Our Team

Kyle Jeavons the Development Director of several private property development and investment companies and holds a Bachelor of Commerce with a Double Major in Finance and Property. Kyle has been a member of the ARTRAGE Board for 10 years, and maintains a strong passion for assisting the growth of Perth through culture and the arts.

Saffron Solomon has over 20 years’ marketing and communications experience across finance, insurance, energy, disability and the arts. She is General Manager, Marketing at APM and has held a number of non-executive roles over the past ten years. Saffron has been a Board member of ARTRAGE since 2013 and also sits on the Board of disability services provider Interchange and Block Branding.

Following studies in Law, Chemistry and Extractive Metallurgy, Ezra Hefter has worked in scientific research and in the resources industry, before trading in the test tubes for the tax act as a partner at Ernst & Young where he has been for 18 years. He has worked with government and appeared before Senate Committees in relation to support for R&D and Innovation in Australia. When not talking tax, Ezra has a range of interests including the arts, old British cars, social justice issues, food, theatre, travel, and BBQ.

Rowan’s diverse professional experience includes over 15 years within business development, property and investment banking both locally and internationally. He is a Director of Hesperia Property. Rowan holds a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Western Australia and has completed his MBA at London Business School. He is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia and has a Postgraduate Diploma in Applied Finance.

Brodie McCulloch is the Founder and Managing Director of Spacecubed, a coworking, collaboration and innovation space located in Perth, and he has completed a Churchill Fellowship to explore global models for supporting entrepreneurship and innovation.

Zahra is the Chief People & Corporate Affairs Officer of TSA Group, Australia’s leading specialist in customer experience consultancy and services. She is an expert corporate communicator, focused on transforming the employee experience in the CX industry.

Noel has held senior executive and advisory positions in the public and private sectors. Noel holds a Bachelor of Laws, Master of Industrial relations and Bachelor of Business degrees.

His work has included advising government Ministers and representing the State Government, private sector employers, and employees in matters before Federal and State tribunals and courts.

Noel also has extensive experience working in the NGO sector. One of his most rewarding positions was managing a refugee settlement agency in Mirrabooka at a time when Australia was responsible for settling refugees through the UNHCR from Syria and Iraq and other war-torn countries including Eritrea and South Sudan.

Sue is an experienced policy advisor and legal practitioner, with over 25 years working in the native title sector across Government, representative body and consulting roles. She holds a Bachelor of Laws, and brings a background of leadership, policy and governance experience to the Board.

(Artist Representative - Non-Voting)

Dean is a multi-award-winning artist and drag performer who has won Entertainer of the Year at the 2019 Proud Awards and most recently took home the award for best Cabaret and Variety Show at FRINGE WORLD 2022. Dean’s music theatre credits include Killer Queen, We Will Rock You The Musical, Miss Understanding and Priscilla Queen of the Desert The Musical.

Courtney has produced 5 seasons of Rooftop Movies, introducing immersive cinema experiences, a roller-skating rink and live theatre to the venue in addition to the popular cinema seasons. She is currently working on adding new and exciting events to the ARTRAGE repertoire after recently wrapping up a successful regional tour of The Rocky Horror Picture Show Immersive Spectacular. When she is not scheming up crazy event ideas, Courtney can be found in the kitchen cooking up a storm.

Cat coordinates Box Office operations and ticketing systems for FRINGE WORLD and ARTRAGE. They bring with them 10+ years experience working dual career paths in live music and large scale arts festivals, and as a public servant in logistics and project management.

Amir is responsible for keeping ARTRAGE's IT operations and information systems running in tip-top condition. Amir once met Sir Patrick Stewart in the flesh and almost fainted 🖖.

Adam keeps the ARTRAGE IT running and helps with creative solutions to festival IT requirements. Adam went to 101 FRINGE WORLD Shows in 2020.

