Our Management

Sophie Galaise Managing Director Judith Clark Executive Assistant to the Managing Director Guy Ross Chief Operating Officer Fraser Stark Digital Commercial Advisor (from July 2020)

Melissa King Director of Artistic Planning (until June 2020) Matthew Hoy Interim Head of Programming (from May 2020) Katharine Bartholomeusz-Plows Senior Manager, Artistic Planning Anna Melville Artistic Advisor (from August 2020) Michael Williamson Artistic Administrator Bridget Davies Artistic Coordinator (until October 2020) Stephen McAllan Artist Liaison Mathilde Serraille Orchestra Librarian Luke Speedy-Hutton Assistant Orchestra Librarian Andrew Groch MSO.LIVE Project Officer (from November 2020) Andrew Pogson Senior Manager, Special Projects Karl Knapp Special Projects Coordinator

John Nolan Director of Learning, Engagement & Innovation Jennifer Lang Senior Manager, Learning, Engagement & Innovation Helen Withycombe Acting Senior Manager, Learning, Engagement & Innovation (from July 2020) Sylvia Hosking Schools Program Manager Stephen Gould Learning, Engagement & Innovation Coordinator (from February 2020) Liam Hennebry Digital Content Manager (from June 2020) Sarina Walter Teaching Artist Team Leader, The Pizzicato Effect

Gabrielle Waters Director of Operations (until December 2020) James Foster Senior Manager, Operations Helen Godfrey Orchestra Manager Nina Dubecki Assistant Orchestra Manager James Poole Production Coordinator (until March 2020) Steele Foster Production Assistant / Production Manager (from March 2020) Geetanjali Mishra Production Coordinator (from March 2020) Matthew Castle Chorus Coordinator

Suzanne Dembo Director of Philanthropy & External Affairs Erika Jordan Senior Manager, Philanthropy (until February 2020) Caroline Buckley Senior Manager, Philanthropy & External Affairs Rosemary Kellam Grants Manager Arturs Ezergailis Donor Liaison (until March 2020) Keith Clancy Donor Liaison (from March 2020) Garry Stocks Philanthropy Coordinator (until March 2020) Nickie Warton Philanthropy Coordinator (from March 2020) Katy Tyrrell Acting Trusts and Foundations Manager/Philanthropy & External Affairs Specialist (from March 2020–November 2020)

Jayde Walker Head of Partnerships Christopher Cassidy Senior Manager Corporate Partnerships (from March 2020) Olivia Ouyang Partnerships Coordinator (from March 2020) Brent Pitman Events Manager (until September 2020)

Karen Soennichsen Director of Marketing & Sales (until February 2020) Dylan Stewart Director of Marketing & Sales (from February 2020) Clare Douglas Senior Manager Marketing & Communications (from February 2020) Emiko Hunt Digital Marketing Manager Phil Paschke Marketing Coordinator / Acting Digital Marketing Manager (from June 2020) Jane Sutherland Marketing Coordinator (from February 2020) Sam Leamen Digital Content Producer Katya Dibb Graphic Designer Emily Plater Marketing Assistant (from February 2020) Ali Webb Publicist

Claire Hayes Senior Manager, CRM & Sales (until August 2020) Paul Congdon Assistant Manager, Sales & Ticketing (until October 2020) Megan Donaldson Customer Service Coordinator Noah Lowry Box Office Supervisor Ian Barnes Database Administrator Lachlan Hywood Data Analyst

Sharon Li Chief Financial Officer Emily Zhang Financial Controller (from April 2020) Jyothi Kokirala Finance Officer Elizabeth Chandra Accounts Officer Michael Stevens Human Resources Coordinator

MANAGING DIRECTOR

Sophie Galaise joined the MSO as its first female Managing Director in April 2016. Sophie sits on the board of Symphony Services International and is a member of the Advisory Council of the Harvard Business Review, the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD) and the CEO Institute in Australia. She is also a member of the International Advisory Committee of the only Master in International Arts Management (MMIAM), a program offered by Southern Methodist University (Dallas), SDA Bocconi (Milan) and HEC (Montreal). This unique program trains the next generation of managers and prepares them to work abroad or with foreign organisations. Two-time winner, in 2019 of the Australian Financial Review and Qantas and in 2015 of the Australian Financial Review and Westpac 100 Women of Influence Awards, she is renowned for her extensive experience working with orchestras, not only at the executive level, but also as a professional musician and musicologist. In 2019, she was invited to participate in the 2019 Perpetual Stanford CEO Study Tour in San Francisco. Along with other leaders from Australia, North America and Europe, she took part in a week of activities and learning with Stanford’s Centre on Philanthropy and Civil Society (PACS) exploring the theme, Transforming Anxiety into Active Leadership. Prior to her appointment to the MSO, Sophie was Chief Executive Officer of the Queensland Symphony Orchestra. Previous roles include Executive Director of the Quebec Symphony Orchestra, Executive and Artistic Director of the Orford Arts Centre and Music Coordinator for the Quebec Arts Council. Starting her career as a flautist in Germany, she also worked in Switzerland and France with Pierre Boulez. Native from Quebec, Canada, Sophie has a PhD in Musicology from the University of Montreal and an Executive MBA from McGill University/HEC Montreal.