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 – Senior Programmer 
Kate Jinx – Senior Programmer
Mia Falstein-Rush – Program Manager
Liam Carter – Program Coordinator
Luke Goodsell – Critics Campus Producer & Shorts Coordinator

Guest Services

Mark Jakowenko – Head of Guest Services & Special Projects
Roan Johnson – Guest Services Manager
Emma Creasey – Guest Services Coordinator
Callum O’Neill – Guest Coordinator – Ground Transport

Marketing & Communications

Olivia Simon – Head of Marketing & Communications
David Heslin – Publications Manager
Jasmine Penman – Digital Content Manager
Lizzy Carmine – Marketing Campaign Coordinator
Sasha Taylor – Graphic Designer

Partnerships

Georgina Wills – Head of Partnerships
Mitchell McKay – Partnerships Manager
Eliza May Hinds – Partnerships Activations Producer

Philanthropy

Brad Macdonald – Head of Philanthropy & Festival Development
Anne Ueki – Membership & Philanthropy Coordinator

Finance & Administration

Claire Fievez – Bookkeeper

Systems & Ticketing

Jaymie Bandrowski – Head of Systems & Ticketing
Katy Barron – Box Office Manager
Chelsea Large – Data & Ticketing Manager
Jason Marsiglia – Data & Ticketing Coordinator

Operations

Erin Hutchinson – Head of Operations
Grace Packer – Operations Manager
Iva Kingston – Events Manager
Tristan Knight – Volunteers Manager
Hamish Reid – Front of House Manager
Chris Elliott – Technical Manager
Sarah Alkemade – Assistant Technical Manager
Tom Middleditch – Access Coordinator

Industry

Eddie Coupe – Head of Industry
Scott Joblin – Industry Programs Manager
Natalie May – Industry Programs Senior Coordinator
Andrew Goode – Industry Programs Coordinator
Jacinta Palmer – Industry Marketing Coordinator
George Samios – Industry Programs Administrator
Taylah Hume – Industry Programs Events Coordinator

Festival Publicists: Common State

Luke McKinnon
Alice Lewinsky
Caitlyn Miles
Leigh-Anne Ramirez