Nat Lingwoodock (she/her) is a Kungarri, Birri, Kabi Kabi, Byellee and South Sea Island Woman, living on her Fathers Country – Kabi Kabi Country in Redcliffe. Nat has a history of Community Engagement in Federal and non-Government Agencies, living, working and advocating for Mob around Queensland. Nat describes herself as a lover and great supporter of all things musical – festivals, theatre, opera, all things creative! I look forward to contributing to Queensland stages and tour circuits with the same ethics, strength and tenacity that our Old People have carried before us.

James Bartlett (he/him) is an arts worker, marketer and musician based in Magandjin/Brisbane. James has worked across the arts both on and off-stage for almost a decade, utilizing and adapting experience across the multiple disciplines of the arts. 

Across music, he has been involved with internationally-recognised projects including Splendour In The Grass, BIGSOUND, Valley Fiesta, Queensland Music Awards and The QUBE Effect amongst others. He has booking experience with venues such as The Brightside, Felons Barrell Hall, Black Bear Lodge and The Foundry, as well as Mountain Goat Valley Crawl Festival and continues to work on events for the independent promoter GRAIN. Having toured as a musician with multiple artists including showcasing internationally, James’ experience both on-stage and behind the scenes has made him a key player in the local industry.

James has also stepped into the world of television and media with time spent as the Digital Media Producer for Channel 7 Productions, assisting in bringing locally made television to life each week. Having grown up involved with the Empire Theatre in Toowoomba, he is excited to help productions reach all corners of Queensland and make arts accessible and attainable for both producers and presenters.

Cracker Print and Paper has a trading history dating back to 1901. Geoff's dedication to his pre-press trade was recognised with being awarded the Queensland Printing and Graphic Arts Apprentice of the Year in 1992.

Geoff has a long history of community involvement as a patron, ambassador, board member and life member of a number of community, business, sporting and charitable organisations.

Geoff is a person with strong commitment, enthusiasm and energy to continually improve the lifestyle, economy and global standing of the Toowoomba Region.

Geoff was appointed as Deputy Mayor of Toowoomba Regional Council on 23 April 2020.

Geoff was appointed Mayor of Toowoomba Regional Council on 21 July 2023.

Hailing from Far North Queensland, Giuliana Bonel holds a personal passion for regional arts engagement. For more than 17 years she has worked in the performing arts industry at organisations including the Australian Festival of Chamber Music, Brisbane Festival, Queensland Music Festival and Brisbane Powerhouse (where she was essential in delivering iconic experiences like the Brisbane Comedy Festival, MELT Festival and Night Feast).

Now, as the general manager of The Empire, Giuliana oversees the largest performing arts precinct in regional Australia and remains dedicated to delivering enthralling and transformative artistic experiences to audiences from all walks of life.

Brad is a Music / Arts / Business Alumni from QUT and has balanced a business career along with a deep connection and passion for community arts practice.

An established innovative cultural leader with extensive executive management level experience. Through the lens of Senior Management, Programming, Executive Producing and Artistic Cultural Leadership; some of his most significant positions were held at Qld Arts Council, HOTA, Adelaide Fringe Festival, and Geelong Arts Centre.

Suzan has worked as a performer, producer, and manager in the performing arts industry for 30 years.  With a background as a professional dancer and choreographer, Suzan has toured the state extensively and is passionate about providing communities, regardless of their location, with access to high-quality and inspirational arts experiences.  Previously, Suzan was Queensland’s Blue Heeler (national performing arts tour coordinator) and developed and delivered state and national tours for Queensland companies and independent artists. In this role, Suzan was a key advocate for performing arts touring and heavily involved in extending and refining touring networks and coordination mechanisms. Suzan has served on numerous boards including a five-year term as a member of the Australia Council for the Arts Dance Board, and for almost two decades as a committee member of Cecchetti Ballet Australia – Queensland Branch. Suzan was Chair of Ausdance Qld from 2015-2017 and was an Ausdance Qld Management Committee member for almost ten years. Suzan is currently the Executive Officer of Stage Queensland, the peak body for professional performing arts centres in Queensland.

A proven industry leader Angela has had a distinguished career spanning over several decades that has embraced multi-arts forms and an array of senior industry roles. This has included serving as the CEO and Artistic Director of Arena Theatre, Magpie Theatre, and Deckchair Theatre as well as the Executive Director of Ausdance Queensland. Having had the privilege of collaborating extensively with First Nations artists, she is committed to creating systems that allow for culturally safe arts practice, including touring, for First Nations peoples. Most recently,her work as a Producer, managing and delivering an array of complex projects for QPAC, has further enriched her understanding of the complexities of touring and the communities it creates.

