Welcome to our new TRA team!
Executive Director - Paul JenkinsWelcome Paul Jenkins, TRA’s new Executive Director Paul was the inaugural manager responsible for implementing the RADF regional cultural development funding partnership program in Australia and has project managing over one hundred initiatives across most art forms for all three spheres of government, many of which focussed on regional arts development. Paul has a Masters of Arts Degree in Arts in Media and Cultural Policy Studies from Griffith University to compliment his Bachelor of Education in Secondary Arts and Crafts from Melbourne University. Paul recently completed a stint as Business Development Officer at Queensland’s Aboriginal Centre for the Performing Arts and has been an active board member of several Queensland based arts organisations. Regional Arts Development OfficersNORTH – Angela Driver (Based at the Studio QVMAG, Launceston)
Angela Driver, a graduate from the Performing Arts Centre at the University of Tasmania, has a background in all things theatre, arts administration, event management, community cultural development and festivals. She has worked with Tasdance, Streets Alive Youth Arts Festival, CentrStage and Stompin and recently undertook a Churchill Fellowship researching performance events for social change. NORTH WEST – Felicity Harris (Based at TRA HQ Latrobe)
Felicity has been working for TRA for 3 years managing the Regional Arts Fund and Creative Volunteering programs. Felicity has a background in environmental conservation and has an interest in politics, early childhood education and gardening.
SOUTH - Leigh Tesch
Some of you may know Leigh already as she has been working with TRA the last 18 months as the Arts and Wellbeing Officer. This project will finish the end of the year and it’s great that Jacqui Dawborn will be completing it. Leigh has a background in health, community development and health promotion and performs as a clown doctor with Hobart Playback Theatre. The importance of the arts for communities is her passion and Leigh is really looking forward to working with you as the Regional Arts Development Officer for the south!
Finance Officer - Keith Duncan
Regional Touring Officer - Teresa Beck-Swindale
Arts and Wellbeing Officer - Jacqui Dawborn
Gravity Project Officer - Sarah Howell
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