Our Team
Board
Anthony Robinson
Chairperson; Hon Treasurer
Dr Anthony Robinson is a West Australian who is motivated to use his professional experience to boost Artrage’s contribution to arts and culture in Western Australia. An engineer and economist by education he has worked as a business consultant in airlines, mining, resources, and utilities in Australia, Europe, Africa and America for 20 years. He is a business owner and Board member for a number of small enterprises, working to assist organisations with problem solving, strategy and execution.
Lindsay O'Sullivan
Vice-Chairperson
Lindsay O’Sullivan is Chief Operating Officer at Keystart Home Loans and has served in non-executive roles for more than 10 years, including with Artrage since 2010. He has an Executive MBA (Dux) from the University of Western Australia and is a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
Kyle Jeavons
Vice-Chairperson
Kyle Jeavons the Development Director of several private property development and investment companies and holds a Bachelor of Commerce with a Double Major in Finance and Property. Kyle has been a member of the Artrage Board for over 5 years, and maintains a strong passion for assisting the growth of Perth through culture and the arts.
Gabrielle Vitali
Hon Secretary
Gabrielle Vitali has been a practicing lawyer for over 20 years and has held litigation, insolvency and commercial roles. She is currently a Senior Lawyer with Westpac Banking Corporation where she provides advice, drafting and negotiation support to the Loan Markets team within the Institutional Bank. She was formerly the Senior Lawyer and Company Secretary of The University of Notre Dame Australia, and she has previousy held board positions on school and local sporting clubs. Gabby’s involvement in the arts includes several years co-managing an indie rock band.
Saffron Solomon
BOARD MEMBER
Saffron Solomon has 20 years’ marketing and communications experience across industries including finance, insurance, energy, disability and the arts. She is Head of Brand, Marketing and Communications at APM and has held a number of non-executive roles over the past ten years. Saffron has been a Board member of Artrage since 2013 and also currently sits of the Board of a not-for-profit disability services provider and a branding agency.
Megan Anwyl
Board Member
Megan is a former lawyer and State Parliamentarian. Since 2001 she has worked as a political lobbyist active in State and Federal arenas. Megan lived in Kalgoorlie-Boulder for 11 years and is passionate about regional development, the arts and greater recognition of Aboriginal and Islander culture and heritage.
Howard Cearns
Board Member
Co-Founder Little Creatures Brewery, Alex Hotel, Hippocampus Distillery, & Braincells Agency. Ex-Deputy Chair of Tourism WA & Chair of Events Tourism. Background in brand strategy and new product development.
Renee Wingfield
Board Member
Renee Wingfield (nee Pilkington) is a multidisciplinary performer and creative, with a speciality in spectacle and high-end aerial experiences. She is an advocate for the arts with a focus on the creative and the eccentric. Renee is the owner and Creative Director of Fliptease, WA's premier cornerstone aerial and spectacle company. Established in 2006 Fliptease has been performed for audiences all over the world but is proud to call Perth home.
Staff
Amber Hasler
Festival Director & Acting CEO
Amber has been instrumental in building FRINGE WORLD to its position as the third biggest international Fringe event of its kind in terms of tickets sold and the biggest annual festival in Western Australia. Her direction of the festival has helped transform perceptions of Perth by enlivening city spaces, introducing new live acts from thousands of local and international artists to audiences across the state and promoting economic growth during the month-long celebration in February. Amber’s passion for WA’s arts and culture industry has also led to her involvement in several boards including the Chamber of Arts & Culture of WA Board and the Helpmann Awards Panel, which celebrates Australia’s most talented performing artists. She was a 2016 Western Australian of the Year Award Nominee and a 2016 40 Under 40 Award Winner.
FRINGE WORLD has appointed Sharon Burgess to the position of CEO. Ms Burgess will commence in September 2019. FRINGE WORLD Festival Director, Amber Hasler will be serving as Acting CEO until Ms Burgess commences. Click here to find out more.
Jo Hos
Marketing Director
Jo is a 40 Under 40 Award Winner (2018) and a marketing professional with more than 10 years experience across government, non-for-profit and the private sector. As a member of the FRINGE WORLD Executive, she is responsible for leading the marketing, partnerships, box office and cinema teams.
Amy Riley
Business Director
Amy is a Chartered Accountant with a background primarily in the financial services and construction industries. In her spare time, Amy looks after many pets, drinks wine and spends way too much time on Instagram stalking cats – so many cats, not enough time.
Ruth Morris
Program Manager
Ruth has joined us from the UK with extensive experience in arts, heritage and festival management. Upon leaving Scotland, Ruth travelled to Asia to work on Angkor Photo Festival and Workshops and finally made her way to Perth where she worked on three WA festivals; Southern MTB, Shinju Fringe and Shinju Matsuri. In 2016, she joined the FRINGE WORLD team as Venues Producer and now manages the programming team in her most recent role as Program Manager.
Justin Marshman
FRINGE WORLD Producer
justin took the advice of a pet shop boys song and went west to become the FRINGE WORLD festival producer. he really likes shoes and really dislikes capital letters.
Katie Dixon
Production Manager
Katie is one of the longest standing staff members at ARTRAGE. She enjoys a fresh juice in the morning and is often seen pottering in her garden, riding her motorbike or swimming at the beach.
Mel Jasa
Marketing Manager
Mel joined the FRINGE WORLD marketing team in August 2015 after enjoying a stint at a web agency. She has a degree in Creative Advertising and Graphic Design and can often be found neck deep in mind-boggling graphs and infographics.
Dana Nguyen
Marketing Coordinator
Dana joined the FRINGE WORLD Marketing Team after graduating from the WAAPA Arts Management course and worked as a freelance publicist and producer in the Perth independent theatre scene. On her nights off, you can find her at a local restaurant, bar or watching whatever show is on at the theatre!
Indi Ranson
Partnerships Manager
Indi joined the FRINGE WORLD team as Partnerships Coordinator in 2016 after graduating from UWA. When she's not Fringe-ing, Indi can be found perfecting her pizza dough recipe or having a good boogie.
Tiffany Creasey
Box Office Manager
After spending 5 years in London, Tiffany joined FRINGE WORLD Festival in 2015. When Tiffany is not planning all things relating to Box Offices, she enjoys drinking wine, eating cheese and watching re-runs of F.R.I.E.N.D.S!
Amir Barber-Skwarko
Business Systems Manager
Amir joined ARTRAGE in September 2013 as Box Office Manager and became Business Systems Manager in 2016. He loves technology and hates the sun.
Melanie Jones
Finance Officer
Melanie is highly skilled at socialising. She is fun, bubbly and excellent at all things Finance. Originally from NSW, she is enjoying her new Perth home and loving being part of the FRINGE WORLD team.
Courtney Meagher
Cinema Producer
Courtney is a movie nut, it’s all she talks about day and night. She has a background in film festivals, including three years as the Film Coordinator for CinefestOZ Film Festival. Courtney is excited to be bringing the best films to Perth this year, get on her level and come visit her on the roof!
Bunk
Barketing Manager
Bunk is FRINGE WORLD’s resident pooch. He has heterochromia and likes wearing a blue bandana to set off his blue eye. He loves jumping in the ivy at The Woodside Pleasure Garden and getting treats from his Fringe mates.