Nicholas Southey (he/him) is an award-winning independent Producer and the newly appointed Touring & Engagement Broker for Stage Queensland. He has worked nationally with renowned independent artists and companies including The Good Room, The Little Red Company, Counterpilot, Betty Grumble, Blak Social, Lisa Wilson Projects, Bron Batten and THAT Production Company — just to name a few.

He has delivered festivals and world premiere seasons, producing well over 100 projects across theatre, dance, visual arts, music and outdoor events. From a community roller-skating event along Bondi Beach, to an aerial rope act on the side of a building, if you can think of it, he’s probably worked on something like it. Organisations he has worked for include Queensland Theatre, Woodford Folk Festival, Brisbane Festival, Bondi Festival and Metro Arts. 

As the Executive Producer of Interstage, a Magandjin-based producing house for emerging artists, he aims to bridge the gap between emerging and established practice by equipping artists with the tools to forge a sustainable career in the arts. For his work he was awarded the 2021 MILKE Emerging Producer Award.

Sandy Collins has held the position of Artists Services Manager at Creative Australia for 10 years. Prior to this she was Program Manager for Dance at Australia Council for the Arts and served on the ACA Dance Board 2010-2013.

Sandy has extensive national and international touring experience in her previous roles as Producer at version 1.0 (2011-2013) and Bangarra Dance Theatre (2000-2009). Before her life in Arts administration, she was an actor, writer and stand-up comedian.

Tania Hall is Executive Director at Arts Queensland, where she oversees State-wide investment and partnerships with major and small-to-medium Arts Organisations, Local Councils and Indigenous Art Centres.

With over 20 years’ experience in event management, sponsorship and governance, Tania has navigated logistical challenges to support the successful delivery of major events in SE Queensland and has secured multi-million dollar partnerships for Queensland Museum and Brisbane Racing Club.

Since 2019, Tania has focused her skills on supporting Queensland's arts sector, helping creative businesses thrive and realise potential. 

Tania holds an MBA and is a graduate and member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

Originally from Adelaide, Rachel has been working in the arts and cultural sector for more than twenty years including four years as Director of Performing Arts for Sydney Opera House and ten years as General Manager of Belvoir St Theatre. Rachel has also worked for The Australian Ballet, Handspan Theatre and the State Theatre Company of South Australia and as a cultural industries consultant and independent producer. She was a participant in the Australian Prime Minister's 2020 summit and has served on many arts boards including the Sydney Opera House Trust, Live Performance Australia, Kage Physical Theatre, Arts NSW and as Deputy Chair of the Theatre Board of the Australia Council. In 1998 she was awarded an inaugural Nugget Coombs Award for Arts Administration and her essay on the role of arts centres in the 21st Century was published in 2012 by Skira.

From 2011 – 2015 Rachel was Executive Manager, Culture for the City of Sydney where she was instrumental in developing and drafting the City’s first cultural policy and 10-year action plan and the City’s Live Music and Performance Action Plan. She is currently Chair of the Creative Economy Taskforce and also of Carclew (South Australia’s only multi-art form and cultural organisation dedicated to artistic outcomes by and for people aged 26 and under).

In May 2015, it was announced that Rachel Healy and Neil Armfield AO were to become Joint Artistic Directors of the Adelaide Festival for a tenure of three years – the first co-artistic directors in the festival’s history. Their first festival in 2017 was well received by critics and the public, with Adelaide Festival achieving its highest box office in history. Following the success, Rachel’s and Neil’s terms were extended by a further two years up to and including 2023.

In late 2024, Rachel was appointed Chief Executive of the Queensland Performing Arts Centre (QPAC).

On graduating from The Australian Ballet School, Bradley joined the Hong Kong Ballet before his long career as a Principal Dancer and subsequently Dance Director with Sydney Dance Company. In addition to restaging many of Graeme Murphy's works, he has been a Guest Repetiteur with companies including The Australian Ballet.

Bradley currently curates First Nations Programming at Queensland Performing Arts Centre and 'Clancestry' - a celebration of arts and culture at QPAC. A descendant of the Kamilaroi people, Bradley has forged strong bonds with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island communities, ensuring First Nations arts and culture are cherished.

Bradley's other executive roles include Head of Dance at the Aboriginal Centre for the Performing Arts in Brisbane, Head of Contemporary Development and Course Director at Transit Dance in Melbourne, and Rehearsal Director/Community & Education at Dance North His non-executive roles include the boards of Blakdance, Australasian Dance Collective, Supercell Dance Festival, Ausdance Queensland and Stage Queensland. "

Michelle Blair is the Regional Manager for Southern Queensland Regional Arts, a key part of the Regional Arts Services Network (RASN). Since the program’s launch in 2018, Michelle has played an integral role in its development, building strong and lasting connections with artists and artsworkers across a diverse range of artforms. She is a passionate advocate for the transformative power of arts and culture, championing their vital role in enhancing the health and wellbeing of regional and remote communities.