Khazia’s diverse skillset guides campaign strategy and activation conception through to the execution of cross media communications, digital product delivery, brand creation and partnership activations. She leads her team collaboratively to craft end-to-end campaigns that achieve results. When Khazia was little she wanted to grow up to be a fire engine.

All things Liquor and Larder; Sarah manages the operation of the Bar Program across ARTRAGE produced events. Sarah once travelled to Shanghai to create a photography piece on the underground Chinese Drag Queen culture.

Verity is pivotal in making sure ARTRAGE runs smoothly. She ensures our customers enjoy positive experiences and Team ARTRAGE have a happy and productive environment. Many moons ago Verity was a Showgirl and Wrestler, whilst attending law school and touring Australia with rockstars.

Liam assists all Artrage Departments with facilities management, maintenance, inventories & storage across all activations and events with a focus on asset improvement. Liam loves stand up and in his first stand up gig, he performed to 200 people. Fun times.

Morgan supports the Marketing team with communications and signage for ARTRAGE Projects and FRINGE WORLD. Her favourite social media platform is Pinterest and her go-to treat is a Curly Wurly.

Alana supports the Projects team with coordinating the day-to-day running of Rooftop Movies and with ongoing and future projects and events. Her favourite film(s) is The Lord of the Rings trilogy... all three are very 'precious' to her.

Tia is the Marketing Coordinator for Rooftop Movies with a keen eye for all things punny. When she's not busy making meme magic, she is the fearless leader of the saddle club gang.

Kate coordinates ARTRAGE’s production logistics; overseeing schedules, trucks, and many many spreadsheets. Kate began her career in the arts onstage as a flautist and musical theatre performer, before making the transition to stage management and production coordination. If you pass Kate in the car, you are guaranteed to see her singing along.

Ella is the primary point of contact between FRINGE WORLD and its participants. She works on the delivery of the ARTRAGE Managed Venues, programming systems, participant services, and facilitation of the Independent Program. Ella's favourite fun fact is that Sea Monkeys spent 9 days in space in 1998.

Kaiya supports the Partnerships team to maintain and foster positive stakeholder relationships and oversee the coordination of partnership benefits across ARTRAGE produced events. Kaiya enjoys live music gigs and impressing people with their dumpling making skills.

A spirited attendant of FRINGE WORLD Festival since its inception, Jessica now applies her expertise to delivering ticketing solutions across all ARTRAGE Projects. She suspects her childhood pet pig Priscilla may have been letting her win at hide and seek.

The resident coder here at ARTRAGE, helping to maintain the database and various other internal systems. They secretly wish they were a club kid in 90s NYC and can sometimes be found performing strange experimental music across Perth's venues.

Judita supports the Partnerships team to maintain and foster positive relationships and oversee the coordination of partnership benefits across ARTRAGE produced events. J used to study film and loves a good movie recommendation. Special skills include playing violoncello and too much Harry Potter knowledge.

Kylie started her arts career as a dancer and musical theatre performer, before being enticed into the wide world of arts administration and spreadsheets. Kylie Produces and programs FRINGE WORLD Festival as well as other ARTRAGE Projects throughout the year. On hot summer days, you can find Kylie lapping it up on her family's Paddle Steamer, the P.S. Rodney!

Arts Admin and Venue Management for L'Euro Grand. I used to sing in a punk band.

Veera assists the team with all things finance. Before studying Arts Management, Veera played the trombone at WAAPA but working with numbers is more her thing.

Abby dedicates herself to making Artrage’s customers feel warm and fuzzy. She also assists in ensuring the smooth running of HQ on the daily grind. A long-time arts lover, she held the record for being in the most music ensembles simultaneously at school (12).

Matthew assists in getting the networks and POS systems festival-ready, while also lending a hand with some all-around office IT wizardry!

I assist the Projects team in delivering any current, future and ongoing projects and events, working on things such as Rooftop Movies and Fringe World. My life goal (and future) is to be the winner of Australian Survivor.