2011 Award Judges

State and National judges for the 2011 AbaF Awards

National Judges:

  • Lesley Alway
    Director, Arts Program
    Asialink, VIC
  • Tim Biggs
    Managing Partner
    Queensland Deloitte, QLD
  • Terry Campbell AO
    Senior Chairman
    Goldman Sachs, VIC
  • Saul Eslake
    Program Director - Productivity Growth
    Grattan Institute, VIC
  • Stephen Found
    Managing Director & Owner
    Capitol Theatre, Sydney, NSW
  • Lisa Harris
    Manager Philanthropy and Special Events
    Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, TAS
  • John Irving
    Director
    Dundee Bay Pty Ltd, SA
  • Patria Jafferies
    Executive Director
    His Majesty’s Theatre Foundation, WA
  • Mary Jung
    Corporate Social Responsibility Manager
    Wilson HTM Investment Group, QLD
  • Hugo Leschen
    Executive Director, Arts and Culture
    Northern Territory Government, NT
  • Nicholas Linke
    Partner
    Fisher Jeffries, SA
  • Andrew Lu OAM
    Senior Associate
    Minter Ellison Lawyers, ACT
  • Norm Mcilfatrick
    Chief Executive/Secretary,
    Dept of Infrastructure, Energy & Resources, TAS
  • Kath Melbourne
    Program Director, ArtStart,
    Australia Council for the Arts, NSW
  • Ross Nielson
    Executive Director
    Nielson Properties, QLD
  • Winnie Pelz
    SA
  • Naseema Sparks
    Non-Executive Director, NSW
  • Simon Warrender
    Founder and Executive Director
    Melbourne Prize Trust, VIC
  • Carol Whish-Wilson
    WA
  • Tristan Wills
    Executive General Manager Corporate Sustainability
    Commonwealth Bank of Australia, NSW

State Judges:

Australian Capital Territory and New South Wales

  • James Beck
    General Manager
    Foundation for the Historic Houses Trust of New South Wales
  • Catherine Oates Smith
    National Business Development Director
    Gadens Lawyers
  • Donna Payne
    Director, Business Development
    Lowy Institute for International Policy
  • Caroline Stacey
    CEO/Artistic Director
    The Street Theatre The Stagemaster Inc

Queensland

  • Chetana Andary
    Chief Executive Officer
    artisan (Craft Queensland)
  • Peter Bridgman
    Director
    Decisive Consultants
  • Alison de Groot
    Partner Assurance & Advisory Business Services
    Ernst & Young
  • Michael Rayner AM
    Principal Director
    Cox Rayner Architects

South Australia

  • Steve Grieve
    Director
    Grieve Gillett
  • John Irving
    Director
    Dundee Bay Pty Ltd
  • Carolyn Mitchell
    Consultant
    Cowell Clarke
  • Chris Russell
    Business Editor
    The Advertiser

Tasmania

  • Peter Althaus
    Proprietor
    Domaine A / Stoney Vineyard
  • Garry Bailey
    Editor
    The Mercury
  • Louise Clark
    Executive Officer
    Launceston Chamber of Commerce
  • Ron Layne
  • Stephen Pender
    Group Manager Marketing
    MyState Financial

Victoria

  • Robert Bazzani
    National Head of Mergers & Acquisitions
    KPMG
  • Clive Scott
    General Manager
    Sofitel Melbourne on Collins
  • Lisa Watts
    Director
    ArtsHub Australia
  • Michelle Wild
    Chief Executive Officer
    Strange Fruit Productions Inc

Western Australia

  • Michael Anderson
    Director
    Strategic Avenues
  • Tania Hudson
    Director
    Words Communications Consultancy
  • Keith Kessell
  • Carol Whish-Wilson