Tenor Paul McMahon enjoys a multi-faceted career as a performer, academic, music educator and arts administrator. He holds a PhD (Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University) and Master of Music Performance (Sydney Conservatorium, University of Sydney). He is currently Musica Viva Australia’s Queensland Manager, a Chief Investigator on the ARC Discovery Project The shock of the old: Rediscovering the sounds of bel canto 1700–1900, an Adjunct Research Fellow and a member of the vocal staff at Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University. Paul also performs regularly as a soloist with symphony orchestras, choirs and chamber music groups throughout Australia and abroad.

Robert is Flipside's CEO/Artistic Director. He is a co-founder of debase productions and was debase's general manager until 2016. He was the director of programming and director of operations at Metro Arts until 2008 and has worked extensively as a director, writer, performer, and producer for companies including; La Boite, Brisbane Festival, Queensland Theatre Company, and Queensland Performing Arts Centre.

Robert has also worked as an academic at the Queensland University of Technology and the University of Southern Queensland.

Nick is a founding member and Co-Artistic Director of Shake & Stir Theatre Co. His directorial work for them includes Frankenstein, Fourteen, Fourthcoming, Wuthering Heights (2014, 2016) and Statespeare (2009). Other directorial credits include La Boheme and FiZZ! for Opera Queensland. He has received numerous Matilda Awards including the Gold Matilda Award in recognition of Shake & Stir's national touring work (2020), Best Musical or Cabaret for Green Day's American Idiot (2017), Best Mainstage Production and Gold Matilda Award for Tequila Mockingbird (2014), and Best Production for Animal Farm (2012). He has also been nominated for several Helpmann Award awards including Best Presentation for Children (2012, 2016), and Best Regional Touring Production (2016).

Stephanie Parkin is a well-respected Intellectual Property Lawyer dedicated to promoting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander rights and protocols within the arts and broader industries.

As a proud Quandamooka woman of Minjerribah (North Stradbroke Island), Stephanie understands the importance of protecting the intellectual and cultural property of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists and communities.

She believes that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander art is an “expression of identity” underpinned by knowledge, experience and connection to country.

Emma Bosworth is the National Programs Manager for the music and climate charity, Green Music Australia. She specialises in environmental sustainability for the Australian music industry, helping music businesses understand, monitor and improve their environmental impact. Emma has held previous roles at APRA AMCOS and QMusic. She is also an accomplished Brisbane singer-songwriter and the founder of Wild Mountains Songs, a songwriter's retreat that reconnects established artists to nature.

Tim is currently the Technical Manager at Empire Theatre. He is a dedicated and passionate arts manager, acknowledged for creativity, strategic thinking and an innate ability to distil complexity. He guides clients and directs staff to reach their potential whilst maintaining high production and presentation values.

Katrina is a seasoned professional with 30+ years in the arts industry across government and the private sector. Her passion has always been to facilitate the business of arts and culture in all its myriad form. To nurture and support all the creatives with a heavy focus on the operations to enable the magic.

From a grass roots start in community arts, events & festivals, her career encompasses a very solid stint in reality television and the film industry, to corporate events and performing arts centre management. With over 10 years with Cairns Regional Council covering just about every role in the cultural services and facilities portfolio, she is currently managing Cairns Performing Arts Centre & Munro Martin Parklands. Her high adaptability, flexibility and an intensive work ethic has seen her work worldwide, in myriad roles to deliver and understand the multiple facets of the industries and businesses that she thrives in. That is diverse, dynamic, fast-paced, remote and challenging locations, events, teams and creative projects.

Kris is the CEO of QMusic, the statewide representative body for Queensland’s music industry. Here, Kris oversees events such as BIGSOUND, Australia’s largest music industry event; the Queensland Music Awards; Valley Fiesta; and industry development programs.

Previously, he was Artistic Director of Brisbane Powerhouse and was the founder of the New York Musical Theatre Festival, Sydney Fringe Festival, Curiocity Brisbane, the Festival of Voices and New Musicals Australia.

Kris has worked across Australia, the USA and UK, and is an alumnus of the Australia Council Leadership Program, the New York Commercial Theatre Institute, The Lincoln Center Directors Lab and WAAPA.

Dr Sari Rossi has worked as a researcher at A New Approach (ANA) since 2022, bringing over 20 years' experience in arts and culture. At ANA, Sari has led data analysis across multiple reports and works within both research and policy teams. Sari holds a PhD examining federal government arts support, complemented by qualifications in business, accounting, fine arts and performance studies. Her research expertise spans quantitative, qualitative and practice-led approaches. A published writer and speaker, Sari shares her interdisciplinary insights through research publications, presentations, and workshops.