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