Staff
#Executive
Ivan Gil-Ortega
Artistic Director
Dilshani Weerasinghe
Executive Director
Elise Azar
Artistic Liaison
Angela Shadbolt
Executive Assistant to the Artistic & Executive Directors
#Artistic
Matthew Lawrence
Ballet Master
James Barton
Ballet Master
Craig Cathcart
Executive Producer
David Power
Company Liaison
Laura Hidalgo
Guest Ballet Mistress
#Academy
Christian Tàtchev
Director of Queensland Ballet Academy
Jacinta Eaves
Wellbeing Manager
Taylor Atley
Academy Manager
Dr Madelyn Coupe
Enrolments & Pathways Specialist
Hannah Carden
Academy Receptionist
Riley van der Werf
Facilities Officer
Paul Boyd
Academy Ballet Master and Resident Choreographer
Zenia Tàtcheva
Academy Ballet Mistress
Veronika Sheremetieva
Head of Academy Program (Lower School)
Claire Phipps-Males
Upper-School Coordinator
Camilo Ramos
Pre-Professional Program Coordinator
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
Associate 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
Brett Sturdy
Academy Pianist
Catherine Yu
Academy Pianist
Gary Dionysius
Academy Pianist and Teacher
#Community and Education
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
Lauren Sherlock
Teaching Artist and Community Specialist
Ally Champion
Dance Health Specialist
#Finance
Paula Perkins
Director of Finance and Impact
Marijke van Klinken
Senior Finance Accountant
Valentina Romero Silva
Finance Officer
Matthew Jeffrey
Financial Accountant
#Development
Rachael Walsh
Ballet Repetiteur & Philanthropy Engagement Director
Tori Cella
Head of Development
Rose Gamble
Development and Patron Services Manager
Isabella Swietlicki
Foundation Coordinator
Elizabeth Bowden
Foundation Relations Manager
Sophie Kerr
Foundation Relations Coordinator
#Music
Nigel Gaynor
Music Director and Principal Conductor
Roger Cui
Principal Pianist
Yuko Yoshioka
Company Pianist
#Audience and Visitor Experience
Lisa Summer-Hayes
Director of Audiences & Engagement
Ashley Dunn
Head of Marketing and Growth Strategy
Lauren O'Neill
Digital and CRM Manager
Angharad Gladding
Content Manager
Claire Vince
Publicity and Communications Manager
Jessica Davies
Campaign Specialist (Parental Leave)
Danielle New
Web and Email Specialist
Jakob Perrett
Visual Content Specialist
Abbi Ryan
Marketing and Communications Specialist
Cathryn Kuhanez
Campaign Specialist
Pryce Pincott
Head of Visitor Experience
Jacqui Douglas
Visitor Experience Supervisor (Ticketing & Front of House)
Jasper Edwin
Visitor Experience Supervisor (Front of House)
Kira Harris
Visitor Experience Officer (Ticketing & Front of House)
Sabrina Kucfir
Visitor Experience Officer (Part-time)
Julia Lebiocka
Head of Venue and Sector Engagement
Rinae Bussell
Venue Producer
#People and Culture
Diane Onn
Head of People and Culture
Maddie Soroka
People and Culture Manager (Parental Leave)
Inozencia Domingue
People and Culture Manager (Acting)
Beverley Rehbock
Payroll Specialist
#Performance Health
Michelle White
Head of Performance Health
Renee Meffan
Company Physiotherapist
Pedro Alcobio
Company Massage Therapist
Catherine Neal
Pilates Instructor
Michelle Istria
Academy Physiotherapist
Tony Lewis
Company and Academy Strength Coach
#Precincts and Capital Projects
Lucas Gilroy
Director of Capital Projects and Precincts
Megumi Peet
Head of Precincts
William Wallace
Facilities Manager
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
Heather O’Keeffe
Production Stage Manager
Matthew Allan
Technical Manager (Lighting)
Ben Marcolin
Technical Manager (Staging)
Sam Packer
Technical Coordinator (Staging)
Riley Silk
Technical Coordinator (Lighting)
Shannon Tilley
Technical Production Trainee
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
Anna Ilic
Principal Cutter
Erin Krosch
Principal Cutter
Michael Green
Wig, Hair, and Makeup Supervisor
Sarah Parker
Costume Theatre 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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