APAM Credits

APAM would not be possible without the help and support of our team and our sector.

Our people

Katherine Connor Executive Director

Virginia Hyam Executive Producer

Lynda de Koning General Manager 

Louise Coles International Engagement

Cecile Lucas Producer Programming

Edwina Guinness Event Producer

Eva Mullaley First Nations Producer

Jason Warner Production Manager

Rosie Dwyer Manager Industry Development and Training

Claire Holland Marketing and Communications Lead

Nate Newell Operations Manager

Samantha Hortin Administration Coordinator

Maria Pagano Accounts

Jane Roberts, Beth Fernon and Celeste Njoo Hours After Design Partners

Marion Potts Brokerage Planning and Lead Broker

Amrit Gill Programming and Curatorial Consultant

Lillie Paton Associate First Nations Producer

Caro Duca Front of House and Volunteer Manager

Kayla Cahill Stage Manager

Stephen Carr Production Stage Manager – Opening Event and Curtin Theatre Showcases

Volunteers
Rachel Riggs
Sarah Hossen
Paola Anselmi
Adam Bennet
Orla Poole
Rebecca Riggs-Bennet
Lily Probert
Dean Michael

Perth Festival Lab Volunteers
ChuehKai Kuo
Delaney Brooklyn Burke
Dayeon Lee
Lea Šimić
Ruvimbo Ruvarashe Tambiri
Raras Sukardi
Rika Hamaeguchi
Stirling Kain
Xin Ong

Thanks to Louisa Norman and Katya Dharmananda from Perth Festival.

PAC Australia Board

Criena Gehrke Queensland Theatre

Peter Ross Entertainment Venues Tamworth

Ian English Staij Services

Ping Flynn ILBIJERRI Theatre

Harley Man Na Djinang Circus

Louisa Norman Perth Festival

John Glenn Hey Dowling

Candice Sheldon Villa Nove College

Drew Dymond Arts and Culture Trust

Georgia Hendy AANT Centre

Heidi Irvine Frankston Arts Centre

Thank you to PAC Australia’s previous board members who supported the development of APAM 2026-2030

Kerri Glasscock Create NSW (retired May 2025)

Rachel Healy QPAC (retired October 2024)

Simon Hinton Merrigong Theatre Company (retired October 2025)

Shayne Price City of Whitehorse, The Round Theatre (retired October 2025)

First Nations Advisory Group

Sinsa Mansell Performing Lines Tasmania

Ping Flynn ILBIJERRI

Maitland Schnaars Yirra Yaakin 

Janine Oxenham Regional Arts Western Australia

Chloe Ogilvie Perth Festival

Thomas ES Kelly Karul Projects

Dalisa Pigram Marrugeku 

Joshua Pether Arts Access Victoria

ASEAN Australia Project

Tam Nguyen

Kate Ben Tovim

Special Thanks To

Sophia Hall

The Hon. Simone McGurk Minister for Creative Industries

Bernie Haldane Te Ahurei Toi o Tāmaki Auckland Arts Festival

Louise Gallagher Performing Arts Network New Zealand

Judy Harquail CAPACOA

Vicki Middleton Middleton Arts

Andy Beecroft & Jo O’Callaghan Honey Pot & Adelaide Fringe

Amber Craike and Paul Caulfield Department of Creative Industries, Tourism and Sport

Gareth Kelbrick & Adam Hockley d&b audtiotechnik

Perth Festival

APAM is an initiative of Creative Australia and possible thanks to the funding support from the WA Government.