Management
Artistic Director
Rafael Bonachela
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Executive Director
Lou Oppenheim
Executive Assistant to Rafael Bonachela and Lou Oppenheim
Amy Burrows
executiveassistant@sydneydancecompany.com
Director of Programming
Brendan O’Connell
brendano@sydneydancecompany.com
Senior Producer
Dominic Chang
domc@sydneydancecompany.com
Associate Producer – Ensemble
Kerry Thampapillai
kerryt@sydneydancecompany.com
Associate Producer – Wharf
Michael Sieders
michaels@sydneydancecompany.com
Director Finance and Administration
Kate Di Mattina
katedm@sydneydancecompany.com
Financial Accountant
Melissa Sim
Payroll Assistant
Carina Mision
Director of Training and Education
Polly Brett
Head of Open Programs and Learning
Samantha Dashwood
Dance Class Manager
Ramon Monteverde Doringo
Learning Manager
Justine Turner
Learning Coordinator
Jacqueline Cooper
Learning Administrator
Eugenie English
Head of Training
Linda Gamblin
Training Associate
Juliette Barton
Learning Associate
Lexy Panetta
Pre-Professional Year Course Coordinator
Tobiah Booth-Remmers
Conditioning Studio Manager
Felicity McGee
Customer Experience and Venue Manager
Sue Neilsen
Customer Service Assistant
Mardi Downing
Director of Philanthropy and Partnerships
Fiona Crockett
Head of Philanthropy
Katharine Seymour
Philanthropy Manager
Lachlan Bell
Trust and Foundations Manager
Madeline White (Maternity Leave)
Philanthropy Coordinator
Bianca Mulet
Events Coordinator
Jasmine Cook
Director of Market Development
Olivia Blackburn
Marketing Manager
Natalie Zagaglia
Digital Marketing Specialist
Rebecca Nash
Marketing and Communications Coordinator
Gabriella Lay
Marketing and Communications Coordinator
Rohan Furnell
Head of CRM and Business Intelligence
Thida Kyaw
Ticketing Specialist
John Calvi
boxoffice@sydneydancecompany.com
Rehearsal Director
Richard Cilli
richardc@sydneydancecompany.com
Rehearsal Associate
Charmene Yap
Balnaves Foundation Artist in Residence
Raghav Handa
Technical Director
Guy Harding
guyh@sydneydancecompany.com
Company and Resident Stage Manager
Simon Turner
Production Coordinator
Tony McCoy
Head of Wardrobe
Mary-Ellen Baxter
Board of Directors
Chair
Emma-Jane Newton
Emma-Jane Newton is a seasoned investment banking professional, currently serving as a Head of Investment Banking Coverage for Australia and New Zealand for Deutsche Bank. She has extensive experience over two decades advising corporate and private equity clients on mergers, acquisitions, and capital raisings having worked in Australia, New York and London. Prior to joining Deutsche Bank, Emma-Jane was a Managing Director in the Investment Banking Division of Morgan Stanley and Credit Suisse. Emma-Jane also held several senior executive positions at Telstra including as a Divisional CFO and leading Corporate Development.
Emma-Jane has a deep passion for culture and the arts and was appointed to the Sydney Dance Company Board in 2018 and also served as Chair of Audit and Risk and as the Deputy Chair.
Emma-Jane is a member of the Australian Takeovers Panel and Chief Executive Women. Emma-Jane holds a Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) from Monash University.
Board
Larissa Behrendt AO
Jillian Broadbent AC
Michael Dagostino
David Friedlander
Emma Gray
Andrew Hagger
Alexa Haslingden
Mark Hassell
Sandra McCullagh
Bianca Spender
International Patron
Dame Darcey Bussell
Ambassadors’ Council
Sarah Myer, Chair
Victoria Balnaves
Pam Bartlett
Judy Crawford
Chum Darvall
Jaycen Fletcher
Mandy Foley
Rebekah Giles
Bradford Gorman
The Hon. Don Harwin
Samuel Joyce
Alexandra Knights
Skye Leckie OAM
Amelia Liveris
Jules Maxwell
Andrew Muston
Rebel Penfold-Russell OAM
Peter Reeve
Ruth Ritchie
Keinwen Shephard
Stephen Thatcher
Bee Wood
Adam Worling
Susan Wynne
Mary Zuber