Our People

Gain access to some of the highest calibre teaching and professional staff in Australia – each bringing a wealth of experience and knowledge in their fields. 

Select a department below to view our amazing faculty at the Sydney campus.

Professor Ian Bofinger

Executive Dean / CEO

Gavin Ahearn

Contemporary & Jazz

Diana Rouvas

Voice (Contemporary & Jazz)

Hans-Dieter Michatz

Classical Music

Victor Rounds

Production & Bass Guitar

Trish Delaney-Brown

Music Theatre & Voice

Julian Kuo

Music Theatre

Nate Gilkes

Music Theatre

Michael Quigley

Drums (Contemporary & Jazz)

Dani Bainbridge

Music Theatre

Anton Koch

Harmony & Composition, History

Etuate Lutui

Music Theatre, Acting

Arax Mansourian

Voice (Classical)

Timo Jokela

Guitar, Ensemble

Laura Scandizzo

Classical Voice

Sarah Pearce

Music Theatre/Dance

Dan Wallace-Crabbe

Contemporary & World Music

Zachary Aleksander

Music Theatre/Acting

Briana Cowlishaw

Voice (Contemporary & Jazz)

Alan Segura

Drums and Percussion

Nika Munoz

Contemporary Voice

Wendy Anggerani

Ensemble & Keyboard

Nathaniel Kong

Harmony & Analysis, Ear Training, Piano and Répétiteur

Dr. Wojciech Wisniewski

Piano & Classical Performance

Yenny Jap

Harmony & Analysis, Classical Piano

Jo Elms

Voice (Contemporary & Jazz)

Claire Trevelyan

Harmony & Analysis, History

Tracey O’Leary

Woodwind (Classical)

Ed Schots

Bass Guitar, Saxophone and Flute

Christina Han

Piano, Répétiteur & Accompanist

Jinwon Chang

Orchestral Conducting and Brass

Grant Sambells

Classical Guitar

Simon Ward

Performance Psychology

George Makras

Performance Production

David Zappia

Audio/Technical Facilities Officer

Dr Maya Gavish

Head of Dance

Dr Maya Gavish

Head of Dance

Viktoria Rosek

Dance Technique & Dance Performance

Daniel Navarro Lorenzo

Guest Choreographer

Alysia Jarvis

Dance Technique & Performance

Raúl Tamez

Guest Choreographer

Ronit Ziv

Guest Choreographer

Francesca Gozdek

Dance Technique

Todd Sutherland

Dance Technique & Dance Performance

Victor Zarallo

Guest Choreographer

Georgette Sofatzis

Dance Technique

Marnie Palomeras

Dance Performance

Anca Frankenhaeuser

Dance Composition

Emma Bathgate-Petersen

Guest Choreographer

Fabio Lo Giudice

Dance Technique

Richard Allen

Performance Production

Samantha Simpson

Dance Technique

Andii

Dance Performance

Simon Ward

Performance Psychology

Angela Hamilton

Guest Choreographer

Norman Hall

Dance History

Marina Tamayo

Guest Choreographer

Daryl Morante

Dance Technique

Lee-Anne Litton

Contact Improvisation, Aerial Dance & Guest Choreographer

Tony Osborne

Theatre Skills

Fumi Somehara

Body Science

Margie Medlin

Performance Production

Lydia Kelly

Performance Production

George Makras

Performance Production

Kate Garrett

Administration/Studio Officer

Em Prof Anthony Shannon AM

Chair, Academic Board

Farzan Contractor

Academic Board

Simon Kenway

Academic Board

Renee Goossens

Academic Board

Chris Ventura

Student Representative

Chris Ventura

Admissions & Events

Tracey O’Leary

Registrar / Librarian

Sophie Takatsuka

Admissions & Administration

Farzan Contractor

Academic Board

Simon Kenway

Academic Board

Renee Goossens

Academic Board

Tonia Rifani

Multimedia & Content Production

Joanne Grace Kim

Board of Directors

Robbie Nolan

Audio Tech & Facilities

Tracey O’Leary

Registrar / Librarian

Sophie Takatsuka

Admissions & Administration

Kate Garrett

Administration/Studio Officer

Wenny Tan

Multimedia Specialist

Darrell Vilaisarn

Audio Tech & Facilities

David Zappia

Audio/Technical Facilities Officer

Em Prof Greg Whateley

Chair, Board of Directors

Noel Cislowski AM

Board of Directors

Toni Cody

Board of Directors

Richard Arnold

Board of Directors

Professor Ian Bofinger

Executive Dean / CEO

Dr Maya Gavish

Head of Dance

Professor Ian Bofinger

Executive Dean / CEO

Gavin Ahearn

Contemporary & Jazz

Diana Rouvas

Voice (Contemporary & Jazz)

