Venue Operations Manager
Tanya McLaine
Tanya comes from an Events and Arts Management and Education background, and founded start-up, Sona Productions; an events, booking and artist development agency based in Melbourne.
Venue Hire Coordinator
Hayley Lawson
Hayley specialises in teaching and acting in the performance art industry.
Production Manager (Artistic)
Ash Buchanan
Ashley was appointed Artistic Production Manager in 2021, after a three-year stint as a technician and Project Manager.
Schools Program Producer
Alice Freeman
Alice has a background in Education Studies from Flinders University in Adelaide and a Master of Art Curatorship from the University of Melbourne.
Building Maintenance
James Santhiyapillai
James joined the Footscray Community Arts team in 2016 and works in venue and site maintenance.
Artistic Program Manager
Asha Bee Abraham
Asha brings her experience as an artist, independent producer and her background in human ecology into her role of managing Footscray Community Arts’ artist development programs and arts advocacy initiatives.
Facilitating Artist
Jamie Rawls
A Melbourne-based arts practitioner with over 10 years of experience in the disability and community arts sector, Jamie’s multidisciplinary approach and Art Therapy background informs her collaborative projects.
ArtLife Manager
Louisa Carter
Louisa is passionate about the creative process and its power to help build strong communities and well-being.
Artistic Director & Co-CEO
Daniel Santangeli
Daniel Santangeli is Artistic Director and Co-CEO of Footscray Community Arts.
Senior Producer: Indigenous Cultural Program
Dan Mitchell
Festivals, circus, theatre, music and public art are some of the many mediums Dan has worked in during his 30-year career as a creative producer.
Executive Director and Co-CEO
Robyn Gawenda
Robyn’s career has been driven by her passion for the role that creativity plays in fostering socially-just and economically vibrant communities.
Community Liaison – Indigenous Cultural Program
Hannah Morphy-Walsh
A self-described engagement artist, Hannah sees herself as a storyteller that primarily explores and questions artistic interactions and lived experiences.
ArtLife Program and Inclusion Coordinator
Amy McMurtrie
Immersed in modes of dialogue, performance and story-telling, Amy’s practice is driven by social justice and the integrity of one’s own voice.
Production Design Coordinator
Ben Beare
Having completed a Bachelor of Design Arts in 2011, majoring in Visual Arts, Ben has since engaged in various installation design and graphic art projects and commissions, including artist management.