Our Team
Meet the Fed Square Pty Ltd Team
Chief Executive Officer: Kate Brennan
Kate Brennan commenced in the role of Chief Executive Officer of Fed Square Pty Ltd in July 2005. She was previously the Chief Executive Officer of the Adelaide Festival Centre Trust for 7 years, leading a program of significant change and growth in that time. She has made contributions Melbourne’s arts life in her earlier role at the Melbourne City Council and in a range of arts organisations. She has had extensive involvement in a range of capital infrastructure projects and was involved in the original design and activity concepts for Federation Square.
Kate is a member of the Board of the Melbourne Convention and Visitor Bureau, a member of the Executive Board of the Committee for Melbourne, a member of the City’s Retail Advisory Board, a member of the Australia Day Committee (Vic) and a Board member of Interact Australia. She was previously a member of the Australia International Cultural Council, chaired by the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Vice President of the Australian Arts and Entertainment Industry Association (Live Performance Australia), Deputy Chair of the Association of Asia Pacific Performing Arts Centres, a member of the South Australian Multi-Cultural and Ethnic and Affairs Commission, and inaugural Board member of the Leaders Institute of South Australia. She was also Chairperson of the Capital City Forum, advising the South Australian Government and the Adelaide City Council on Adelaide’s development.
Marketing + Program
Jane Sydenham-Clarke: Manager – Marketing + Program
Kimberley Polkinghorne: Program Manager – Marketing + Communication
Matt Jones: Program Manager
Cindy Thomas: Program Manager – Education
Renee Dudfield – Acting Creative Projects Manager
Nadja Kostich: Gift of Light Community Cultural Development Coordinator
Rebecca Riley: Marketing + Communications Coordinator
Charles Williams: Multimedia Producer
Kelli Keating: Multimedia Program Coordinator
Holly Bennett: Program Manager – Events
Betony Dawson: Event Coordinator Level 2
Gemma Perrett: Event Coordinator Level 2
Lucinda Scott: Event Coordinator Level 1
Roland Fraval: Regular Events Coordinator
Georgia Royes: Graduate Event Coordinator
Celeste Paglia: Marketing + Program Assistant
David Clifton: Venue + Event Operations Manager
Kate Buchanan: Venue + Event Operations Coordinator
Chantal Trimboli: Venue + Event Operations Coordinator
Meghan Atkins: Casual Venue + Event Operations Coordinator
Amy Christensen: Casual Venue + Event Operations Coordinator
Julia Hay: Casual Venue + Event Operations Coordinator
Michelle Murphy: Casual Venue + Event Operations Coordinator
Audio Visual – Microhire
Stephen Shelley: Head of Production
Robert Corner: Production Manager
Natalie Italia: Sales + Business Development Executive
Andrew Stratton: Operations + Technical Support Manager
Steve Hearne: Senior Technician
Corporate Services
William Blakeney: Manager – Corporate Services
Tula Harris: Customer Service + Business Improvement Manager
Clare Hinchey: Executive Assistant to CEO
Andrea Riley: Executive Assistant/Business Support Officer
Tien Low: Accountant
Mark Kohout: Assistant Accountant
Daniel Chirau: Accounts Officer
Rory Murphy: I.T. Manager
David Handley: Information Systems Support
Tom Dawe: Multimedia Systems Administrator
Grace Chon: Tenancy Liaison Officer + Special Projects Officer
Amy Brear: Receptionist
Operations + Development
Mark Bullen: Manager – Operations
John Leeke: Building Services Manager
Victor Anastasiadis: Mechanical Services Manager
Peter Brace: Maintenance Manager
Erik Holslag: Maintenance Officer
Graham Lucas: Building + Project Manager
Craig Simpson: Building Services Officer
Peter Middenway: Security Services Manager
Jarrod Alkemade: Site Security Supervisor
Peter Taylor: Program Manager OHS
Greg Tahan: Site Cleaning Manager