Hans-Dieter Michatz

Classical Music

Victor Rounds

Production & Bass Guitar

Trish Delaney-Brown

Music Theatre & Voice

Julian Kuo

Music Theatre

Nate Gilkes

Music Theatre

Michael Quigley

Drums (Contemporary & Jazz)

Dani Bainbridge

Music Theatre

Anton Koch

Harmony & Composition, History

Etuate Lutui

Music Theatre, Acting

Arax Mansourian

Voice (Classical)

Timo Jokela

Guitar, Ensemble

Laura Scandizzo

Classical Voice

Sarah Pearce

Music Theatre/Dance

Dan Wallace-Crabbe

Contemporary & World Music

Zachary Aleksander

Music Theatre/Acting

Briana Cowlishaw

Voice (Contemporary & Jazz)

Alan Segura

Drums and Percussion

Nika Munoz

Contemporary Voice

Wendy Anggerani

Ensemble & Keyboard

Nathaniel Kong

Harmony & Analysis, Ear Training, Piano and Répétiteur

Dr. Wojciech Wisniewski

Piano & Classical Performance

Yenny Jap

Harmony & Analysis, Classical Piano

Jo Elms

Voice (Contemporary & Jazz)

Claire Trevelyan

Harmony & Analysis, History

Tracey O’Leary

Woodwind (Classical)

Ed Schots

Bass Guitar, Saxophone and Flute

Christina Han

Piano, Répétiteur & Accompanist

Jinwon Chang

Orchestral Conducting and Brass

Grant Sambells

Classical Guitar

Simon Ward

Performance Psychology

George Makras

Performance Production

Darrell Vilaisarn

Audio Tech & Facilities

David Zappia

Audio/Technical Facilities Officer

Dr Maya Gavish

Head of Dance

Viktoria Rosek

Dance Technique & Dance Performance

Daniel Navarro Lorenzo

Guest Choreographer

Alysia Jarvis

Dance Technique & Performance

Raúl Tamez

Guest Choreographer

Ronit Ziv

Guest Choreographer

Francesca Gozdek

Dance Technique

Todd Sutherland

Dance Technique & Dance Performance

Victor Zarallo

Guest Choreographer

Georgette Sofatzis

Dance Technique

Marnie Palomeras

Dance Performance

Anca Frankenhaeuser

Dance Composition

Emma Bathgate-Petersen

Guest Choreographer

Fabio Lo Giudice

Dance Technique

Richard Allen

Performance Production

Samantha Simpson

Dance Technique

Andii

Dance Performance

Simon Ward

Performance Psychology

Angela Hamilton

Guest Choreographer

Norman Hall

Dance History

Marina Tamayo

Guest Choreographer

Daryl Morante

Dance Technique

Lee-Anne Litton

Contact Improvisation, Aerial Dance & Guest Choreographer

Tony Osborne

Theatre Skills

Fumi Somehara

Body Science

Margie Medlin

Performance Production

Lydia Kelly

Performance Production

George Makras

Performance Production

Kate Garrett

Administration/Studio Officer

Professor Ian Bofinger

Executive Dean / CEO

Dr Maya Gavish

Head of Dance

Em Prof Anthony Shannon AM

Chair, Academic Board

Farzan Contractor

Academic Board

Simon Kenway

Academic Board

Renee Goossens

Academic Board

Chris Ventura

Student Representative

Chris Ventura

Admissions & Events

Tracey O’Leary

Registrar / Librarian

Sophie Takatsuka

Admissions & Administration

Kate Garrett

Administration/Studio Officer

Wenny Tan

Multimedia Specialist

Darrell Vilaisarn

Audio Tech & Facilities

David Zappia

Audio/Technical Facilities Officer

Robbie Nolan

Audio Tech & Facilities

Tonia Rifani

Multimedia & Content Production

Em Prof Greg Whateley

Chair, Board of Directors

Noel Cislowski AM

Board of Directors

Toni Cody

Board of Directors

Richard Arnold

Board of Directors

Joanne Grace Kim

Board of Directors

Prof Ian Bofinger

Board of Directors (Ex-officio)

Adj Prof Issac Chung Lee

Board of Directors (Ex-officio)