MIFF Board & Staff
MIFF Board
Teresa Zolnierkiewicz – Chair
Mike Baard
Tony Briggs
Sally Caplan
Cheryl Chan
Josh Chye
Ben Kay
The Hon. Dr Andrew Lu AM
MIFF Staff
Management
Damien Hodgkinson – Chief Executive Officer
Al Cossar – Artistic Director
Victoria Pope – Commercial Operations Director
Tim Rolfe – Finance Manager
Programming
Kate Fitzpatrick – Programmer
Kate Jinx – Programmer
Mia Falstein-Rush – Program Manager
Liam Carter – Program Coordinator
Mark Jakowenko – Head of Guest Services & Special Projects
Roan Johnson – Guest Services Manager
Lucy Andrews – Guest Coordinator
Luke Goodsell – Critics Campus Producer
Jessa Shields – Programming Assistant
Marketing & Communications
Olivia Simon – Head of Marketing & Communications
David Heslin – Publications Manager
Jasmine Penman – Digital Content Coordinator
Anne Ueki – Marketing Campaign Coordinator
Sasha Taylor – Graphic Designer
Mitch Boessen – Marketing Intern
Partnerships
Georgina Wills – Head of Partnerships
Mitchell McKay – Partnerships Specialist
Tahlia Dimattina – Partnerships Coordinator
Tobiah Elliot – Partnerships Intern
Philanthropy
Brad Macdonald – Head of Philanthropy & Festival Development
Sophie Scott – Philanthropy & Membership Manager
Emma Creasey – Guest List Coordinator
Finance & Administration
Claire Fievez – Bookkeeper
Systems & Ticketing
Jaymie Bandrowski – Head of Systems & Ticketing
Bonnie Perry – Box Office Manager
Nick Turner – Data & Ticketing Manager
Chelsea Large – Box Office Coordinator
Chris Wale – Ticketing Coordinator
Operations
Erin Hutchinson – Head of Operations
Georgia Byres – Operations Manager
Iva Kingston – Events Manager
Grace Packer – Volunteers Manager
Hamish Reid – Front of House Manager
Chris Elliott – Technical Manager
Sarah Alkemade – Technical Coordinator
Otto McKinnon – Technical Coordinator
John Hewison – Technical Production Coordinator
Tom Middleditch – Access Coordinator
Sara Cowdell – Events Coordinator
Alex Carpi – Events Coordinator
Jenna Butcher – Operations Coordinator
Keir Aitken – Operations Coordinator
Abbey Hastings – Events Intern
Industry
Eddie Coupe – Acting Head of Industry
Scott Joblin – Industry Programs Officer
Anthoula Ververis – Industry Programs Senior Coordinator
Natalie May – Industry Programs Coordinator
Andrew Goode – Industry Programs Coordinator
Jacinta Palmer – Industry Marketing Coordinator
George Samios – Industry Programs Administrator
Gina Cameron – Industry Programs Assistant Administrator
Festival Publicists: Common State
Luke McKinnon
Alice Lewinsky
Caitlyn Miles
Leigh-Anne Ramirez