Our People
With 100 (sometimes more!) musicians on stage, a symphony orchestra is a complex organism. Meet the people working behind the scenes to make the music happen.
Management & Administration Staff
Chief Executive Office
CRAIG WHITEHEAD Chief Executive Officer
BENJAMIN CHAPMAN Head of Government Relations
MILENA STAJCIC Executive Assistant
Artistic Operations
MELISSA KING Director of Artistic Planning
SAM TORRENS Associate Director – Concerts & Programming
ANDREW GROCH Executive Producer
VICO THAI Producer, Artistic Planning
SARAH THOMAS Concert Manager
ILMAR LEETBERG Artist Liaison Manager
ALASTAIR MCKEAN Head of Library
VICTORIA GRANT Librarian
MARY-ANN MEAD Librarian
Learning & Engagement
JOHN NOLAN Director of Learning & Engagement
DANIELLA GARNERO Program Manager, Schools and Families
GIULIAN FAVRIN Program Manager, Artist Development & Public Engagement
ALICE JARMAN-POWIS Learning & Engagement Coordinator
Business Services
SARAH FALZARANO Director of Finance & Administration
DANIELA RAMIREZ Finance Manager
ALEX HONG Assistant Accountant
SAMUDIKA DE SILVA Accounts Payable Officer
LAURA SOUTTER Payroll Manager
JONATHAN ZAW IT Manager
Marketing
CHARLES BUCHANAN Director of Marketing
Communications & Content
ALEXANDRA BARLOW Head of Communications & Content
CRAIG ABERCROMBIE Content Producer
HUGH ROBERTSON Editorial Manager
TINA MA Publicity Coordinator
Customer Relations
PIM DEN DEKKER Head of Customer Relations
GEORGIA MULLIGAN Acting Manager, Customer Relations
JENNIFER CALACOCI Customer Relations Team Lead
MEGAN CHASELING Customer Relations Team Lead
Growth Marketing
ANDREA REITANO Head of Growth Marketing
NICOLA SOLOMOU Senior Marketing Manager
ANN HE Marketing Manager
AMY ZHOU Graphic Designer
CHRIS SLAVEZ Digital Marketing Coordinator
LAURA DANG Marketing Coordinator
Lifecycle Marketing
LYNN MCLAUGHLIN Head of Lifecycle Marketing
DOUGLAS EMERY Senior Marketing Manager & Insights Analyst
Operations & Production
KERRY-ANNE COOK Director of Operations & Production
AEVA O'DEA Operations Manager
ELISSA SEED Production Manager
TOM FARMER Production Manager
JACINTA DOCKRILL Production Administrator
SHANELL BIELAWA Production Coordinator
GEORGIA HOLMES Production Intern
REEDE PALMER Production Intern
JORDAN BLACKWELL Production Assistant
JESS HUGHES Production Assistant
RORY KNOTT Production Assistant
MATTHEW LANDI Production Assistant
HARVEY LYNN Production Assistant
ELLA TOMKINS Production Assistant
Orchestra Management
AERNOUT KERBERT Director of Orchestra Management
BRIGHDIE CHAMBERS Orchestra Manager
EMMA WINESTONE Deputy Orchestra Manager
People & Culture
DANIEL BUSHE Director of People & Culture
ROSIE MARKS-SMITH Senior Advisor, Culture & Wellbeing
KEANNA MAUCH People & Culture Coordinator
SUE BURNET Work Health & Safety Specialist
Development
JENNIFER DRYSDALE Director of Development
FLEUR GRIFFITHS Head of Philanthropy
BENJAMIN MOH Head of Corporate Relations
SABRINA JELICIC Corporate Relations Officer
RACHEL SHAFRAN Development Manager
PATRICIA LAKSMONO Events Manager
GABRIELA POSTMA Philanthropy Officer
ALISON EOM Philanthropy Coordinator
