Manager (Staging)
Sam Packer
Technical Coordinator (Staging)
Lauryn Jackson
Head of Costume
Zoe Griffiths
Costume Operations Manager / Associate Designer
Barb Kerr
Costume Performance Manager
Kathryn Lee
Academy Costume Manager / Associate Designer
Kathi Lionhart
Costume Workroom Manager
Saffron Firkins
Principal Cutter
Michael Green
Wig, Hair, and Makeup Supervisor
Vicki Martin
Costumier / Milliner & Costume Administration
Karen Blinco
Costumier
Bethany Cordwell
Costumier
Ana Draca Hilan
Costumier
Isabelle Lacombe
Costumier
Ella Lollback
Costumier
Michelle Potts
Costumier
Frances Pyper
Costumier
Ai Shaw
Costumier
Chiahui Tseng
Costumier
Elsbeth Cameron
Costumier
Scott Chiverton
Technical Services Manager (Venues and Special Projects)
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